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General FAQ

How do I build the SDK from source?

See the detailed step-by-step guide to get started.

How do I turn on logging?

The type of logger and the verbosity are specified during the SDK initialization in the SDKOptions argument.
Specifying any verbosity level other than LogLevel::Off will turn on the default logger.
The default logger will write to the filesystem; the file is named using the following convention aws_sdk_YYYY-MM-DD-HH.log. The logger creates a new file on the hour. There are six levels of verbosity:

1. Off (the default)
2. Fatal
3. Error
4. Warn
5. Info
6. Debug
7. Trace

For example, to turn on Debug logs:

Aws::SDKOptions options;
options.loggingOptions.logLevel = Aws::Utils::Logging::LogLevel::Debug;
Aws::InitAPI(options);
// ...
Aws::ShutdownAPI(options);

The SDK also ships with a console logger that will print messages to the standard output. To use the console logger instead of the default filesystem logger:

#include <aws/core/utils/logging/ConsoleLogSystem.h>

using namespace Aws::Utils::Logging;
Aws::SDKOptions options;
options.loggingOptions.logLevel = LogLevel::Debug;
options.loggingOptions.logger_create_fn = [] { return std::make_shared<ConsoleLogSystem>(LogLevel::Trace); };
Aws::InitAPI(options);
// ...
Aws::ShutdownAPI(options);

What compilers do you support?

Currently we support the following compilers:

1. GCC 4.9.x and later
2. Clang 3.3 and later
3. MSVC 12.0 and later i.e. Visual Studio 2013 and later

I'm stuck with an old compiler (pre-C++11), how can I use the SDK?

Coming soon

What versioning scheme do you follow?

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What is the deal with InitAPI and ShutdownAPI?

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Why do you have Aws::String? How is it different from std::string?

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CMake build options

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