##Build instructions for Visual Studio 2013 ###Prepare folder Choose a folder for the future build, for example **D:\TBuild\**. There you will have two folders, **Libraries** for third-party libs and **tdesktop** (or **tdesktop-master**) for the app. ###Clone source code By git – in [Git Bash](http://git-scm.com/downloads) go to **/d/tbuild** and run git clone https://github.com/telegramdesktop/tdesktop.git or download in ZIP and extract to **D:\TBuild\**, rename **tdesktop-master** to **tdesktop** to have **D:\TBuild\tdesktop\Telegram.sln** solution ###Prepare libraries ####OpenSSL 1.0.1h https://www.openssl.org/related/binaries.html > **OpenSSL for Windows** > Download [**Win32 OpenSSL v1.0.1h** (16 Mb)](http://slproweb.com/download/Win32OpenSSL-1_0_1h.exe) Install to **D:\TBuild\Libraries\OpenSSL-Win32**, while installing **Copy OpenSSL DLLs to** choose **The OpenSSL binaries (/bin) directory** ####LZMA SDK 9.20 http://www.7-zip.org/sdk.html > Download [**LZMA SDK (C, C++, C#, Java)** 9.20](http://downloads.sourceforge.net/sevenzip/lzma920.tar.bz2) Extract to **D:\TBuild\Libraries** #####Building library * Open in VS2013 **D:\TBuild\Libraries\lzma\C\Util\LzmaLib\LzmaLib.dsw** > One-way upgrade – **OK** * For **Debug** and **Release** configurations * LzmaLib Properties > General > Configuration Type = **Static library (.lib)** – **OK** * LzmaLib Properties > Librarian > General > Target Machine = **MachineX86 (/MACHINE:X86)** – **OK** * Build Debug configuration * Build Release configuration ####zlib 1.2.8 http://www.zlib.net/ > Download [**zlib source code, version 1.2.8, zipfile format**](http://zlib.net/zlib128.zip) Extract to **D:\TBuild\Libraries\** #####Building library * Open in VS2013 **D:\TBuild\Libraries\zlib-1.2.8\contrib\vstudio\vc11\zlibvc.sln** > One-way upgrade – **OK** * We are interested only in **zlibstat** project, but it depends on some custom pre-build step, so build all * For **Debug** configuration * zlibstat Properties > C/C++ > Code Generation > Runtime Library = **Multi-threaded Debug (/MTd)** – **OK** * For **Release** configuration * zlibstat Properties > C/C++ > Code Generation > Runtime Library = **Multi-threaded (/MT)** – **OK** * Build Solution for Debug configuration – only **zlibstat** project builds successfully * Build Solution for Release configuration – only **zlibstat** project builds successfully ####libexif 0.6.20 Get sources from https://github.com/telegramdesktop/libexif-0.6.20, by git – in [Git Bash](http://git-scm.com/downloads) go to **/d/tbuild/libraries** and run git clone https://github.com/telegramdesktop/libexif-0.6.20.git or download in ZIP and extract to **D:\TBuild\Libraries\**, rename **libexif-0.6.20-master** to **libexif-0.6.20** to have **D:\TBuild\Libraries\libexif-0.6.20\win32\lib_exif.sln** solution #####Building library * Open in VS2013 **D:\TBuild\Libraries\libexif-0.6.20\win32\lib_exif.sln** * Build Debug configuration * Build Release configuration ####OpenAL Soft Get sources by git – in [Git Bash](http://git-scm.com/downloads) go to **/d/tbuild/libraries** and run git clone git://repo.or.cz/openal-soft.git to have **D:\TBuild\Libraries\openal-soft\CMakeLists.txt** #####Building library * Install [CMake](http://www.cmake.org/) * Go in **cmd** to **D:\TBuild\Libraries\openal-soft\build\** * Run **cmake -G "Visual Studio 12 2013" -D LIBTYPE:STRING=STATIC ..