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If you know some C++ and optionally some Qt, you can start to modify GoldenDict right now.
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This page is a brief introduction on how to get started.
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For technical details see [how to build from source](howto/build_from_source.md).
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## 1. Install Qt
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To install Qt on macOS or Windows, uses the [Qt Online Installer](https://doc.qt.io/qt-6/get-and-install-qt.html). It can be downloaded from [Qt for Open Source](https://www.qt.io/download-open-source).
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Those Qt components are needed
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+ Qt
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+ 6.7.2 (Or another version)
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+ MSVC 2019 (or MSVC 2022)
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+ Qt5 Compatible Module
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+ Additional Libraries
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+ Qt Image formats
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+ Qt MultiMedia
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+ Qt Positioning
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+ Qt SerialPort (? super weird here, but it is needed.)
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+ Qt Speech
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+ Qt Webchannel
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+ Qt Webengine
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+ Qt Creator (optional)
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+ CMake
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+ Ninja
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Note that MinGW is not supported.
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CMake and Ninja are needed.
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## 2. Install a compiler
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For windows, MSVC can be obtained by [installing Visual Studio's "Desktop development with C++"](https://learn.microsoft.com/cpp/build/vscpp-step-0-installation).
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For macOS, install [XCode](https://developer.apple.com/xcode/).
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## 3. Obtain dependencies
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For Windows, prebuilt libraries will be automatically downloaded.
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For macOS, install [Homebrew](https://brew.sh/) and install related packages as described in [how to build from source](howto/build_from_source.md) or search `brew install` command in [macOS release's build file](https://github.com/xiaoyifang/goldendict-ng/blob/staged/.github/workflows/release-macos-homebrew.yml).
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## 4. Build
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First, get GoldenDict's source code by [Cloning a repository](https://docs.github.com/repositories/creating-and-managing-repositories/cloning-a-repository).
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Then choose your favorite IDE/editor and load the `CMakeLists.txt`. If unsure, just use Qt Creator.
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### Qt Creator
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Open `CMakeLists.txt` from Qt Creator, then you wil choose a "Kit" which is pretty much a Qt installation.
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Qt Creator usually can auto detect your Qt installation. In case it doesn't, check out "Kit" settings. Note that, the compiler must be set to MSVC on Windows.
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By default everything will be built, you can disable ffmpeg, epwing...
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Then, hit the "Run" button at bottom-right corner should build and run GoldenDict.
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### Command Line only
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See [how to build from source](howto/build_from_source.md).
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[Qt's doc: Building projects on the command line](https://doc.qt.io/qt-6/cmake-build-on-cmdline.html)
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### Visual Studio
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VS2022 has CMake support. After opening the source code folder, VS will starts to configure CMake but likely won't succeed.
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You need to add Qt's path and other options to "CMake command arguments". Then, "save" the dialog with Ctrl+S or click one of the many "(re)configure cache" buttons.
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Click run will build the project, but the `.exe` would not run, because the dependencies are not copied.
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Simply click "install", which is actually copying dependencies.
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### Visual Studio Code
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Install [CMake Tools](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-vscode.cmake-tools).
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Then open GoldenDict's folder, and the CMake extension will kicks in.
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Then add Qt's path and various other options to configure arguments.
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```
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-DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH={Your Qt install path}\6.7.2\msvc2019_64
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```
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### CLion
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### XCode
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### CMake GUI
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### LSP + Editor?
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## Related Things
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Please follow [C++ Core Guidelines](https://isocpp.github.io/CppCoreGuidelines/CppCoreGuidelines) and write modern C++ code.
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[Qt's documentation](https://doc.qt.io/)
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