Tough_Crowd/docs/developers/developers-setup.md

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# Developers setup
## Requirements
Diffuse depends on these projects:
* Python 3.8+
* PyPi
* Cairo and GObject Introspection development headers
* Meson
* Flatpak and Flatpak builder (Linux only)
## Install the dependencies
### Install the system dependencies
It's a bit difficult to get the command lines for all the systems, but these
examples should be enough to find the packages on most systems.
<details>
<summary>Debian/Ubuntu</summary>
```sh
sudo apt install python3-pip libcairo2-dev libgirepository1.0-dev meson flatpak flatpak-builder
```
_Note: Tested on Debian 11 (Buster) and Ubuntu 20.04 (Focal)_
</details>
<details>
<summary>Fedora</summary>
```sh
sudo dnf install python-pip cairo-devel cairo-gobject-devel meson flatpak flatpak-builder
```
_Note: Tested on Fedora 34_
</details>
<details>
<summary>Mac OS</summary>
On Mac, all deps can be fetched using [Homebrew](https://docs.brew.sh/).
```sh
brew install meson python3 py3cairo pygobject3 gtk+3 librsvg
```
_Note: Tested on macOS 12.5 (Monterey)_
You don't need to use `pip` because the above `brew` command installs all dependencies.
</details>
### Install the project dependencies
To install the requirements just to execute the binary, run:
```sh
pip install -r requirements.txt
```
For developer tools, run this one instead (it includes requirements.txt):
```sh
pip install -r requirements.dev.txt
```
## Setup
### Setup on Linux using Flatpak
#### Build, test and install
To build, test and install Diffuse locally:
```sh
flatpak install runtime/org.gnome.Sdk/$(uname -p)/42
flatpak-builder --user --install build-flatpak io.github.mightycreak.Diffuse.yml
```
#### Run
To run Diffuse through Flatpak:
```sh
flatpak run io.github.mightycreak.Diffuse
```
#### Uninstall
To uninstall Diffuse:
```sh
flatpak remove io.github.mightycreak.Diffuse
```
### Setup on Linux using Meson
#### Build and test
Diffuse is using Meson as its build system.
To build and test Diffuse:
```sh
meson setup build
cd build
meson compile
meson test
```
#### Install on system and run
To install Diffuse on your system (e.g. `/usr/local/`):
```sh
meson install # requires admin privileges
```
To run Diffuse:
```sh
diffuse
```
#### Install in a custom directory and run
Meson allows to change the default installation directories, see
[command-line documentation](https://mesonbuild.com/Commands.html#configure).
To install Diffuse in a custom directory (e.g. `~/bin/diffuse`):
```sh
meson install --destdir ~/bin/diffuse
```
To run Diffuse:
```sh
export PYTHONPATH=$HOME/bin/diffuse/usr/local/share/diffuse
cd ~/bin/diffuse/usr/local/bin
./diffuse
```
#### Uninstall
To uninstall Diffuse afterwards:
```sh
sudo ninja uninstall -C build
sudo rm -v /usr/local/share/locale/*/LC_MESSAGES/diffuse.mo
```
### Setup on Mac OS
#### Build and test
Diffuse is using Meson as its build system.
To build and test Diffuse:
```sh
meson setup build
cd build
meson compile
meson test
```
#### Install on system and run
To install Diffuse on your system (e.g. `/usr/local/`):
```sh
meson install # requires admin privileges
```
To run Diffuse:
```sh
diffuse
```
_Note: The `diffuse` command can be used to launch Diffuse as a native Mac app_
_that is installed into `/Applications/Diffuse.app`._
### Setup on Windows (deprecated)
_Note:_ The Windows port is not maintained and would need some love.
Contributions are very welcome! 😉
The `windows-installer` directory contains scripts for building an installable
package for Windows that includes all dependencies.
Diffuse can be packaged as a portable application by copying the installation
directory to a pen drive and creating a front end that sets the
`XDG_CONFIG_HOME` and `XDG_DATA_DIR` environment variables prior to launching
Diffuse. The `XDG_CONFIG_HOME` and `XDG_DATA_DIR` environment variables
indicate where Diffuse should store persistent settings (eg. the path to a
writable directory on the pen drive).