** * Open in VS2013 **D:\TBuild\Libraries\openal-soft\build\OpenAL.sln** * For **Debug** configuration * OpenAL32 Properties > C/C++ > Code Generation > Runtime Library = **Multi-threaded Debug (/MTd)** – **OK** * common Properties > C/C++ > Code Generation > Runtime Library = **Multi-threaded Debug (/MTd)** – **OK** * For **Release** configuration * OpenAL32 Properties > C/C++ > Code Generation > Runtime Library = **Multi-threaded (/MT)** – **OK** * common Properties > C/C++ > Code Generation > Runtime Library = **Multi-threaded (/MT)** – **OK** ####libogg 1.3.2 Get sources from http://xiph.org/downloads/ – in [ZIP](http://downloads.xiph.org/releases/ogg/libogg-1.3.2.zip) and extract to **D:\TBuild\Libraries\** #####Building library * Open in VS2013 **D:\TBuild\Libraries\libogg-1.3.2\win32\VS2010\libogg_static.sln** > One-way upgrade – **OK** * Build Debug configuration * Build Release configuration ####Opus codec, opusfile Get sources by git – in [Git Bash](http://git-scm.com/downloads) go to **/d/tbuild/libraries** and run git clone git://git.opus-codec.org/opus.git git clone git://git.xiph.org/opusfile.git to have **D:\TBuild\Libraries\opus\win32** #####Building libraries * Open in VS2013 **D:\TBuild\Libraries\opus\win32\VS2010\opus.sln** > One-way upgrade – **OK** * Build Debug configuration * Build Release configuration * Open in VS2013 **D:\TBuild\Libraries\opusfile\win32\VS2010\opusfile.sln** > One-way upgrade – **OK** * For **Debug** and **Release** configurations * opusfile > C/C++ > General > Additional include directories > Add **../../../libogg-1.3.2/include;** * Build Debug configuration * Build Release configuration ####Qt 5.4.0, slightly patched http://download.qt-project.org/official_releases/qt/5.4/5.4.0/single/qt-everywhere-opensource-src-5.4.0.zip Extract to **D:\TBuild\Libraries\**, rename **qt-everywhere-opensource-src-5.4.0** to **QtStatic** to have **D:\TBuild\Libraries\QtStatic\qtbase\** folder Apply patch * OR copy (with overwrite!) everything from **D:\TBuild\tdesktop\\\_qt\_5\_4\_0\_patch\** to **D:\TBuild\Libraries\QtStatic\** * OR copy **D:\TBuild\tdesktop\\\_qt\_5\_4\_0\_patch.diff** to **D:\TBuild\Libraries\QtStatic\**, go there in Git Bash and run git apply _qt_5_4_0_patch.diff #####Building library * Install Python 3.3.2 from https://www.python.org/download/releases/3.3.2 > [**Windows x86 MSI Installer (3.3.2)**](https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.3.2/python-3.3.2.msi) * Open **VS2013 x86 Native Tools Command Prompt.bat** (should be in **\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 12.0\Common7\Tools\Shortcuts\** folder) There go to Qt directory D: cd TBuild\Libraries\QtStatic and after that run configure configure -debug-and-release -opensource -confirm-license -static -I "D:\TBuild\Libraries\OpenSSL-Win32\include" -L "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v7.1A\Lib" -l Gdi32 -opengl desktop -openssl-linked OPENSSL_LIBS_DEBUG="D:\TBuild\Libraries\OpenSSL-Win32\lib\VC\static\ssleay32MTd.lib D:\TBuild\Libraries\OpenSSL-Win32\lib\VC\static\libeay32MTd.lib" OPENSSL_LIBS_RELEASE="D:\TBuild\Libraries\OpenSSL-Win32\lib\VC\static\ssleay32MT.lib D:\TBuild\Libraries\OpenSSL-Win32\lib\VC\static\libeay32MT.lib" -mp -nomake examples -nomake tests -platform win32-msvc2013 to configure Qt build. After configuration is complete run nmake module-qtbase module-qtimageformats nmake module-qtbase-install_subtargets module-qtimageformats-install_subtargets building (**nmake** command) will take really long time. ####Qt Visual Studio Addin 1.2.3 http://download.qt-project.org/official_releases/vsaddin/qt-vs-addin-1.2.3-opensource.exe Close all VS2013 instances and install to default location ###Building Telegram Desktop * Launch VS2013 for configuring Qt Addin * QT5 > Qt Options > Add * Version name: **QtStatic.5.4.0** * Path: **D:\TBuild\Libraries\QtStatic\qtbase** * Default Qt/Win version: **QtStatic.5.4.0** – **OK** * File > Open > Project/Solution > **D:\TBuild\tdesktop\Telegram.sln** * Build \ Build Solution (Debug and Release configurations)