grpc-visual-studio-props

GRPC for windows - Visual Studio .props file

Pre-requisites

Git for windows CMake

Installing grpc-windows

Clone grpc from https://github.com/plasticbox/grpc-windows

git clone https://github.com/plasticbox/grpc-windows

Run grpc_clone.bat Run grpc_build.bat

Note: setting up proxy before running grpc_clone.bat (Chinese users: This might be the solution you are finding)
For example, if you run a local proxy server at port 1080

git config --global http.proxy 127.0.0.1:1080

Legacy, ignore these

Clone grpc from https://github.com/grpc/grpc.git

git clone https://github.com/grpc/grpc.git

Update submodules (IMPORTANT)

git submodule update 

Copy grpc folder to grpc-windows (so that grpc_clone.bat won't download again.) Run grpc_build.bat

#####Installing protobuf

Download protobuf from: https://github.com/google/protobuf/releases (Note: if you want to use it together with a pre-installed protoc, make sure to match the versions)

mkdir .build
cd .build
cmake -G "Visual Studio 14 2015 Win64" ../cmake/

Open Visual Studio solution and build. Targets are in .build/[Debug|Release]/

Setting up projects

Try to use predefined .props files and packages.config file~
It seems you have to manually add NuGet packages by right click project - Manage NuGet packages. Simply adding packages.config to project does not seem to work. (because package dependencies are defined in .vcxproj file)

In summary:

• Add grpc_debug.props and grpc_release.props via Property Manager
• Change the macro $(GRPC_HOME) in those .props if needed
• Add grpc.dependencies.* packages in NuGet package manager (Actually adding grpc.dependencies.openssl is enough, the others are dependencies of openssl)
• Edit Build events - Pre-build events - Command if needed. The default command executes protoc for each .proto file under project directory
• Build and enjoy~

Or manually

$(GRPC_HOME) = dir\to\grpc-windows\grpc

Add it to User Macros under Property Manager is a good idea.

INCLUDE PATH:

$(GRPC_HOME)\third_party\protobuf\src
$(GRPC_HOME)\include

LIBRARY PATH:

$(GRPC_HOME)\bin\protobuf\release
$(GRPC_HOME)\bin\grpc\release

LINKED LIBRARIES:

libprotobuf.lib
gpr.lib
grpc.lib
grpc++.lib
ws2_32.lib

NuGet Packages:

grpc.dependencies.openssl
grpc.dependencies.openssl.redist
grpc.dependencies.zlib
grpc.dependencies.zlib.redist

//grpc.dependencies.openssl.symbols
//grpc.dependencies.zlib.symbols

NOTE:

• Set C/C++ - Code Generation - Runtime Library to /MT
• Add _WIN32_WINNT=0x600(or higher) to C/C++ - Preprocessor-Preprocessor Definitions
• Add to Build events - Pre-build events - Command something like

for %%f in (*.proto) do (
$(GRPC_HOME)\bin\protobuf\release\protoc.exe -I . --grpc_out=. --plugin=protoc-gen-grpc=$GRPC_HOME$\bin\grpc_protoc_plugins\grpc_cpp_plugin.exe %%f
$(GRPC_HOME)\bin\protobuf\release\protoc.exe -I . --cpp_out=. %%f
)