Protobuf: how to build executable protoc-gen-javalite

[CooperLuan]

Hi

We need to build protoc/protoc-gen-javalite ourself, because we changed some java lite code generate behavior

I followed Github C++ Installation Wiki https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/blob/21fc01b63c7f60bae4e230c817a82bd8571a4a70/src/README.md

$ ./autogen.sh
$ ./configure
$ make
$ make check
$ sudo make install

and protoc works well, but javalite does not work

this is how I use javalite

$ protoc --plugin=/usr/local/lib --javalite_out=tracker-builder-lite/src/main/java/ tracker.proto
protoc-gen-javalite: program not found or is not executable
--javalite_out: protoc-gen-javalite: Plugin failed with status code 1.

this is where I install proto lib to

$ l /usr/local/lib/libproto*
-rwxr-xr-x  1 root  admin   467K  8 22 21:01 /usr/local/lib/libprotobuf-lite.15.dylib
-rw-r--r--  1 root  admin   5.4M  8 22 21:01 /usr/local/lib/libprotobuf-lite.a
lrwxr-xr-x  1 root  admin    25B  8 22 21:01 /usr/local/lib/libprotobuf-lite.dylib -> libprotobuf-lite.15.dylib
-rwxr-xr-x  1 root  admin   979B  8 22 21:01 /usr/local/lib/libprotobuf-lite.la
-rwxr-xr-x  1 root  admin   3.2M  8 22 21:01 /usr/local/lib/libprotobuf.15.dylib
-rw-r--r--  1 root  admin    54M  8 22 21:01 /usr/local/lib/libprotobuf.a
lrwxr-xr-x  1 root  admin    20B  8 22 21:01 /usr/local/lib/libprotobuf.dylib -> libprotobuf.15.dylib
-rwxr-xr-x  1 root  admin   949B  8 22 21:01 /usr/local/lib/libprotobuf.la
-rwxr-xr-x  1 root  admin   2.7M  8 22 21:01 /usr/local/lib/libprotoc.15.dylib
-rw-r--r--  1 root  admin    93M  8 22 21:01 /usr/local/lib/libprotoc.a
lrwxr-xr-x  1 root  admin    18B  8 22 21:01 /usr/local/lib/libprotoc.dylib -> libprotoc.15.dylib
-rwxr-xr-x  1 root  admin   967B  8 22 21:01 /usr/local/lib/libprotoc.la

Is there anything wrong ? What did I miss?

Can anybody help me ?

[xfxyjwf]

To build the javalite plugin you need to get the source code from the javalite branch:
https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/releases/tag/v3.0.1-javalite

Download the source package in the above release page and build from there. An additional javalite plugin binary should be produced.

[CooperLuan]

it works, thanks

[ReeMiXeR]

@xfxyjwf , @CooperLuan
Excuse me, can u send me a guide how to build this source?