This directory contains source code for C++ implementation of gRPC.
$ [sudo] apt-get install build-essential autoconf libtool
For a Mac system, git is not available by default. You will first need to install Xcode from the Mac AppStore and then run the following command from a terminal:
$ [sudo] xcode-select --install
By default gRPC uses protocol buffers,
you will need the protoc
compiler to generate stub server and client code.
If you compile gRPC from source, as described below, this also installs the
protoc
compiler.
If it hasn't been installed, you can run the following commands to install it.
$ cd grpc/third_party/protobuf
$ sudo make install # 'make' should have been run by core grpc
Alternatively, you can download protoc
binaries from
the protocol buffers Github repository.
Currently to install gRPC for C++, you need to build from source as described below.
$ git clone -b $(curl -L https://grpc.io/release) https://github.com/grpc/grpc
$ cd grpc
$ git submodule update --init
$ make
$ [sudo] make install
You can find out how to build and run our simplest gRPC C++ example in our C++ quick start.
For more detailed documentation on using gRPC in C++ , see our main documentation site at grpc.io, specifically:
- Overview: An introduction to gRPC with a simple Hello World example in all our supported languages, including C++.
- gRPC Basics - C++: A tutorial that steps you through creating a simple gRPC C++ example application.
- Asynchronous Basics - C++: A tutorial that shows you how to use gRPC C++'s asynchronous/non-blocking APIs.
Code examples for gRPC C++ live in this repository's examples/cpp directory.