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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md deleted file mode 100644 index 4861b8f9d..000000000 --- a/README.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,59 +0,0 @@ -# QtWebEngine - Combining the power of Chromium and Qt # - - -To be able to build QtWebEngine you need Qt 5.2 or newer. - -## I. Getting the Code ## - -### 1) Clone the QtWebEngine repository ### - - git clone git://gitorious.org/qt/qtwebengine.git - -### 2) Initialize the repository ### - -This will fetch a snapshot of chromium sources we rely on. - - ./init-repository.py - -## II. Build Instructions## - -### 1) Generate the ninja build files by running qmake. ### - -It's a also possible to use qmake -r to forcefully re-gyp (without relying on make to determine if it's necessary). - - qmake - -### 2) build with make ### - -Everything should be set up properly now. - - make - -### 3) [optional] make install ### - -This step is required for installing l10n files and other resources (such as the resources for the remote inspector). - - make install - -## Additional tips and tricks ## - -### Complete Upstream Chromium Checkout ### -If you want to have a complete chromium checkout with the complete history instead of the snapshot, -then you can run the init-repository script with the -u option. - -This will then create a complete ninja and chromium checkout in the subdirectory src/3rdparty\_upstream. -qmake will automatically pickup the location and make use of the sources in the subsequent steps II.1) and II.2). - - ./init-repository.py -u - -### Use external Chromium sources ### -If you want to use external chromium sources instead of the submodule provided in the QtWebEngine repository, -you can export the CHROMIUM\_SRC\_DIR variable point it to your source directory. - -### Debug vs. Release builds ### - -By default, the configuration used for building Qt is followed. -It is possible to override this by passing CONFIG+=release or debug at qmake time. e.g: - - qmake -r CONFIG+=debug - |