From d00d4bb3137f1039e2a34e42370dc5235482904e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Birunthan Mohanathas Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2014 11:16:20 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Update Building.md --- Docs/Building.md | 23 +++++++++++++++++------ 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/Docs/Building.md b/Docs/Building.md index 543866b8..b784bd81 100644 --- a/Docs/Building.md +++ b/Docs/Building.md @@ -1,21 +1,32 @@ ## Building Rainmeter -Rainmeter can be built using any (including free) version of Visual Stuido 2013. The free "Visual Studio Express 2013 for Windows Desktop" version can be downloaded [here](http://www.visualstudio.com/downloads/download-visual-studio-vs). +### Get the source code -After Visual Studio has been installed and updated, open Rainmeter.sln to build. +Use Git to clone the repository: + + git clone https://github.com/rainmeter/rainmeter.git + +Alternatively, download the repository contents as a [ZIP archive](https://github.com/rainmeter/rainmeter/archive/master.zip). + + +### Building with Visual Studio + +Rainmeter can be built using any version of Visual Studio 2013. If you don't already have VS2013, you can download the free "Visual Studio Express 2013 for Windows Desktop" version [here](http://www.visualstudio.com/downloads/download-visual-studio-vs). + +After Visual Studio has been installed and updated, open Rainmeter.sln at the root of the repository to build. ### Building the installer -To build the full Rainmeter installer, run Build.bat. If you receive "not found" errors, open Build.bat and change the `set=` lines at the top to match your system. +First, download and install NSIS Unicode (download the Unicode version, not the ANSI version). -To sign the installer and the Rainmeter executables, create a Certificate.bat file alongside Build.bat with the following contents: +Now you can simply run the Build.bat batch file in the Build folder of your local repository. If you see any "not found" errors, check that the paths in the `set` commands at the top of the file match your environment. To build the release (non-beta) installer, use `Build.bat RELEASE`. + +To digitally sign the installer and the Rainmeter executables, obtain a Windows code signing certificate and create a Certificate.bat file alongside Build.bat with the following contents: set CERTFILE=/path/to/PFXcert.p12 set CERTKEY=certpassword -Use `Build.bat RELEASE` to build a non-beta installer. - ### Building old versions