OpenSite/Guides/Build OpenSite on Windows

OpenSite 0.0.1 · DevelopmentSource scope and availability

Use the repository’s Windows desktop preset when you are an authorized developer.

Stable identifier: opensite.help.build-opensite-on-windows

Prerequisites

Repository and dependency access; Visual Studio 2026 with the required C++ toolchain, CMake and matching prepared dependency prefixes. This is not an end-user installer guide.

Steps

Prepare matching dependencies

The documented layout has a dependency root containing matching Debug/Release scientific, Qt and Eigen prefixes. Configure does not download or build them automatically. Follow the repository’s Build-and-Dependencies guide for the selected snapshot.

Choose one configuration

Use windows-vs2026-release-desktop for a Release desktop tree. Debug is a separate preset and dependency configuration. Do not reuse a build directory configured for another generator or runtime.

Configure and build

cmake --preset windows-vs2026-release-desktop
cmake --build --preset windows-vs2026-release-desktop

A successful configure is not proof of a complete runnable distribution. Keep the command output and use the repository’s test/staging procedure.

Use CMake GUI if preferred

Choose the repository source and a new build directory, select the desktop preset or matching dependency root/configuration and GUI/Python options, Configure, then Generate. The repository documents OpenSite.slnx for the Visual Studio 2026 generator. Build only its selected configuration.

Verify the delivered layout

Use the repository’s install/stage workflow and its clean runtime checks. A raw executable in a build tree is not a replacement for a package with Qt plugins, extensions and runtime closure.

Return to user help

Once you have a verified matching desktop package, follow OpenSite/Guides/First desktop session. Report your own commands/results; historical acceptance reports are not a test of your computer.