Build from Source Code

This page describes how to build the application from source code.

Get the Source Code

Download the source code from git repository

git clone https://github.com/hluk/CopyQ.git

or download the latest source code archive from:

Install Dependencies

The build requires:

CMake
Qt

Ubuntu

On Ubuntu you can install all build dependencies with:

sudo apt install \
  build-essential \
  cmake \
  extra-cmake-modules \
  git \
  libkf5notifications-dev \
  libqt5svg5 \
  libqt5svg5-dev \
  libqt5waylandclient5-dev \
  libqt5x11extras5-dev \
  libwayland-dev \
  libxfixes-dev \
  libxtst-dev \
  qtbase5-private-dev \
  qtdeclarative5-dev \
  qttools5-dev \
  qttools5-dev-tools \
  qtwayland5 \
  qtwayland5-dev-tools

Fedora / RHEL / Centos

On Fedora and derivatives you can install all build dependencies with:

sudo yum install \
  cmake \
  extra-cmake-modules \
  gcc-c++ \
  git \
  kf5-knotifications-devel \
  libSM-devel \
  libXfixes-devel \
  libXtst-devel \
  qt5-qtbase-devel \
  qt5-qtbase-private-devel \
  qt5-qtdeclarative-devel \
  qt5-qtsvg-devel \
  qt5-qttools-devel \
  qt5-qtwayland-devel \
  qt5-qtx11extras-devel \
  wayland-devel

Build and Install

Build the source code with CMake and make or using an IDE of your choice (see next sections).

cd CopyQ
cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr/local .
make
make install

Qt Creator

Qt Creator is IDE focused on developing C++ and Qt applications.

Install Qt Creator from your package manager or by selecting it from Qt installation utility.

Set up Qt library, C++ compiler and CMake.

Visual Studio

You need to install Qt for given version Visual Studio.

In Visual Studio 2017 open folder containing repository clone using “File - Open - Folder”.

In older versions, create solution manually by running cmake -G "Visual Studio 14 2015 Win64" . (select appropriate generator name) in repository clone folder.

Building and Packaging for OS X

On OS X, required Qt 5 libraries and utilities can be easily installed with Homebrew.

cd CopyQ
git -C "utils/github/homebrew" init .
git -C "utils/github/homebrew" add .
git -C "utils/github/homebrew" commit -m "Initial"

brew tap copyq/kde utils/github/homebrew/
# if the above "brew tap" command produces an error like
#     "Error: Tap copyq/kde remote mismatch"
# then run
#     brew untap --force copyq/kde
# and re-run the above "brew tap" command

brew install qt5 copyq/kde/kf5-knotifications

Build with the following commands:

cmake -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="$(brew --prefix qt5)" .
cmake --build .
cpack

This will produce a self-contained application bundle CopyQ.app which can then be copied or moved into /Applications.

NOTE: If no Items are shown when you start CopyQ and open “File - Preferences - Items”, then your CopyQ plugins were not installed. If you saw warning messages like this:

/<some_path>/install_name_tool: warning: changes being made to the file will invalidate the code signature in: /<some_path>/CopyQ/_CPack_Packages/Darwin/DragNDrop/copyq-6.2.0-Darwin/CopyQ.app/Contents/Plugins/<some_file>.dylib

when you ran the above “cpack” command, then you have likely encountered issue 1903.

In that case you may codesign the CopyQ app again using the following command, un-install the previous CopyQ app, and install the re-signed CopyQ.app:

codesign --force --deep --sign - $PWD/_CPack_Packages/Darwin/DragNDrop/copyq-*-Darwin/CopyQ.app