Updated prerequisites and build instructions. Updated Windows install.

CMakeLists.txt

@@ -42,13 +42,12 @@ find_package (Qt5Xml 5.4 REQUIRED)
 find_package (Qt5Svg 5.4 REQUIRED)
 find_package (Qt5LinguistTools)
 
-if (MINGW)
+if (WIN32)
    # Locate Qt directories
    execute_process (COMMAND qtpaths --install-prefix OUTPUT_VARIABLE QT_BASE_DIR OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE)
    set (QT_BIN_DIR ${QT_BASE_DIR}/bin)
 endif ()
 
-
 #
 # Optional dependencies
 #
@@ -131,6 +130,10 @@ else (Qt5Test_FOUND)
   message (STATUS "QtTest (optional)........ No.")
 endif (Qt5Test_FOUND)
 
+if (MSVC)
+   message (STATUS "MSVC Qt location ........ " ${QT_BASE_DIR})
+endif (MSVC)
+
 if (MINGW)
    message (STATUS "MinGW location .......... " ${MINGW_BASE_DIR})
    message (STATUS "MinGW Qt location ....... " ${QT_BASE_DIR})

README.md

@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ gLabels-qt is the development version of the next major version of gLabels (4.0)
 ## What's new in gLabels-qt?
 
 - Based on the Qt5 framework.
-- Unlike previous versions, glabels-qt is a cross-platform application.
-    * So far, it has been built and tested under both Linux and Windows 7 (using MSYS/MINGW toolchain).
 - Updated UI based on typical workflows.
+- Intended to be a cross-platform application.
+    * So far, it has been built and tested under both Linux, Windows 7, and Windows 10. (Windows testing is still very intermittent.)
 
 
 ## Status
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ expect compatability or consistency of features between snapshots.
 * Help is needed to add support to build and package glabels for various platforms and packaging systems.
 These include
 
-    - Windows (VisualStudio)
+   - Windows (VisualStudio)
    - Windows (MINGW)
    - Mac
    - Linux (flatpak)

docs/BUILD-INSTRUCTIONS-WINDOWS.md

@@ -15,27 +15,35 @@ MSYS/MINGW
 - MSYS/MINGW, including the following packages
   + mingw32-gcc-g++
   + mingw32-libz
-- CMake 2.8.12+
+- CMake 3.2+
-- Qt5 5.4+ for MINGW
+- Qt5 5.9+ for MINGW
 
-Make sure that Qt tools are in your executable search path.  For example, add something like this to your .profile file:
+Make sure that Qt tools and CMake are in your executable search path.  For example, add something like this to your .profile file:
 
 ```
-export PATH=/c/Qt/Qt5.6.0/5.6/mingw49_32/bin:${PATH}
+export PATH=/c/Qt/5.9.3/mingw53_32/bin:${PATH}
+export PATH="/c/Program Files/CMake/bin":${PATH}
 ```
 
-The exact path will depend on the version of Qt and MINGW you have installed.
+The exact paths will depend on the version of Qt and CMake you have installed.
 
 
 ### Compile and Install
 
-gLabels uses the CMake meta build system.  From the MSYS shell, type the following commands:
+From an MSYS shell, type the following commands:
 
 <pre>
 $ cd <i>glabels_source_directory</i>
 $ mkdir build
 $ cd build
 $ cmake -G "MSYS Makefiles" ..
+$ make
+</pre>
+
+To install glabels, run an MSYS shell `as administrator`, and type the following commands:
+
+<pre>
+$ cd <i>glabels_source_directory</i>/build
 $ make install
 </pre>
 
@@ -44,4 +52,37 @@ $ make install
 Visual Studio
 -------------
 
-TBD
+### Prerequisites
+
+- Visual Studio (these instructions are for _Visual Studio 15 2017 Win64_)
+- CMake 3.2+
+- Qt5 5.9+ for your version of Visual Studio
+
+Make sure that CMake and the Qt tools are in your executable search path.  For example, you may need to add something like the following to your PATH environment variable:
+
+```
+c:\Program Files\CMake\bin
+c:\Qt\5.9.3\msvc2017_64\bin
+```
+
+The exact paths will depend on the version of Qt and CMake you have installed.
+
+### Compile and Install
+
+From a Windows Power Shell, use CMake to create and build a Visual Studio Solution:
+
+<pre>
+&gt; cd <i>glabels_source_directory</i>
+&gt; mkdir build
+&gt; cd build
+&gt; cmake -G "Visual Studio 15 2017 Win64" -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="c:\qt\5.9.3\msvc2017_64" ..
+&gt; cmake --build . --config Release 
+</pre>
+
+To install, run a Windows Power Shell `as administrator`, and type the following commands:
+
+<pre>
+&gt; cd <i>glabels_source_directory</i>/build
+&gt; cmake --build . --config Release --target INSTALL
+</pre>
+

