Then run powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File .\setup.ps1. It stops at the first error and is safe to run again. Servers and tests aren't started; it lists them at the end. Read it first.

1. 1

   Check it supports your device / system

   Compare yours with the README's “Supported platform on Linux and BSD” list above before installing anything.

2. 2

   Clone the repository

   Needs Git: winget install Git.Git. The repo uses git submodules, so the clone fetches them too.

   git clone --recurse-submodules https://github.com/fcitx/fcitx5.git
   cd fcitx5

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3. 3

   Install the required runtimes

   C/C++ compiler, CMake 3.13

   winget install Microsoft.VisualStudio.2022.BuildTools  # then add the "Desktop development with C++" workload
   winget install Kitware.CMake

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4. 4

   Install dependencies

   cmake -S . -B build -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
   cmake --build build

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