RedPanda-CPP/BUILD.md

Dependancy

Red Panda C++ need Qt 5 (>=5.12) to build.

Windows

I build Red Panda Cpp with the latest gcc and mingw-w64, distributed by msys2 mingw-w64. Visual C++ and other version of gcc may not work.

• Install msys2 (https://www.msys2.org)
• Use msys2's pacman to install mingw-w64-x86_64-qt5 and mingw-w64-x86_64-gcc
• Install qtcreator
• Use qtcreator to open Red_Panda_CPP.pro

Linux

• Install gcc and qt5
• Open Red_Panda_CPP.pro with Qt Creator

qmake variables:

• PREFIX: default to /usr/local. It should be set to /usr or /opt/redpanda-cpp when packaging.
• LIBEXECDIR: directory for auxiliary executables, default to $PREFIX/libexec. Arch Linux uses /usr/lib.
• XDG_ADAPTIVE_ICON=ON: install the icon file following freedesktop.org Icon Theme Specification for adaptiveness to themes and sizes. Required by AppImage; recommended for Linux packaging if PREFIX set to /usr.

Ubuntu

1. Install Compiler

apt install gcc g++ make gdb gdbserver

2. Install Qt 5 and Other Dependencies

apt install qtbase5-dev qttools5-dev-tools libqt5svg5-dev git qterminal

3. Fetch Source Code

git clone https://github.com/royqh1979/RedPanda-CPP.git

4. Build

cd RedPanda-CPP/
qmake Red_Panda_CPP.pro
make -j$(nproc)
sudo make install

5. Run

RedPandaIDE

Arch Linux

A reference PKGBUILD is available at packages/archlinux. Build RedPanda C++ with makepkg and then install.

Enter RedPandaIDE to launch RedPanda C++.

Note that makepkg checks out HEAD of the repo, so any change should be committed before building.

AppImage

1. Install dependency: Docker or Podman.

   Extra requirements for Windows host:

   • Docker uses WSL 2 based engine, or enable file sharing on the project folder (Settings > Resources > File sharing);
   • PowerShell (Core) or Windows PowerShell.

2. Prepare build environment. Linux host:

   ARCH=x86_64 # or aarch64
   DOCKER=docker # or podman
   $DOCKER build -t redpanda-builder-$ARCH packages/appimage/dockerfile-$ARCH
   

   Windows host:

   $ARCH = "x86_64" # or "aarch64" someday Docker or Podman is available on WoA
   $DOCKER = "docker" # or "podman"
   & $DOCKER build -t redpanda-builder-$ARCH packages/appimage/dockerfile-$ARCH
   

3. Build AppImage. Linux host:

   ARCH=x86_64
   DOCKER=docker
   $DOCKER run --rm -v $PWD:/build/RedPanda-CPP -e CARCH=$ARCH redpanda-builder-$ARCH /build/RedPanda-CPP/packages/appimage/01-in-docker.sh
   

   Windows host:

   $ARCH = "x86_64"
   $DOCKER = "docker"
   & $DOCKER run --rm -v "$(Get-Location):/build/RedPanda-CPP" -e CARCH=$ARCH redpanda-builder-$ARCH /build/RedPanda-CPP/packages/appimage/01-in-docker.sh
   

4. Run Red Panda C++.

   ./dist/RedPandaIDE-x86_64.AppImage # or *-aarch64.AppImage
   

Note: AppImage, in which format AppImageKit is shipped, is incompatable with QEMU user space emulator, so you cannot build AArch64 AppImage on x86-64, and vice versa.