Compile the Library

To compile the library, you'll need:

A C++17 compiler (e.g., GCC, Clang, or MSVC)
cmake for the compilation
Rake, a build automation tool (optional)

Using cmake

Open a terminal in the project's root directory and run the following command:

mkdir build
cd build
cmake ..
make
make install
cd ..

after that you should find something like this

lib
  ├── dll
  │   ├── libGenericContainer_osx.dylib
  │   └── libLua_osx.dylib
  ├── include
  │   ├── GenericContainer
  │   │   ├── GenericContainer.hh
  │   │   ├── GenericContainerConfig.hh
  │   │   ├── GenericContainerInterface_C.h
  │   │   ├── GenericContainerInterface_json.hh
  │   │   ├── GenericContainerInterface_lua.hh
  │   │   ├── GenericContainerInterface_matlab.hh
  │   │   ├── GenericContainerInterface_toml.hh
  │   │   ├── GenericContainerInterface_yaml.hh
  │   │   └── GenericContainerLibs.hh
  │   ├── GenericContainer.hh
  │   ├── lauxlib.h
  │   ├── lua.h
  │   ├── lua.hpp
  │   ├── luaconf.h
  │   └── lualib.h
  └── lib
      ├── libGenericContainer_osx_static.a
      └── libLua_osx_static.a

which is the statiuc and dynamic libraries and its headers.

To test the libray do

make test

Using rake + cmake

Open a terminal in the project's root directory and run the following command:

rake

or if the OS is not detected correctly

rake build_osx   # compile for OSX
rake build_linux # compile for linux
rake build_win   # compile for WINDOWS

check the library

To run the tests

rake run # for linux/OSX

rake run_win # for windows

Integrate into Your Project

Include Headers: Add the include/ directory to your project's include path.
g++ -I/path/to/lib/include your_project.cpp -o your_project
Link the Library: Use the -L and -l flags to link against the library:
g++ -L/path/to/lib/lib -lyourlibrary your_project.cpp -o your_project

Verify the Installation

Compile and run your project to verify that it works with the newly linked library.