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#Install Instructions
##Dependencies| Name | Version | Modules |
|---|---|---|
| Qt | >= 5.2.0 | core, gui, network, widget, xml |
| GCC/MinGW | >= 4.6 | C++11 enabled |
| Tox Core | most recent | core, av |
| OpenCV | >= 2.4.9 | core, highgui |
| OpenAL Soft | >= 1.16.0 |
###Qt
Download the Qt online installer for Windows from qt-project.org. While installation you have to assemble your Qt toolchain. Take the most recent version of Qt compiled with MinGW. Although the installer provides its own bundled MinGW compiler toolchain its recommend installing it separately because Qt is missing MSYS which is needed to compile and install OpenCV and OpenAL. Thus you can - if needed - deselect the tab "Tools". The following steps assume that Qt is installed at "C:\Qt". If you decided to choose another location, replace corresponding parts.
###MinGW
Download the MinGW installer for Windows from sourceforge.net. Make sure to install MSYS (a set of Unix tools for Windows). The following steps assume that MinGW is installed at "C:\MinGW". If you decided to choose another location, replace corresponding parts.
###Setting up Path
Add MinGW/MSYS binaries to the system path to make them globally accessible. Open Control Panel -> System and Security -> System -> Advanced system settings -> Environment Variables... In the second box search for the PATH variable and press Edit... The input box "Variable value:" should already contain some directories. Each directory is separated with a semicolon. Extend the input box by adding ";C:\MinGW\bin;C:\MinGW\msys\1.0\bin". The very first semicolon must only be added if it is missing.
###Cloning the Repository
Clone the repository (https://github.com/tux3/qTox.git) with your preferred Git client. SmartGit is very nice for this task. The following steps assume that you cloned the repository at "C:\qTox". If you decided to choose another location, replace corresponding parts.
###Tox Core
jenkins.libtoxcore.so provides a prebuild package of Tox Core. Download this package and extract its content to "C:\qTox\libs". You may have to create the directory "libs". If you prefer to compile Tox Core on your own follow the instructions at https://github.com/irungentoo/toxcore/blob/master/INSTALL.md#windows
###OpenCV
Unfortunately there are no prebuild packages for OpenCV compiled with MinGW. Thus, you have to create your own. First of all download and install the most recent version of CMake from cmake.org. Afterwards download OpenCV in version 2.4.9 from sourceforge.net and extract the content of the source archive to "C:\qTox\libs". Furthermore, create a new directory named "opencv-build" in "C:\qTox\libs". Now you should have the two directories "opencv-2.4.9" and "opencv-build" inside your "C:\qTox\libs" directory.
Run CMake (cmake-gui) and set up the input boxes "Where is the source code:" and "Where to build the binaries" with "C:\qTox\libs\opencv-2.4.9" and "C:\qTox\libs\opencv-build". Press configure and choose "MSYS Makefiles" in the drop down menu with "Use default native compilers". To start initial configuration press Finish. Given that qTox only needs some components of OpenCV it's recommended to disable not required modules. Furthermore, this will decrease compilation time of OpenCV dramatically. Each module begins with "BUILD_opencv_" and can be disabled by deselecting its entry. Use the "Search" input box for convenience. Disable all modules except of "core", "highgui" and "imgproc" (highgui depends on imgproc and will automatically be disabled if imgproc is disabled). For maximum performance search for "CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE" and set this value to "Release". Finally, make sure "CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX" points to "C:\qTox\libs\opencv-build\install" (should be by default). To update the configuration press Configure again. To generate the Makefiles press Generate.
Open a new command prompt within "C:\qTox\libs\opencv-build" (HINT: Use shift + right click -> "Open command window here" on the directory within Windows Explorer). Compile and install OpenCV with the following command. It's not recommended to use -j for multicore compilation, because it freezes the terminal from time to time.
make
make install
After OpenCV was successfully installed to "C:\qTox\libs\opencv-build\install" copy the dlls "libopencv_core249.dll", "libopencv_highgui249.dll" and "libopencv_imgproc249.dll" located at "C:\qTox\libs\opencv-build\install\x86\mingw\bin" to "C:\qTox\libs\lib". Afterwards copy the content of the directory "C:\qTox\libs\opencv-build\install\include" to "C:\qTox\libs\include". Finally, you have to patch the file "C:\qTox\libs\include\opencv2\opencv.hpp" because it includes all modules of OpenCV regardless of your configuration. Open this file with your preferred text editor and remove all includes except of "opencv2/core/core_c.h", "opencv2/core/core.hpp", "opencv2/imgproc/imgproc_c.h", "opencv2/imgproc/imgproc.hpp", "opencv2/highgui/highgui_c.h" and "opencv2/highgui/highgui.hpp". OpenCV is now ready to use. Feel free to delete the directories "opencv-2.4.9" and "opencv-build", but you don't need to.
