How to install spglib C-API

Download

The source code is downloaded at https://github.com/spglib/spglib/archive/master.zip or you can git-clone the spglib repository by

% git clone https://github.com/spglib/spglib.git

Install

Compiling using cmake

1. After expanding source code, go into the source code directory:

   % tar xvfz spglib-1.9.8.tar.gz
   % cd spglib-1.9.8
   

2. Build and install in _build directory by

   % mkdir _build && _build
   % cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="" ..
   % make
   % make DESTDIR=/some/where install
   

   The libraries are installed at /some/where/lib and the header file is installed at /some/where/include.

Compiling using configure script

1. The configure script is prepared using autotools and libtool as follows:

   % aclocal
   % autoheader
   % libtoolize # or glibtoolize with macport etc
   % touch INSTALL NEWS README AUTHORS
   % automake -acf
   % autoconf
   

2. Run configure script:

   % tar xvfz spglib-1.9.8.tar.gz
   % cd spglib-1.9.8
   % ./configure --prefix=INSTALLATION_LOCATION
   % make
   % make install
   

3. The libraries are installed at INSTALLATION_LOCATION/lib or found in src/.libs if you don’t run make install.

Usage

1. Include spglib.h

2. Link libsymspg.a or libsymspg.so

3. A compilation example is shown in example/README.

Example

A few examples are found in example directory.