Windows client for Ring

For more information about the ring project, see the following:

Requirements

  • Ring client library and Ring daemon
  • Mingw-w64 build environment
  • Qt5 (we link against Qt5Core, Qt5Widgets, Qt5Gui) built with Mingw
  • Qt5 Svg, Qt5 ImageFormats & Qt5 WinExtras built with Mingw

Get the source code

  • git clone https://gerrit-ring.savoirfairelinux.com/ring-client-windows

Build instructions

USE THE QMAKE OF Qt BUILT WITH MINGW (e.g. /usr/bin/i686-w64-mingw32-qmake-qt5)

cd ring-client-windows
mkdir build && cd build
export QTDIR=<path to mingw qt> (e.g. /usr/i686-w64-mingw32/lib/qt)
qmake ../RingWinClient.pro -r -spec win32-g++ RING=<Install dir of Ring and LRC> [BUILD=Debug]
make
make install

You will find all files in ./release directory.

Debugging

Compile the client with 'BUILD=Debug' and libRingClient with '-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug'

Packaging

cd build/release
makensis ring.nsi