Install Build Requirements

Requirements

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Install

Windows

1. Download the latest version of Python.
   
   • Check "Add python.exe to PATH" and use the "Install Now" option.
2. Open Command Prompt (cmd in Start Menu) or Windows Powershell and run python -m pip install scons==4.7.0.
3. Download Godot version listed in the README and extract.
4. Install the Visual Studio Community C++ Tools.

Linux

Ubuntu/Debian

1. Ensure all platform requirements are installed:

   apt-get install \
     build-essential \
     scons \
     pkg-config \
     libx11-dev \
     libxcursor-dev \
     libxinerama-dev \
     libgl1-mesa-dev \
     libglu-dev \
     libasound2-dev \
     libpulse-dev \
     libudev-dev \
     libxi-dev \
     libxrandr-dev \
     libtbb-dev \

2. Download Godot version listed in the README and extract.

Arch Linux

1. Ensure all platform requirements are installed:

   pacman -S --needed \
     scons \
     pkgconf \
     gcc \
     libxcursor \
     libxinerama \
     libxi \
     libxrandr \
     mesa \
     glu \
     libglvnd \
     alsa-lib \
     pulseaudio

2. Download Godot version listed in the README and extract.

Warning

Do not use the godot Arch repository package, it is known to break for OpenVic, use the official release.