A simple wrapper for Google Protocol Buffer's "protoc" utility

You might encounter issues running this tool on ARM processors, e.g. on new MacBooks with M1+ processors. This can be quick fixed by upgrading Protoc Wrapper to the latest version with following command:

./protocw --self-update

Open the target folder (usually the root of the project) in terminal and paste:

sh -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/freenowtech/protoc-wrapper/master/install.sh)"

Follow the instruction to set the target protoc version

After that you'll have 2 new files:

• protocw: the executable wrapper
• protocw.properties: the config file where the target version is set

Additionally:

• If you are using Git, .protocw folder will be added to your .gitignore
• If you are using Maven, the installer will try to replace the existing binary call with a call to the wrapper

(If not using Git, please make sure .protocw folder is marked as ignored on your VCS of choice)

Run ./protocw [args] when you would normally run protoc [args]

Run ./protocw --configure to setup the target protoc version

Run ./protocw --self-update to update the wrapper to the latest version

Run ./protocw --help to see the wrapper help and protoc help at once

Lucas Laurindo dos Santos

https://github.com/lucasls