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authorRobert Tari <robert@tari.in>2023-08-09 15:52:26 +0200
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+# Build and installation instructions
+
+## Compile-time build dependencies
+
+ - cmake
+ - cmake-extras
+ - at-spi2-core
+ - gobject-introspection
+ - intltool
+ - gtk-doc
+ - libxml2
+ - vala
+ - mono
+ - glib2
+ - gtk3
+ - gtk3-docs
+ - gtk-sharp-3
+ - libayatana-indicator
+ - libdbusmenu-gtk3
+ - libdbusmenu-glib
+ - libgirepository
+ - dbus-test-runner - **For testing**
+ - xorg-server-xvfb - **For testing**
+ - gcovr - **For coverage**
+ - lcov - **For coverage**
+
+## For end-users and packagers
+
+```
+cd libayatana-appindicator
+mkdir build
+cd build
+cmake .. -DENABLE_GTKDOC=ON
+make
+sudo make install
+```
+
+**The install prefix defaults to `/usr`, change it with `-DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/some/path`**
+<br>
+**The libexec prefix defaults to `/libexec`, change it with `-DCMAKE_INSTALL_LIBEXECDIR=lib`**
+
+## For testers - unit tests only
+
+```
+cd libayatana-appindicator
+mkdir build
+cd build
+cmake .. -DENABLE_GTKDOC=ON -DENABLE_WERROR=ON -DENABLE_TESTS=ON
+make
+make test
+```
+
+## For testers - both unit tests and code coverage
+
+```
+cd libayatana-appindicator
+mkdir build
+cd build
+cmake .. -DENABLE_GTKDOC=ON -DENABLE_WERROR=ON -DENABLE_COVERAGE=ON
+make
+make coverage
+```