Gabriele Contini
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license-manager-cpp
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# Open License Manager
A lincense manager written in C++
A copy protection, licensing software written in C++ for Windows and Linux (with a simple C api for use in C projects).
Linux
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[![Standard](https://img.shields.io/badge/c%2B%2B-11-blue.svg)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%2B%2B#Standardization)
[![experimental](http://badges.github.io/stability-badges/dist/experimental.svg)](http://github.com/badges/stability-badges)
[![License](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-BSD%203--Clause-blue.svg)](https://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause)
[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/open-license-manager/open-license-manager.svg?branch=develop)](https://travis-ci.org/open-license-manager/open-license-manager)
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apt-get install
libboost-dev libboost-filesystem-dev
libboost-program-options-dev libboost-test-dev libboost-date-time-dev
libssl-dev?
libdbus-1-dev
#libcrypto++dev (version 5.6.1)
openssl genrsa -out src/license-generator/privkey.pem 2048
It allows to protect the software you develop from unauthorized copies,
limit the usage in time, to a specific set of machines, or prevent the usage in
virtualized environments. It is an Open License Manager that helps to keep your
software closed :smirk: . A comprehensive [list of features](https://github.com/open-license-manager/open-license-manager/wiki/features), and their status is available in the project wiki.
##License
The project is donated to the community. It comes with a very large freedom of use for everyone, and it will always be.
It uses a [BSD 3 clauses](https://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause) licensing schema, that allows free modification and inclusion in commercial software.
## Project Structure
The software is made by 2 main sub-components:
*  a C++ library with a nice C api, `licensecc` with minimal (or no) external dependencies (the part you have to integrate in your software) that is the project you're currently in.
*  a license generator lcc-license-generator `lcc` for customizing the library and generate the licenses.
The following modules are planned...
*  a license [backoffice](../../issues/7) in php (in order to handle multiple licenses).
*  a license debugger to be sent to the final customer when there are licensing problems.
*  a [log descriptor](../../issues/8) in order to decrypt logs generated by the license system.
# How to build
Below an overview of the basic build procedure, you can find detailed instructions for [linux](https://github.com/open-license-manager/open-license-manager/wiki/Build-the-library) or [windows](https://github.com/open-license-manager/open-license-manager/wiki/Build-the-library-win) in the wiki.
## Prerequisites
*  Operating system: Linux(Ubuntu, CentOS), Windows
*  compilers       : GCC (Linux) MINGW (Linux cross compile for Windows), MINGW or MSVC (Windows)
*  tools           : cmake(>3.6), git, make/ninja(linux)
*  libs            : If target is Linux Openssl is required. Windows depends only on system libraries. Boost is necessary to build license generator and to run the tests but it's NOT a dependency of the final `licensecc` library.
For a complete list of dependencies and supported environments see [the wiki](https://github.com/open-license-manager/open-license-manager/wiki/Dependencies)
Clone the project. It has submodules, don't forget the `--recursive` option.
```console
git clone --recursive https://github.com/open-license-manager/open-license-manager.git
cd open-license-manager/
cd build
```
## on Linux
```console
cmake .. -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=../install
make
make install
```
## on Windows (with MSVC 2015)
```console
cmake .. -G "Visual Studio 14 2015 Win64" -DBOOST_ROOT="{Folder where boost is}" -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=../install
cmake --build . --target install --config Release
```
## cross compile with MINGW on Linux
```console
x86_64-w64-mingw32.static-cmake .. -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=../install
make
make install
```
How to test
===========
## on Linux
```console
make test
```
## on Windows (MSVC)
```console
ctest -C Release
```
How to use
==========
The [examples](https://github.com/open-license-manager/examples) repository that shows various ways to integrate `open-licence-manager` into your project.
# How to contribute
The project is not dead but we take our time to answer. The best interaction you can have with us is through the issue system. Have a look to the [contribution guidelines](CONTRIBUTING.md)
We use [GitFlow](https://datasift.github.io/gitflow/IntroducingGitFlow.html) (or at least a subset of it). Remember to install the gitflow git plugin and use `develop` as default branch for your pull requests.