- Prepare folder
- Install third party software
- Clone source code and prepare libraries
- Build the project
- Qt Visual Studio Tools
Choose an empty folder for the future build, for example D:\TBuild. It will be named BuildPath in the rest of this document. Create two folders there, BuildPath\ThirdParty and BuildPath\Libraries.
All commands (if not stated otherwise) will be launched from x86 Native Tools Command Prompt for VS 2017.bat (should be in Start Menu > Visual Studio 2017 menu folder). Pay attention not to use any other Command Prompt.
- Download ActivePerl installer from https://www.activestate.com/activeperl/downloads and install to BuildPath\ThirdParty\Perl
- Download NASM installer from http://www.nasm.us and install to BuildPath\ThirdParty\NASM
- Download Yasm executable from http://yasm.tortall.net/Download.html, rename to yasm.exe and put to BuildPath\ThirdParty\yasm
- Download MSYS2 installer from http://www.msys2.org/ and install to BuildPath\ThirdParty\msys64
- Download jom archive from http://download.qt.io/official_releases/jom/jom.zip and unpack to BuildPath\ThirdParty\jom
- Download Python 2.7 installer from https://www.python.org/downloads/ and install to BuildPath\ThirdParty\Python27
- Download CMake installer from https://cmake.org/download/ and install to BuildPath\ThirdParty\cmake
- Download Ninja executable from https://github.com/ninja-build/ninja/releases/download/v1.7.2/ninja-win.zip and unpack to BuildPath\ThirdParty\Ninja
Open x86 Native Tools Command Prompt for VS 2017.bat, go to BuildPath and run
cd ThirdParty
git clone https://chromium.googlesource.com/external/gyp
cd gyp
git checkout a478c1ab51
cd ..\..
Add GYP and Ninja to your PATH:
- Open Control Panel -> System -> Advanced system settings
- Press Environment Variables...
- Select Path
- Press Edit
- Add BuildPath\ThirdParty\gyp value
- Add BuildPath\ThirdParty\Ninja value
Open x86 Native Tools Command Prompt for VS 2017.bat, go to BuildPath and run
SET PATH=%cd%\ThirdParty\Perl\bin;%cd%\ThirdParty\Python27;%cd%\ThirdParty\NASM;%cd%\ThirdParty\jom;%cd%\ThirdParty\cmake\bin;%cd%\ThirdParty\yasm;%PATH%
git clone --recursive https://github.com/telegramdesktop/tdesktop.git
mkdir Libraries
cd Libraries
git clone https://github.com/Microsoft/Range-V3-VS2015 range-v3
git clone https://github.com/telegramdesktop/lzma.git
cd lzma\C\Util\LzmaLib
msbuild LzmaLib.sln /property:Configuration=Debug
msbuild LzmaLib.sln /property:Configuration=Release
cd ..\..\..\..
git clone https://github.com/openssl/openssl.git
cd openssl
git checkout OpenSSL_1_0_1-stable
perl Configure no-shared --prefix=%cd%\Release --openssldir=%cd%\Release VC-WIN32
ms\do_ms
nmake -f ms\nt.mak
nmake -f ms\nt.mak install
xcopy tmp32\lib.pdb Release\lib\
nmake -f ms\nt.mak clean
perl Configure no-shared --prefix=%cd%\Debug --openssldir=%cd%\Debug debug-VC-WIN32
ms\do_ms
nmake -f ms\nt.mak
nmake -f ms\nt.mak install
xcopy tmp32.dbg\lib.pdb Debug\lib\
cd ..
git clone https://github.com/telegramdesktop/zlib.git
cd zlib
git checkout tdesktop
cd contrib\vstudio\vc14
msbuild zlibstat.vcxproj /property:Configuration=Debug
msbuild zlibstat.vcxproj /property:Configuration=ReleaseWithoutAsm
cd ..\..\..\..
git clone git://repo.or.cz/openal-soft.git
cd openal-soft
git checkout 18bb46163af
cd build
cmake -G "Visual Studio 15 2017" -D LIBTYPE:STRING=STATIC -D FORCE_STATIC_VCRT:STRING=ON ..
msbuild OpenAL32.vcxproj /property:Configuration=Debug
msbuild OpenAL32.vcxproj /property:Configuration=Release
cd ..\..
git clone https://github.com/google/breakpad
cd breakpad
git checkout a1dbcdcb43
git apply ../../tdesktop/Telegram/Patches/breakpad.diff
cd src
git clone https://github.com/google/googletest testing
cd client\windows
set GYP_MSVS_VERSION=2017
gyp --no-circular-check breakpad_client.gyp --format=ninja
cd ..\..
ninja -C out/Debug common crash_generation_client exception_handler
ninja -C out/Release common crash_generation_client exception_handler
cd ..\..
git clone https://github.com/telegramdesktop/opus.git
cd opus
git checkout tdesktop
cd win32\VS2015
msbuild opus.sln /property:Configuration=Debug /property:Platform="Win32"
msbuild opus.sln /property:Configuration=Release /property:Platform="Win32"
cd ..\..\..\..
SET PATH_BACKUP_=%PATH%
SET PATH=%cd%\ThirdParty\msys64\usr\bin;%PATH%
cd Libraries
git clone https://github.com/FFmpeg/FFmpeg.git ffmpeg
cd ffmpeg
git checkout release/3.4
set CHERE_INVOKING=enabled_from_arguments
set MSYS2_PATH_TYPE=inherit
bash --login ../../tdesktop/Telegram/Patches/build_ffmpeg_win.sh
SET PATH=%PATH_BACKUP_%
cd ..
git clone git://code.qt.io/qt/qt5.git qt5_6_2
cd qt5_6_2
perl init-repository --module-subset=qtbase,qtimageformats
git checkout v5.6.2
cd qtimageformats
git checkout v5.6.2
cd ..\qtbase
git checkout v5.6.2
git apply ../../../tdesktop/Telegram/Patches/qtbase_5_6_2.diff
cd ..
configure -debug-and-release -force-debug-info -opensource -confirm-license -static -I "%cd%\..\openssl\Release\include" -no-opengl -openssl-linked OPENSSL_LIBS_DEBUG="%cd%\..\openssl\Debug\lib\ssleay32.lib %cd%\..\openssl\Debug\lib\libeay32.lib" OPENSSL_LIBS_RELEASE="%cd%\..\openssl\Release\lib\ssleay32.lib %cd%\..\openssl\Release\lib\libeay32.lib" -mp -nomake examples -nomake tests -platform win32-msvc2015
jom -j4
jom -j4 install
cd ..
cd ../tdesktop/Telegram
gyp\refresh.bat
If you want to pass a build define (like TDESKTOP_DISABLE_AUTOUPDATE or TDESKTOP_DISABLE_NETWORK_PROXY), call set TDESKTOP_BUILD_DEFINES=TDESKTOP_DISABLE_AUTOUPDATE,TDESKTOP_DISABLE_NETWORK_PROXY,... (comma seperated string)
After, call gyp\refresh.bat once again.
- Open BuildPath\tdesktop\Telegram\Telegram.sln in Visual Studio 2017
- Select Telegram project and press Build > Build Telegram (Debug and Release configurations)
- The result Telegram.exe will be located in D:\TBuild\tdesktop\out\Debug (and Release)
For better debugging you may want to install Qt Visual Studio Tools:
- Open Tools -> Extensions and Updates...
- Go to Online tab
- Search for Qt
- Install Qt Visual Studio Tools extension