Building OpenCV with Java Support on Mac OS X (64-bit)

Question

Following directions from http://docs.opencv.org/2.4.4-beta/doc/tutorials/introduction/desktop_java/java_dev_intro.html, I am running into the this:

make -j8
...
...
Linking CXX shared library ../../lib/libopencv_java244.dylib
ld: unknown option: -whole-archive
clang: error: linker command failed with exit code 1 (use -v to see invocation)
make[2]: * [lib/libopencv_java244.dylib] Error 1
make[1]: * [modules/java/CMakeFiles/opencv_java.dir/all] Error 2
make: *** [all] Error 2

Any suggestions?

Answer 1

One of the easiest solution to install OpenCV is to use Homebrew.

All what you need to do is just type:

brew tap homebrew/science
brew install opencv --with-java

It will automaticaly load needed libs and build opencv.

When it will be done, you will be able to find a jar file in

/usr/local/Cellar/opencv/2.4.9/share/OpenCV/java/