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* <code>mkdir -p build/release</code>
* <code>mkdir -p build/release</code>
* <code>cd build/release</code>
* <code>cd build/release</code>
* <code>cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo ../../</code>
* <code>cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo ../../cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo      -DKICAD_USE_CMAKE_FINDPROTOBUF=ONcode>


== '''<span style="color: rgb(132, 63, 161);">Build it:</span>''' ==
== '''<span style="color: rgb(132, 63, 161);">Build it:</span>''' ==

Revision as of 15:13, 8 August 2025

Proven on:
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6 (Faye)


The required tools:

  • sudo apt install git cmake cmake-gui

Get the source:

Note: This builds a non-stable version. (Whatever state the code is currently in...)

  • git clone https://github.com/KiCad/kicad-source-mirror kicad

or maybe:

Note: This should build a stable version. (You can change branch to match current stable version...)

  • git clone https://github.com/KiCad/kicad-source-mirror --branch 9.0 kicad

The prerequisites:

  • sudo apt install swig libwxgtk3.2-dev libboost1.74-all-dev libglew-dev libglm-dev libglut-dev libcairo-dev python3-dev wxpython-tools libcurl4-openssl-dev libgit2-dev libngspice0-dev libharfbuzz-dev libocct-data-exchange-dev unixodbc-dev libgtk-3-dev libsecret-1-dev
  • sudo apt install iodbc libiodbc2-dev
  • sudo apt installlibnng-dev libprotobuf-dev protobuf-compiler

Set it up:

  • cd kicad/
  • mkdir -p build/release
  • cd build/release
  • cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo ../../cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo -DKICAD_USE_CMAKE_FINDPROTOBUF=ONcode>

Build it:

  • make

Install it:

  • sudo make install