OpenSite/Guides/Build OpenSite on Windows
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.
Expected result
You have selected the correct existing build procedure without confusing it with public installation.
Limitations
No source licence is granted here. This page does not publish dependency binaries, redefine SDK compatibility or claim a new build/test result.
