Build guide

Building on Windows

First, install the required GTK-related dependencies: - Install MinGW64 via MSYS2 - From the MinGW64 terminal, run pacman -S mingw-w64-x86_64-libadwaita mingw-w64-x86_64-webp-pixbuf-loader

Pinta can then be built by opening Pinta.sln in Visual Studio. Ensure that .NET 8 is installed via the Visual Studio installer.

For building on the command line: - Install the .NET 8 SDK. - Build: - dotnet build - Run: - dotnet run --project Pinta

Building on macOS

• Install .NET 8 and GTK4
• brew install dotnet-sdk libadwaita adwaita-icon-theme gettext webp-pixbuf-loader
• For Apple Silicon, set DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH=/opt/homebrew/lib in the environment so that Pinta can load the GTK libraries
• For Intel, you may need to set DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/lib when using .NET 9 or higher
• Build:
• dotnet build
• Run:
• dotnet run --project Pinta

Building on Linux

• Install .NET 8 following the instructions for your Linux distribution.
• Install other dependencies (instructions are for Ubuntu 22.10, but should be similar for other distros):
• sudo apt install autotools-dev autoconf-archive gettext intltool libadwaita-1-dev
• Minimum library versions: gtk >= 4.12 and libadwaita >= 1.4
• Optional dependencies: webp-pixbuf-loader
• Build (option 1, for development and testing):
• dotnet build
• dotnet run --project Pinta
• Build (option 2, for installation):
• ./autogen.sh
  • If building from a tarball, run ./configure instead.
  • Add the --prefix=<install directory> argument to install to a directory other than /usr/local
• make install