samplebrain/building.md

Building from source

Linux (Ubuntu)

Install cmake:

$ sudo apt install cmake

Install dependencies for the interface:

$ sudo apt install build-essential qtcreator qt5-default

On ubuntu 22.04 it's:

$ apt install build-essential qtbase5-dev qtchooser qt5-qmake qtbase5-dev-tools

Build & run it:

$ mkdir build
$ cd build
$ cmake ..
$ cmake --build .
$ ./samplebrain

Mac

Install cmake:

$ brew install cmake

Install dependencies for the interface:

$ brew install qt
$ brew link qt

Build & run it:

$ mkdir build
$ cd build
$ cmake ..
$ cmake --build .

samplebrain.app should then be in the build folder for you to run.

Mac build additions

To make a mac app bundle:

Run macdeployqt which copies all dependencies inside the app.

$ cd build
$ macdeployqt

If the icon is not visible, you might need to copy desktop/samplebrain.icns (the icon) to the Resources directory in the app bundle.

$ cp ../desktop/samplebrain.icns samplebrain.app/Contents/Resources

Then edit Info.plist to add samplebrain.icns to CFBundleIconFile. Key CFBundleIconFile should match:

<key>CFBundleIconFile</key>
<string>samplebrain.icns</string>

You might also need to resign the app bundle after making any changes

$ codesign --force --deep --sign - samplebrain.app

Windows (Work in progress)

• Install MSYS2
• Install dependances via pacman
• Build with qmake as usual
• Run windeployqt and copy missing .dll files into release directory