glabels/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -132,19 +132,67 @@ install (FILES icons/16x16/mimetypes/x-glabels-project.svg    DESTINATION share/
 install (FILES icons/22x22/mimetypes/x-glabels-project.svg    DESTINATION share/icons/hicolor/22x22/mimetypes)
 install (FILES icons/24x24/mimetypes/x-glabels-project.svg    DESTINATION share/icons/hicolor/24x24/mimetypes)
 
-if (MINGW)
+#
-   # Install Windows runtime DLLs in application bin
+# Windows Runtime
-   set (runtime_dlls
+#
-     ${MINGW_BIN_DIR}/libgcc_s_dw2-1.dll
+if (WIN32)
-     ${MINGW_BIN_DIR}/libstdc++-6.dll
+
-     ${MINGW_BIN_DIR}/zlib1.dll
+    find_program (WINDEPLOYQT_EXECUTABLE windeployqt HINTS "${QT_BIN_DIR}")
-     ${QT_BIN_DIR}/libwinpthread-1.dll
+
-     ${QT_BIN_DIR}/Qt5Core.dll
+    #
-     ${QT_BIN_DIR}/Qt5Gui.dll
+    # Visual Studio toolchain
-     ${QT_BIN_DIR}/Qt5PrintSupport.dll
+    #
-     ${QT_BIN_DIR}/Qt5Widgets.dll
+    if (MSVC)
-     ${QT_BIN_DIR}/Qt5Svg.dll
+        # Run windeployqt immediately after build
-     ${QT_BIN_DIR}/Qt5Xml.dll
+        add_custom_command (TARGET glabels-qt POST_BUILD
-   )
+            COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}" -E
-   install (FILES ${runtime_dlls} DESTINATION bin)
+                env PATH="${QT_BIN_DIR}" "${WINDEPLOYQT_EXECUTABLE}"
-endif ()
+                    --verbose 0
+                    --no-compiler-runtime
+                    --no-angle
+                    --no-opengl-sw
+                    \"$<TARGET_FILE:glabels-qt>\"
+        )
+
+      # Install files staged by windeployqt
+        install (DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/$<CONFIG>/ DESTINATION bin
+                 FILES_MATCHING PATTERN *.dll PATTERN *.qm)
+
+        # Install necessary system libraries
+        set (CMAKE_INSTALL_UCRT_LIBRARIES TRUE)
+        include (InstallRequiredSystemLibraries)
+    endif (MSVC)
+
+    #
+    # MSYS/MINGW toolchain
+    #
+    if (MINGW)
+        # Run windeployqt immediately after build
+        add_custom_command (TARGET glabels-qt POST_BUILD
+            COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}" -E
+                env PATH="${QT_BIN_DIR}" "${WINDEPLOYQT_EXECUTABLE}"
+                    --verbose 0
+                    --release
+                    --no-compiler-runtime
+                    --no-angle
+                    --no-opengl-sw
+                    \"$<TARGET_FILE:glabels-qt>\"
+        )
+
+        # Install files staged by windeployqt
+        install (DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/$<CONFIG>/ DESTINATION bin
+                 FILES_MATCHING PATTERN *.dll PATTERN *.qm)
+
+        # Install necessary system libraries
+        install (FILES
+            ${QT_BIN_DIR}/libgcc_s_dw2-1.dll
+            ${QT_BIN_DIR}/libstdc++-6.dll
+            ${QT_BIN_DIR}/libwinpthread-1.dll
+            DESTINATION bin
+        )
+        if (ZLIB_FOUND)
+          install (FILES ${MINGW_BIN_DIR}/zlib1.dll DESTINATION bin)
+        endif ()
+    endif (MINGW)
+
+endif (WIN32)