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Build Guide

This document provides detailed instructions for building the EasyKiConverter project locally.

Prerequisites

Operating System

  • Windows 10/11 (Recommended)
  • macOS 10.15+
  • Ubuntu 20.04+ or other Linux distributions

Required Software

Qt Framework

  • Version: Qt 6.8 or higher (Recommended Qt 6.10.1)
  • Required Modules:
  • Qt Quick
  • Qt Network
  • Qt Core
  • Qt Gui
  • Qt Widgets
  • Qt Quick Controls 2

Download: https://www.qt.io/download

CMake

  • Version: CMake 3.16 or higher
  • Download: https://cmake.org/download/

Compiler

Windows: - MinGW 13.10 (Recommended) - Or MSVC 2019+

macOS: - Xcode 12+ (includes Clang)

Linux: - GCC 9+ or Clang 10+

zlib

  • Usually included with Qt on Windows
  • Install via package manager on Linux: 
    sudo apt-get install zlib1g-dev

Installation Instructions

Windows

1. Install Qt

  1. Download Qt Online Installer from https://www.qt.io/download
  2. Run the installer and select Qt 6.10.1
  3. Select MinGW 13.10 compiler
  4. Select required modules:
  5. Qt Quick
  6. Qt Network
  7. Qt Core
  8. Qt Gui
  9. Qt Widgets
  10. Qt Quick Controls 2

2. Install CMake

  1. Download CMake from https://cmake.org/download/
  2. Run the installer
  3. Add CMake to system PATH

3. Install MinGW (if not included with Qt)

  1. Download MinGW-w64 from https://www.mingw-w64.org/
  2. Extract to a directory (e.g., C:\mingw64)
  3. Add bin directory to system PATH

macOS

1. Install Qt

brew install qt@6

Or download Qt installer from https://www.qt.io/download

2. Install CMake

brew install cmake

3. Install Xcode Command Line Tools

xcode-select --install

Linux (Ubuntu)

1. Install Qt 6

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install qt6-base-dev qt6-declarative-dev qt6-network-dev

2. Install CMake

sudo apt-get install cmake

3. Install Compiler

sudo apt-get install build-essential

4. Install zlib

sudo apt-get install zlib1g-dev

Building the Project

Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/tangsangsimida/EasyKiConverter_QT.git
cd EasyKiConverter_QT

Windows + MinGW

# Create build directory
mkdir build
cd build

# Configure project
cmake .. -G "MinGW Makefiles" -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="C:/Qt/6.10.1/mingw_64"

# Build project (Debug version)
cmake --build . --config Debug

# Build project (Release version)
cmake --build . --config Release

# Run application
./bin/EasyKiConverter.exe

macOS

# Create build directory
mkdir build
cd build

# Configure project
cmake .. -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="/usr/local/Qt-6.10.1"

# Build project (Debug version)
cmake --build . --config Debug

# Build project (Release version)
cmake --build . --config Release

# Run application
./bin/EasyKiConverter

Linux

# Create build directory
mkdir build
cd build

# Configure project
cmake .. -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="/opt/Qt/6.10.1/gcc_64"

# Build project (Debug version)
cmake --build . --config Debug

# Build project (Release version)
cmake --build . --config Release

# Run application
./bin/EasyKiConverter

Build Options

Enable Debug Export

Enable debug export for symbol and footprint data:

cmake .. -DENABLE_SYMBOL_FOOTPRINT_DEBUG_EXPORT=ON

Disable Debug Export

Disable debug export (default is enabled):

cmake .. -DENABLE_SYMBOL_FOOTPRINT_DEBUG_EXPORT=OFF

Build Type

Specify build type:

# Debug build
cmake .. -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug

# Release build
cmake .. -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release

# RelWithDebInfo build
cmake .. -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo

Parallel Compilation

Speed up compilation on multi-core systems:

# Use all available cores
cmake --build . --parallel

# Use specific number of cores
cmake --build . --parallel 4

Using Qt Creator

  1. Open Qt Creator
  2. Select "Open File or Project"
  3. Select CMakeLists.txt in the project root
  4. Configure build kit:
  5. Select Qt version (Qt 6.10.1 or higher)
  6. Select compiler (MinGW, Clang, or GCC)
  7. Click "Configure Project"
  8. Click "Build" button (or press Ctrl+B)
  9. Click "Run" button (or press F5) to launch the application

Build Output

After successful build, the executable files are located at:

  • Debug version: build/bin/EasyKiConverter.exe (Windows) or build/bin/EasyKiConverter (macOS/Linux)
  • Release version: build/bin/EasyKiConverter.exe (Windows) or build/bin/EasyKiConverter (macOS/Linux)

Cleaning Build

cd build
cmake --build . --target clean

Or remove the entire build directory:

rm -rf build

Common Issues

Issue: Qt not found

Error: Could not find Qt6

Solution: 1. Verify Qt installation path 2. Set CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH correctly: 

cmake .. -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="/path/to/Qt/6.10.1/compiler"

Issue: zlib not found

Error: Could not find ZLIB

Solution: - Windows: Qt usually includes zlib, ensure Qt path is correct - Linux: Install zlib development package: 

sudo apt-get install zlib1g-dev

Issue: QML module not found

Error: module "EasyKiconverter_Cpp_Version" is not installed

Solution: 1. Ensure CMakeLists.txt is configured correctly 2. Clean and rebuild: 

rm -rf build
mkdir build
cd build
cmake ..
cmake --build .

Issue: Linker errors

Error: undefined reference to...

Solution: 1. Ensure all required Qt modules are linked in CMakeLists.txt 2. Clean and rebuild the project 3. Check compiler compatibility

Issue: Application crashes on startup

Solution: 1. Run in Debug mode to get stack trace 2. Check Qt plugin paths 3. Verify all required DLLs are in PATH (Windows)

Development Build

For development, it's recommended to build in Debug mode with debug export enabled:

mkdir build
cd build
cmake .. -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug -DENABLE_SYMBOL_FOOTPRINT_DEBUG_EXPORT=ON
cmake --build . --config Debug

Release Build

For release builds, use Release mode:

mkdir build
cd build
cmake .. -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
cmake --build . --config Release

Deployment

Windows Deployment

Use windeployqt to package the application:

cd build/bin
windeployqt EasyKiConverter.exe

This will copy all required Qt DLLs and plugins to the application directory.

macOS Deployment

Create an application bundle:

cd build
cmake --install . --prefix /path/to/install

Linux Deployment

Create a Debian package or AppImage:

# Using cpack
cpack -G DEB

Next Steps

After successful build, refer to: - Getting Started Guide - Learn how to use the application - Features Documentation - Understand available features - Architecture Documentation - Learn about project architecture

Support

If you encounter any issues during the build process, please: 1. Check this documentation for solutions 2. Search existing GitHub Issues 3. Create a new issue with detailed information: - Operating system and version - Qt version - CMake version - Compiler version - Complete error message - Steps to reproduce