windows

Pre-requisites

Get Qt

Get a static build of Qt made built in our CI.

https://firefox-ci-tc.services.mozilla.com/api/index/v1/task/mozillavpn.v2.mozillavpn.cache.level-3.toolchains.v3.qt-win.latest/artifacts/public%2Fbuild%2Fqt6_win.zip

Unzip the folder and remember the location for the configure step.

Conda

Have miniconda installed.

Open Powershell and run Conda

conda init

You may need to enable powershell scripts.. You can call Set-ExecutionPolicy -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted

For the setup you need to use powershell.

$ conda env create -f env.yml
$ conda activate vpn
# Setup the conda env for clang-cl compilation
$ ./scripts/windows/conda_setup_win_sdk.ps1
# Setup the conda env to use a prebuild Qt from Moz-CI
$ ./scripts/windows/conda_setup_win_qt.ps1
# Install conda Packages only needed on Windows
$ ./scripts/windows/conda_install_extras.ps1
# Reactivate the env to apply the changes:
$ conda deactivate
$ conda activate vpn

Build

Make the build directory

mkdir build

Configure

cmake -S . -B build -GNinja

Compile

cmake --build build