WindowsMSys2_InstallGuide.txt

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###--- QT INSTALLATION ---###
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###Install Qt via:
http://www.qt.io/download/

###Use default options.
###Add to the PATH environment variable.
;C:\Qt\5.5\mingw492_32\bin;C:\Qt\Tools\mingw492_32\bin;C:\Qt\Tools\mingw492_32\opt\bin

###Depends on wich version of Qt you use.

###Change build-all-mingw32make.bat with these values too if you don't use MSys2.


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###---MSYS2 INSTALLATION ---###
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###Choose your MSYS2 installer here:
http://msys2.github.io/

###Follow install procedure.
###Don't forget to sync & Update pacman.
pacman --needed -Sy bash pacman pacman-mirrors msys2-runtime

###Restart console
pacman -Su

###Install all default programms
pacman -S base-devel git mercurial cvs wget p7zip gcc perl ruby python2

###Choose only w64-i686 if you want only compilation in 32b architecture.
pacman -S mingw-w64-i686-toolchain mingw-w64-x86_64-toolchain

###Install other binutils:
pacman -S mingw-w64-i686-miniupnpc mingw-w64-x86_64-miniupnpc
pacman -S mingw-w64-i686-sqlite3 mingw-w64-x86_64-sqlite3
pacman -S mingw-w64-i686-speex mingw-w64-x86_64-speex
pacman -S mingw-w64-i686-opencv mingw-w64-x86_64-opencv
pacman -S mingw-w64-i686-ffmpeg mingw-w64-x86_64-ffmpeg
pacman -S mingw-w64-i686-libmicrohttpd mingw-w64-x86_64-libmicrohttpd
pacman -S mingw-w64-i686-libxslt mingw-w64-x86_64-libxslt

### Add MSYS2 to PATH environment variable depends your windows
;C:\msys64\mingw32\bin
;C:\msys32\mingw32\bin


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###--- GIT INSTALLATION ---###
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###Install Git Gui or other client:
https://git-scm.com/download/win

###Create a new directory named:
C:\Development\GIT

###Right-click on it and choose:
Git Bash Here

###Paste this text on git console:
git clone https://github.com/RetroShare/RetroShare.git


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###--- LAST SETTINGS ---###
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###In QtCreator Option Git add its path:
C:\Program Files\Git\bin
### and select "Pull" with "Rebase"


###Open an MSys2 32|64 shell
###Move to build_scripts:
cd /c/Development/GIT/RetroShare/msys2_build_libs/

###Compil missing library
make

###You can now compile RS into Qt Creator

###For using, and debugging Plugins, you can use SymLinker (http://amd989.github.io/Symlinker/) to link
### the files in \build-RetroShare-Desktop_Qt_X_Y_Z_MinGW_32bit-Debug\plugins\PluginName\debug\*.dll
### to %appdata%\RetroShare\extensions6