Workrave

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### Build and install Workrave

Source: https://workrave.org/docs/build/windows

Configure the build using CMake with Ninja, then compile and install the project in a MINGW 64-bit shell.

```bash
cd <root-dir>
cmake -G Ninja -S <root-dir>/workrave -B <root-dir>/workrave-build -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=build/cmake/toolchains/msys2.cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=<root-dir>/workrave-deploy -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE_INIT=Debug -DWITH_TRACING=TRUE -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS=TRUE -DWITH_UI=Gtk+3 -DWITH_TESTS=ON -DCODE_COVERAGE=OFF -DWITH_CRASHPAD=OFF
cmake --build <root-dir>/workrave-build
cmake --install <root-dir>/workrave-build
```

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### Install Ubuntu packages for Workrave

Source: https://workrave.org/docs/build/linux

Required Ubuntu packages to enable all Workrave features. Install them with your package manager before building.

```text
 cmake
 gobject-introspection
 gsettings-desktop-schemas-dev
 intltool,
 libayatana-indicator3-dev
 libboost-all-dev
 libdbusmenu-glib-dev
 libdbusmenu-gtk3-dev
 libgirepository1.0-dev
 libglib2.0-0
 libglibmm-2.4-dev
 libgnome-panel-dev
 libgstreamer1.0-dev
 libgtk-3-dev
 libgtkmm-3.0-dev
 libmate-panel-applet-dev
 libpulse-dev
 libsigc++-2.0-dev
 libspdlog-dev
 libxfce4panel-2.0-dev
 libxi-dev
 libxmu-dev
 libxss-dev
 libxtst-dev
 python3-jinja2

```

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### Install Workrave dependencies with pacman

Source: https://workrave.org/docs/build/windows

Install the necessary build tools and libraries required for Workrave using the MSYS2 package manager.

```bash
pacman -S git mingw-w64-i686-clang mingw-w64-i686-cmake mingw-w64-i686-boost mingw-w64-i686-lld \
         mingw-w64-i686-ninja mingw-w64-x86_64-adwaita-icon-theme mingw-w64-x86_64-boost \
         mingw-w64-x86_64-clang mingw-w64-x86_64-cmake mingw-w64-x86_64-gtkmm3 mingw-w64-x86_64-lld \
         mingw-w64-x86_64-ninja mingw-w64-x86_64-python mingw-w64-x86_64-python-pip \
         mingw-w64-x86_64-spdlog mingw-w64-x86_64-jq tar xz zip
```

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### Build Workrave with CMake

Source: https://workrave.org/docs/build/linux

Configures, builds, and installs Workrave using CMake with Ninja. The configuration enables tracing, tests, and the Gtk+3 UI, and sets the install prefix to <root-dir>/workrave-deploy.

```shell
cd <root-dir>
cmake -G Ninja -S <root-dir>/workrave -B <root-dir>/workrave-build -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=<root-dir>/workrave-deploy -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE_INIT=Debug -DWITH_TRACING=TRUE -DCMAKE_EXPORT_COMPILE_COMMANDS=TRUE -DWITH_UI=Gtk+3 -DWITH_TESTS=ON -DCODE_COVERAGE=OFF
cmake --build <root-dir>/workrave-build
cmake --install <root-dir>/workrave-build

```

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### Set environment variables to run Workrave

Source: https://workrave.org/docs/build/linux

Sets environment variables needed to run Workrave when installed in a non-system directory (not /usr or /usr/local). Adjust the paths to match your install prefix.

```shell
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=<root-dir>/workrave-deploy/lib/:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
export GI_TYPELIB_PATH=<root-dir>/workrave-deploy/lib/girepository-1.0:$GI_TYPELIB_PATH
export XDG_DATA_DIRS=<root-dir>/workrave-deploy/share:"$XDG_DATA_DIRS"

```

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### Clone Workrave repository

Source: https://workrave.org/docs/build/linux

Clones the Workrave repository from GitHub into the current directory. Run from a shell.

```shell
cd <root-dir>
git clone https://github.com/rcaelers/workrave.git

```
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