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@@ -1,36 +1,29 @@ # General instructions -Use qmake or Qt Creator. + +``` +git clone --recurse-submodules https://git.chrisoft.org/git/QMidiPlayer.git +mkdir build && cd build && cmake .. && make -j$(nproc) +``` Dependencies: -> libfluidsynth 2.x, Qt5, Qt quick controls(lite version) and RtMidi. +> cmake (3.10), pkg-config, libfluidsynth 2.x, RtMidi and Qt5. + +If you want to build the default visualization plugin, you need some additional libraries: + +> glfw3, glew, DevIL, zlib, freetype C++14 is _required_ to build the project. -To build the default visualization plugin, you need the latest SMELT library -(along with all its dependencies), which can be found -[here](https://github.com/BearKidsTeam/SMELT). - -Some dependencies in the project file are hard-coded paths. You may -have to modify them first. Alternatively, you can set the environmental -variable `SMELT_DIR` to where your SMELT build is. - -If you don't want to build the default visualization plugin, just remove -the line containing "visualization" in qmidiplayer.pro. - -# Instruction for dumbs - -1. Get SMELT [here](https://github.com/BearKidsTeam/SMELT). -2. Get the source code [here](https://github.com/chirs241097/QMidiPlayer). -3. The following steps are done in an interactive shell. -4. Change directory (`cd`) to the folder with the source code of SMELT. - type `make` to build it. -5. Type `export QMP_BUILD_MODE=1` to allow QMP to scan plugins in - /usr/lib/qmidiplayer. -6. Type `export SMELT_DIR=<path to the folder with SMELT in it>` in order - to tell qmake where SMELT is. -7. Change directory to the folder with the source code of QMidiPlayer. - type `qmake` and then `make` to build it. Appending `PREFIX=/usr` to `qmake` - is highly recommended because QMidiPlayer only scans for plugins in - working directory and /usr/lib/qmidiplayer at this moment. -8. Use `sudo make install` to install QMidiPlayer. +Check out `make edit_cache` for more options. + +Lite version is currently not built. + +# Using Windows? + +Since `pkg-config` is barely usable on Windows, the answer is I don't know. +Currently I use [mxe](https://mxe.cc) for Windows builds. + +If you are using msvc, I would recommend trying out [this fork](https://github.com/chirs241097/fluidsynth-sans-glib/) +of fluidsynth to reduce your potential pain when building QMidiPlayer. + |