How to build browser with source code?

[werty8763 1,483]

Hey guys :)

I have found a browser that works fairly well on my old computer and doesn't hog resources.... ;)

It's called qtweb browser (www.qtweb.net)

I downloaded the latest source code from here:

https://code.google.com/p/qtweb/downloads/detail?name=QtWeb-b104.zip&can=2&q=

But I have know idea how to start building.... :lol:

If a kind and considerate tanker could take the time to teach me how to build the qtweb browser with the source code, it would be greatly appreciated. :)

Thanks. ;)

[r_stdin0 11]

Next time please describe your environment ( windows with mingw or cygwin, or which GNU/Linux distribution, or OSX, or Unix ) when you ask this somewhere else.

 

Then you could file a bug to its github page to request for the INSTALL file. Most decent open source software has it.

 

Remember that you are asking at the wrong place. It is the help from a dedicated community that makes it free. So I can't help but point you to the right places, which are a handful of forums depending on your OS.

 

That project has been for more than a year and the author doesn't bother writing an INSTALL file for its users, which is not a good sign after all. If all else fail, try "./build.sh --help" in a unix-like shell. Read build.sh and getsrc.sh. There are too many to cover.

Edited May 8, 2015 by r_stdin0

[werty8763 1,483]

^ that was no help...... -_-

Anyway... the developers have released several install files...

But they discontinued it since 2013..... :(

And I have a windows 7

[r_stdin0 11]

My advice is to use other light-weight browser like midori or arora, etc.

Why don't you use the binary they provided for windows ?

 

Their latest version is based on openssl 1.0.1e, which is obsolete and has security holes. Supported version for openssl 1.0.1 branch is 1.0.1m.

 

If you want to kill your time, you need qt, qtwebkit, openssl 1.0.1e, and cygwin or mingw. Installing them into the correct location and linking them together is quite a tedious task. Each of them has a bunch of other dependencies.

 

My advice is to use other light-weight browsers such as midori, arora, etc. Those are also based on webkit engine and have a decent GTK GUI.

Edited May 11, 2015 by r_stdin0

[falcosenna1 8,320]

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[thunderousrailgunner 1,934]

^ that was no help...... -_-

Anyway... the developers have released several install files...

But they discontinued it since 2013..... :(

And I have a windows 7

He Explain Crystal Clear and you say that is no help  :mellow:

[r_TIGER_BOY_20140 78]

if you want to make your own website you have to give money to them