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Windows

You will need Windows 7 10 or later (Windows 10 is recommended) 64-bit OS

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  • Cygwin. Some packages to make sure are installed are:
    • openssh
    • zip
    • unzip
    • make (needed to compile media)
    • makedepend (needed for media)
    • Optional: git
  • Microsoft Visual Studio 20192022, either Professional or Community edition. The Desktop development with C++ workload is required at most, but it may be possible to install individual components to satisfy the requirements.Microsoft DirectShow header files – If you build media you will need the DirectShow header files from the Microsoft Windows SDK v7.1, installed in its default location of "C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v7.1".

If you build WebKit (it is not built by default) you will need the following additional tools:

  • Cmake 3.822.2 3 or later, available from the Cmake download site
  • Additional Cygwin tools:
    • bison
    • flexg++
    • gperf
    • perl
    • python
    • (5.10 or later)
    • python3
    • ruby (2.5 or later)ruby

All commands on this page are ran inside Cygwin (and not in Windows CMD).

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