WindowsBuild.md

Xournal++ Windows Build

Windows Build is working now, but Xournal++ is not yet fully supported on Windows.

See also Linux Build

Pull requests with fixes to the Code and to this manual are welcome! This manual is not yet completed.

Preparation

Install MSYS2 to a short path without spaces. Install NSIS to the standard Folder.

Start Mingw-w64 64bit. (Always check if it says MINGW64 - not 32bit and not MSYS2)

Update MSYS2 (do this multiple times, close the Terminal after each update)

pacman -Syuu

Install GIT

pacman -S git

Install Build tools

pacman -S mingw-w64-x86_64-toolchain \
          mingw-w64-x86_64-cmake \
          mingw-w64-x86_64-make \
          mingw-w64-x86_64-ninja \
          patch \
          make \
          mingw-w64-x86_64-cppunit

-> press enter multiple times / confirm all default values

Install dependencies

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

git clone https://github.com/xournalpp/xournalpp.git
cd xournalpp/

sndfile / PortAudio

Build/Install portaudio with

windows-setup/build-portaudio.sh

Lua

Build/Install lua with

windows-setup/build-lua.sh

Build

mkdir build
cd build/
cmake ..
cmake --build .

You can run Xournal++ with

./src/xournalpp.exe

or package it in an installer (see below).

Packaging and Setup

Create the installer with

windows-setup/build-setup.sh

The installer will be located at windows-setup/xournalpp-setup.exe