Synergy-Binaries/Documentation/BuildWindows.md

Building on Windows

Prerequisites

1. Install the following tools and dependencies:

   • Git for Windows
   • CMake
   • Visual Studio 2019, select the following components:
     • VS 2019 C++ x64/x86 build tools
     • Windows 10 SDK
   • WiX Toolset, install the following components:
     • WiX Toolset Build Tools
     • WiX Toolset Visual Studio 2019 Extension
   • Qt 5, select the following components:
     • Qt 5.12.9 / MSVC 2017 64-bit

2. Edit the buildWindows.cmd script and make sure the following script variables are configured properly:

   • libQtPath - Path to the Qt library, Visual C++, 64-bit build.

   • vcvarsallCommand - Path to Visual Studio's vcvarsall.bat command script, which sets compiler environment variables. See Microsoft C++ toolset documentation for details.

   • cmakeGenerator - Specifies the "generator" setting for cmake. Run cmake --help to choose the suitable generator for your current tool chain.

Compiling (Easy Mode)

Run the command script buildWindows.cmd --all to build all packages. For other options, run with the --help switch.

Compiling (Hard Mode)

Alternatively, you can opt to build the binaries only, as detailed below. We're assuming the current path is in the Synergy-Binaries project root.

cd Synergy-Core
mkdir build
cd build

call "c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvarsall.bat" x64

cmake .. -G "Visual Studio 16 2019" -D CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="c:\Qt\Qt5.12.9\5.12.9\msvc2017_64" -D CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=MINSIZEREL -D SYNERGY_ENTERPRISE=ON

msbuild synergy-core.sln /p:Platform="x64" /p:Configuration=Release /m

You may need to use different paths to vcvarsall.bat and Qt libraries, whatever is appropriate for your system. Consequently, the generator -G switch for cmake must also reflect the tool chain environment. See cmake --help for details.