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\chapter{Libraries list}\label{librarieslist}
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Starting from version 2.5.0 wxWidgets can be built either as a single large
library (this is called the {\it monolithic build}) or as several smaller
libraries ({\it multilib build}). Multilib build is the default.

wxWidgets library is divided into libraries briefly described below. This
diagram show dependencies between them:

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{\large {\bf wxBase}}

Every wxWidgets application must link against this library. It contains
mandatory classes that any wxWidgets code depends on (e.g.
 \helpref{wxString}{wxstring}) and portability classes that abstract
differences between platforms. wxBase can be used to develop console mode
applications, it does not require any GUI libraries or running X Window System
on Unix.

{\large {\bf wxNet}}

Classes for network access:

\begin{itemize}
\item{ wxSocket classes (\helpref{wxSocketClient}{wxsocketclient},
 \helpref{wxSocketServer}{wxsocketserver} and related classes) }
\item{ \helpref{wxSocketOutputStream}{wxsocketoutputstream} and
 \helpref{wxSocketInputStream}{wxsocketinputstream} }
\item{ sockets-based IPC classes (\helpref{wxTCPServer}{wxddeserver},
 \helpref{wxTCPClient}{wxddeclient} and
 \helpref{wxTCPConnection}{wxddeconnection}) }
\item{ \helpref{wxURL}{wxurl} }
\item{ wxInternetFSHandler (a \helpref{wxFileSystem handler}{fs}) }
Requires wxBase.
\end{itemize}

{\large {\bf wxXML}}

This library contains simple classes for parsing XML documents. Note that
their API {\em will} change in the future and backward
compatibility will not be preserved. Use of this library in your applications
is not recommended, it is only meant for use by XML resources system. Future
versions of wxWidgets will contain new XML handling classes with DOM-like API.
Requires wxBase.

{\large {\bf wxCore}}

Basic GUI classes such as GDI classes or controls are in this library. All
wxWidgets GUI applications must link against this library, only console mode
applications don't.

{\large {\bf wxAdvanced}}

Advanced or rarely used GUI classes:

\begin{itemize}\itemsep=0pt
\item{ wxBufferedDC }
\item{ \helpref{wxCalendarCtrl}{wxcalendarctrl} }
\item{ \helpref{wxDragImage}{wxdragimage} }
\item{ \helpref{wxGrid classes}{gridoverview} }
\item{ \helpref{wxJoystick}{wxjoystick} }
\item{ \helpref{wxLayoutAlgorithm}{wxlayoutalgorithm} }
\item{ \helpref{wxSplashScreen}{wxsplashscreen} }
\item{ \helpref{wxTaskBarIcon}{wxtaskbaricon} }
\item{ \helpref{wxSound}{wxsound} }
\item{ \helpref{wxWizard}{wxwizard} }
\item{ \helpref{wxSashLayoutWindow}{wxsashlayoutwindow} }
\item{ \helpref{wxSashWindow}{wxsashwindow} }
\end{itemize}

Requires wxCore and wxBase.

{\large {\bf wxMedia}}

Miscellaneous classes related to multimedia. Currently this library only
contains \helpref{wxMediaCtrl}{wxmediactrl} but more classes will be added in
the future.

Requires wxCore and wxBase.

{\large {\bf wxGL}}

This library contains \helpref{wxGLCanvas}{wxglcanvas} class for integrating
OpenGL library with wxWidgets. Unlike all others, this library is {\em not}
 part of the monolithic library, it is always built as separate library.
Requires wxCore and wxBase.

{\large {\bf wxHTML}}

Simple HTML renderer and other \helpref{HTML rendering classes}{wxhtml} are
contained in this library, as well as
 \helpref{wxHtmlHelpController}{wxhtmlhelpcontroller},
 \helpref{wxBestHelpController}{wxhelpcontroller} and
 \helpref{wxHtmlListBox}{wxhtmllistbox}. Requires wxCore and wxBase.

{\large {\bf wxODBC}}

\helpref{Database classes}{odbcoverview}. Requires wxBase.

{\large {\bf wxQA}}

This is the library containing extra classes for quality assurance. Currently
it only contains \helpref{wxDebugReport}{wxdebugreport} and related classes,
but more will be added to it in the future.

Requires wxCore, wxBase and wxXML.

{\large {\bf wxDbGrid}}

\helpref{wxDbGridTableBase}{wxdbgridtablebase} class which combines 
 \helpref{wxGrid}{wxgrid} and \helpref{wxDbTable}{wxdbtable}. 
Requires wxODBC and wxAdvanced.

{\large {\bf wxXRC}}

This library contains \helpref{wxXmlResource}{wxxmlresource} class that
provides access to XML resource files in XRC format.
Requires wxXML, wxCore, wxAdvanced and wxHTML.