Compile gRPC C++ on CentOS 7.4

Step 1. Install cmake 3.23.1

wget https://github.com/Kitware/CMake/releases/download/v3.23.1/cmake-3.23.1.tar.gz
tar -xzvf cmake-3.23.1.tar.gz
cd cmake-3.23.1
./bootstrap
make
sudo make install

Step 2. Install gcc/g++ 8

sudo yum install centos-release-scl
sudo yum install devtoolset-8-gcc*
scl enable devtoolset-8 bash
gcc -v

Step 3. Install other tools

sudo yum install -y build-essential autoconf libtool pkg-config

Step 4. Setup system environment variables

export MY_INSTALL_DIR=$HOME/.local
mkdir -p $MY_INSTALL_DIR
export PATH="$MY_INSTALL_DIR/bin:$PATH"

Step 5. Download gRPC C++ source code

git clone -b v1.45.0 https://github.com/grpc/grpc
cd grpc
git submodule update --init

Step 6. Compile gRPC C++

cd grpc
mkdir -p cmake/build
pushd cmake/build
cmake -DgRPC_INSTALL=ON -DgRPC_BUILD_TESTS=OFF -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=$MY_INSTALL_DIR ../..
make
make install
popd

Step 7. Build example helloworld

cd grpc/examples/cpp/helloworld
mkdir -p cmake/build
pushd cmake/build
cmake -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=$MY_INSTALL_DIR ../..
make

Step 8. Run example helloworld

(1) Run the server:
./greeter_server

(2) From a different terminal, run the client and see the client output:
./greeter_client
Greeter received: Hello world

Reference:
https://grpc.io/docs/languages/cpp/quickstart/#build-and-install-grpc-and-protocol-buffers