Windows Development Requirements

Steps for compiling ChimeraX on a fresh Windows 10:

1. Install Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 Community Edition works
   • Select Programming Languages / Visual C++ (not done by default)
   • Select "Windows and Web Development / Universal Windows App Development Tools"
   • Make sure that Windows SDK 10.0.10586 is installed (matching vsvars.sh)

Then start Visual Studio and login, then quit.

2. Install ​Cygwin. We used the 64-bit version. In addition to the default packages, you'll need (in ASCII order):
   • Imagemagick (to create icon files)
   • git (to be able to check in changes)
   • icoutils (to look at icon files, might not be needed)
   • make (to run the build process)
   • openssh (to get network access to plato)
   • patch (to patch source distribution)
   • rsync (to install files and fetch them)
   • vim (to edit files, might prefer emacs, your choice)

3. Clone repository from plato.cgl.ucsf.edu:/usr/local/projects/chimerax/git/chimerax.git

4. Then go the the prereqs/win32 directory and run the installers. Right now those are:
   • cmake (used to generate nmake files)
   • innosetup (used for creating installer)
   • Python (used to avoid building Python)

5. Install 64-bit version of Qt 5.6.0 in c:\qt.
   • Installer can be obtained from ​http://www.qt.io.
   • Skip login unless you already have a qt.io account.

6. "make install" in the repository root.

7. "(cd prereqs/PyQt && make app-install)"