# Building Apache Thrift on CentOS 6.5
3 Starting with a minimal installation, the following steps are required to build Apache Thrift on Centos 6.5. This example builds from source, using the current development master branch. These instructions should also work with Apache Thrift releases beginning with 0.9.2.
5 ## Update the System
7 sudo yum -y update
9 ## Install the Platform Development Tools
11 sudo yum -y groupinstall "Development Tools"
13 ## Upgrade autoconf/automake/bison
15 sudo yum install -y wget
17 ### Upgrade autoconf
19 wget http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/autoconf/autoconf-2.69.tar.gz
20 tar xvf autoconf-2.69.tar.gz
21 cd autoconf-2.69
22 ./configure --prefix=/usr
23 make
24 sudo make install
25 cd ..
27 ### Upgrade automake
29 wget http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/automake/automake-1.14.tar.gz
30 tar xvf automake-1.14.tar.gz
31 cd automake-1.14
32 ./configure --prefix=/usr
33 make
34 sudo make install
35 cd ..
37 ### Upgrade bison
39 wget http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/bison/bison-2.5.1.tar.gz
40 tar xvf bison-2.5.1.tar.gz
41 cd bison-2.5.1
42 ./configure --prefix=/usr
43 make
44 sudo make install
45 cd ..
47 ## Add Optional C++ Language Library Dependencies
49 All languages require the Apache Thrift IDL Compiler and at this point everything needed to make the IDL Compiler is installed (if you only need the compiler you can skip to the Build step).
51 If you will be developing Apache Thrift clients/servers in C++ you will also need additional packages to support the C++ shared library build.
53 ### Install C++ Lib Dependencies
55 sudo yum -y install libevent-devel zlib-devel openssl-devel
57 ### Upgrade Boost >= 1.53
59 wget http://sourceforge.net/projects/boost/files/boost/1.53.0/boost_1_53_0.tar.gz
60 tar xvf boost_1_53_0.tar.gz
61 cd boost_1_53_0
62 ./bootstrap.sh
63 sudo ./b2 install
65 ## Build and Install the Apache Thrift IDL Compiler
67 git clone https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/thrift.git
68 cd thrift
69 ./bootstrap.sh
70 ./configure --with-lua=no
71 make
72 sudo make install
74 This will build the compiler (thrift/compiler/cpp/thrift --version) and any language libraries supported. The make install step installs the compiler on the path: /usr/local/bin/thrift
75 You can use the ./configure --enable-libs=no switch to build the Apache Thrift IDL Compiler only without lib builds. To run tests use "make check".