Rayban

A C++ ray tracer inspired by the Ray Tracing in One Weekend series by Peter Shirley.

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/16ajbm/rayban.git

2. Navigate to the project directory:

   cd rayban

3. Make sure you have the required dependencies:

   • CMake (3.15 or higher)
   • C++ compiler with C++17 support
   • Boost libraries (1.55 or higher)

4. Build and run:

   make run

Optional: clang-format

If you want to format the code, you can install clang-format:

# For macOS using Homebrew
brew install clang-format

Then, you can format the code using:

make format

Quick Start

The Makefile provides simple commands for common tasks:

# Build the project
make build

# Run tests
make test

# Build and run the application
make run

# Clean build files
make clean

# View all available commands
make help

Manual Build (Alternative)

If you prefer to use CMake directly:

mkdir build
cd build
cmake ..
make
./rayban