Source code for Pointcaster is available on [Github](https://github.com/eidetic-av/pointcaster). Start by cloning the repository:

docker run --rm -it -v ./:/pointcaster:Z -w/pointcaster pointcaster-linux bash

cmake --preset linux-release

The install target places a portable build at `build/linux-release/install/bin/pointcaster`, and the package target creates an AppImage at `build/linux-release/Pointcaster-Linux-<version>.AppImage`, both of which can be run from outside the container.

Automated Windows builds use [Docker](https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/) to configure the build environment. [`scripts/windows.Dockerfile`](https://github.com/eidetic-av/pointcaster/blob/qt/scripts/windows.Dockerfile) installs Visual Studio Build Tools and other binary dependencies in a Windows container. This is how release builds are produced, but if you are looking to develop Pointcaster or a Pointcaster plugin you'll most likely want to build and debug using an IDE - in which case you might prefer [installing dependencies manually](#windows-builds-in-an-ide).

The following commands assume you have a working docker installation capable of running Windows containers on the command line.

To build the Windows docker image:

docker build -f scripts/windows.Dockerfile -t pointcaster-win .

And from inside:

To build Pointcaster on Windows using a CMake-compatible IDE like Visual Studio, you'll need to manually install the following dependencies on your host: