# Xournal++ Windows Build ![Screenshot](main-win.png?raw=true "Xournal++ Screenshot on Win10") ## Preparation 1. Install [MSYS2](https://www.msys2.org/) to a short path without spaces. 2. Install [NSIS](https://nsis.sourceforge.io/Download) to the standard directory. 3. Start Mingw-w64 64bit. (Always check if it says **MINGW64** - not 32bit and not MSYS2) This will open a console. All following steps happen in this console. ## Update MSYS2 Do this multiple times, close the Terminal after each update ```bash pacman -Syuu ``` ## Install GIT ```bash pacman -S git ``` ## Install Build tools ```bash pacman -S mingw-w64-x86_64-toolchain \ mingw-w64-x86_64-cmake \ mingw-w64-x86_64-make \ mingw-w64-x86_64-ninja \ patch \ make \ tar \ mingw-w64-x86_64-cppunit ``` -> press enter multiple times / confirm all default values ## Install dependencies ```bash pacman -S mingw-w64-x86_64-poppler \ mingw-w64-x86_64-gtk3 \ mingw-w64-x86_64-libsndfile \ mingw-w64-x86_64-libzip ``` -> press enter multiple times / confirm all default values ## Get sources ```bash git clone https://github.com/xournalpp/xournalpp.git cd xournalpp/ ``` ## Install sndfile / PortAudio Build/Install portaudio with ```bash windows-setup/build-portaudio.sh ``` ### Install Lua Build/Install lua with ```bash windows-setup/build-lua.sh ``` ## Build Xournal++ ```bash mkdir build cd build/ cmake .. cmake --build . ``` You can run Xournal++ with ```bash ./src/xournalpp.exe ``` or package it in an installer (see below). ## Packaging and Setup Create the installer with ```bash windows-setup/build-setup.sh ``` The installer will be located at `windows-setup/xournalpp-setup.exe`