###OpenAL Soft As for OpenCV there are no prebuild packages of OpenAL Softe compiled with MinGW, but the installation process is very similar to OpenCV. Download the most recent source archive of OpenAL Soft from http://kcat.strangesoft.net. Extract its content to "C:\qTox\libs". Besides the source folder itself you'll find the file "pax_global_header". It is not required and can be deleted. Create the directory "openal-build" next to source folder. Now you should have the two directories "openal-soft-x.y.z" where x.y.z is the version of OpenAL and "openal-build" inside your "C:\qTox\libs" directory. Run CMake (cmake-gui) and setup the source and build location. Run the initial configuration and use "MSYS Makefiles" with "Use default native compilers". The only thing you need to configure is "CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX" which does not point to "C:\qTox\libs\openal-build\install" by default. Configure the project and generate the Makefiles. Compile and install OpenAL Soft with:
make
make install
Copy the dll "OpenAL32.dll" located at "C:\qTox\libs\openal-build\install\bin" to "C:\qTox\libs\lib". Finally, copy the directory "AL" located at "C:\qTox\libs\openal-build\install\include" to "C:\qTox\libs\include". Unlike OpenCV you don't need to patch any files. Feel free to delete the directories "openal-soft-x.y.z" and "openal-build", but you don't need to.
##Linux Most of the dependencies should be available through your package manger. You may either follow the directions below, or simply run `./simple_make.sh` after cloning, which will attempt to automatically download dependencies followed by compilation.###Cloning the Repository In order to clone the qTox repository you need Git.
Debian:
sudo apt-get install git
Ubuntu:
sudo apt-get install git
Arch Linux:
sudo pacman -S --needed git
Fedora:
yum install git
Afterwards open a new Terminal, change to a directory of your choice and clone the repository:
cd /home/user/qTox
git clone https://github.com/tux3/qTox.git qTox
The following steps assumes that you cloned the repository at "/home/user/qTox". If you decided to choose another location, replace corresponding parts.
###GCC, Qt, OpenCV and OpanAL Soft
Debian:
sudo apt-get install build-essential qt5-qmake qt5-default libopenal-dev libopencv-dev
Ubuntu:
sudo apt-get install build-essential qt5-qmake qt5-default libopenal-dev libopencv-dev
Arch Linux:
sudo pacman -S --needed base-devel qt5 opencv openal
Fedora:
yum groupinstall "Development Tools"
yum install qt-devel qt-doc qt-creator opencv-devel openal-soft-devel
###Tox Core
First of all install the dependencies of Tox Core.
Debian:
sudo apt-get install libtool autotools-dev automake checkinstall check libopus-dev libvpx-dev
Ubuntu:
sudo apt-get install libtool autotools-dev automake checkinstall check libopus-dev libvpx-dev
Arch Linux: (Arch Linux provides the package "tox-git" in AUR)
sudo pacman -S --needed opus vpx
Fedora:
yum install libtool autoconf automake check check-devel
Now you can either follow the instructions at https://github.com/irungentoo/toxcore/blob/master/INSTALL.md#unix or use the "bootstrap.sh" script located at "/home/user/qTox". The script will automatically download and install Tox Core and libsodium to "/home/user/qTox/libs":
cd /home/user/qTox
./bootstrap.sh # use -h or --help for more information
After all the dependencies are thus reeady to go, compiling should be as simple as
qmake
make
###Building packages
Alternately, qTox now has the experimental and probably-dodgy ability to package itself (in .deb form natively, and .rpm form with alien).
After installing the required dependencies, run bootstrap.sh and then run the
buildPackages.sh script, found in the tools folder. It will automatically get the
packages necessary for building .debs, so be prepared to type your password for sudo.
###OSX Easy Install
Since https://github.com/ReDetection/homebrew-qtox you can easily install qtox with homebrew
brew install --HEAD ReDetection/qtox/qtox
###OSX Full Install Guide
This guide is intended for people who wish to use an existing or new ProjectTox-Core installation separate to the bundled installation with qTox, if you do not wish to use a separate installation you can skip to the section titled 'Final Steps'.
Installation on OSX, isn't quite straight forward, here is a quick guide on how to install;
Note that qTox now requires OpenCV and OpenAL for video and audio.
The first thing you need to do is install ProjectTox-Core with a/v support. Refer to the INSTALL guide in the PrjectTox-Core github repo.
Next you need to download QtTools (http://qt-project.org/downloads), at the time of writing this is at version .3.0. Make sure you deselect all the unnecessary components from the 5.3 checkbox (iOS/Android libs) otherwise you will end up with a very large download.
Once that is installed you will most likely need to set the path for qmake. To do this, open up terminal and paste in the following;
export PATH=/location/to/qmake/binary:$PATH
For myself, the qmake binary was located in /Users/mouseym/Qt/5.3/clang_64/bin/.
This is not a permanent change, it will revert when you close the terminal window, to add it permanently you will need to add echo the above line to your .profile/.bash_profile.
Once this is installed, do the following;
git clone https://github.com/tux3/qTox
cd toxgui
qmake
Now, we need to create a symlink to /usr/local/lib/ and /usr/local/include/
mkdir -p $HOME/qTox/libs
sudo ln -s /usr/local/lib $HOME/qTox/libs/lib
sudo ln -s /usr/local/include $HOME/qTox/libs/include
####Final Steps
The final step is to run
make
in the qTox directory, or if you are using the bundled tox core installation, you can use
./bootstrap.sh
make
Assuming all went well you should now have a qTox.app file within the directory. Double click and it should open!