README.md

Building for Windows using MSYS2

Installing MSYS2

Download the installer from official site or GitHub Releases page.

Run the installer. When done, run "MSYS2 MSYS" from Start menu.

Update the package database and base packages:

pacman -Syu

Terminal will be closed. Run "MSYS2 MSYS" from Start menu again and update the rest of base packages:

pacman -Su

Installing developer tools and dependency packages

Run "MSYS2 MSYS" from Start menu and install packages:

pacman -S base-devel git mingw-w64-{i686,x86_64}-toolchain mingw-w64-{i686,x86_64}-nsis mingw-w64-{i686,x86_64}-ffmpeg mingw-w64-{i686,x86_64}-mpv mingw-w64-{i686,x86_64}-qt5

Building client application and installer

Run "MSYS2 MinGW 32-bit" or "MSYS2 MinGW 64-bit" from Start Menu.

Clone repository:

cd /c/$ProjectDir/

git clone https://github.com/bluecherrydvr/bluecherry-client.git

Build:

cd bluecherry-client/msys2/

./build-client.sh

./build-installer.sh

Note: build-installer.sh shell script relies on copydlldeps.sh shell script from MXE (M cross environment). It is copied from MXE repository mxe/tools/copydlldeps.sh.
This is a leftover after porting from MXE to MSYS2 building environment.

Run client application without installing:

bluechery-client