README.rst

YOGA Image Optimizer - Windows Build

Requirements

To build YOGA Image Optimizer for Windows, you must first install the following dependencies:

• Windows 11:
  • Download (VM): https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/downloads/virtual-machines/
• Install Chocolatey (optional, but simpler setup):
  • Run in PowerShell as administrator: Set-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Scope Process -Force; iex ((New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://community.chocolatey.org/install.ps1'))
  • NOTE: all choco commands should be run as administrator
• Python 3.10:
  • 64bit version
  • Must be added to the PATH (there is a checkbox during the installation)
  • Virtualenv must be installed and available in the PATH too
  • Download: https://www.python.org/
  • Choco: choco install python
• Git:
  • Download: https://git-scm.com/
  • Choco: choco install git
• MSYS2:
  • Install it at default location (C:\msys64)
  • Download: https://www.msys2.org/
  • Choco: choco install msys2
• Visual Studio 17 (2022)
  • Already installed in the Windows 11 Dev VM, else use Chocolatey
  • Choco: choco install visualstudio2022-workload-vctools
• Inno Setup
  • Install it at default location (C:\Program Files (x86)\Inno Setup 6\\) or change its path in build-installer.bat
  • Download: https://jrsoftware.org/isinfo.php
  • Choco: choco install innosetup

Restart to finish setup.

Building YOGA Image Optimizer for Windows

All commands must be run from the project's root directory (the one that contains the setup.py file).

1. Build GTK by running winbuild\build-gtk.bat using cmd.exe,
2. Build YOGA Image Optimizer running winbuild\build-yoga.bat using cmd.exe,
3. Add the Windows 10 GTK theme running winbuild\add-gtk-theme.bat using cmd.exe (optional),
4. Clean GTK build (441 Mo -> 40 Mo) running winbuild/clean-gtk.sh using Git Bash or MSYS2,

Building distribuable files

• Windows installer: run winbuild\build-installer.bat
• Zip: run winbuild\build-zip.bat

Results goes to the dist folder.