The following instructions are provided as-is by Gemba @ GitHub.

First things first: Skyscraper runs under Windows but was not designed for it. So you might run into some issues I haven't thought about. So let me be very clear about this: I DO NOT SUPPORT THE WINDOWS VERSION! YOU ARE ON YOUR OWN!

TO RUN IT: I recommend running it from a Cygwin terminal. That way the color codes work as intended and it basically looks as if you are running it under Linux.

If you prefer, you can also run it under ye olde Windows command prompt or maybe even Powershell. Note that the output will look odd if you use either of these, as they do not support the color escape sequences.

Good luck!

Nothing I (Gemba) have to add here, except this: With a recent Windows you do not need Cygwin for colorized/ANSI output any longer as Windows eventually does support this and Skyscraper will be build to use the colored terminal capabilities. :)

• Get "Git for Windows" and install with default values
• Checkout Skyscraper from [1] into a folder. This folder is <skyscraper_git> in following.
• Get Qt Creator from [2]: Follow link "Download the Qt Online Installer", then select "Offline installer".
• In the Installer in the stage Select Components: Enable checkbox for Qt -> Qt -> LLVM-MinGW 64-bit and also Qt -> Build Tools -> LLVM-MinGW 64-bit.
• Or: If you have already a Qt installation: Run Tools -> Maintenance Tool -> Start Maintenance Tool make the selection as outlined in the previous step.

1. Start Qt Creator
2. Set Compiler (via Manage Kits... in Qt Creator) to "Desktop Qt LLVM MinGW 64-Bit" (set Default)
3. Open skyscraper project (Projects (Wrench icon) from toolbar left):
   • Adjust Build directory (e.g. <skyscraper_git>\build), do this for Debug and Release build configuration
4. Hit build (Hammer icon)
5. Check "Compile Output" register for any errors and build details

1. Open a command prompt (cmd.exe or powershell.exe)
2. Add LLVM MinGW to the path, for example set PATH=<qt6-installfolder>\<qt-version>\llvm-mingw_64\bin;%PATH%. If unsure what to add to the PATH run e.g., c:\qt6\6.8.2\llvm-mingw_64\bin\qmake -query "QT_INSTALL_PREFIX" and add \bin to the output. Consider persisting this environment setting.
3. Change to <skyscraper_git>\build\release
4. Run .\Skyscraper.exe --help
5. Check that the supported platforms (-p) are listed and are not empty
6. Run .\Skyscraper.exe --version: You should get colored output (ANSI Terminal Control)
7. Smile :)

• Tested with Qt 6.8.2 Open Source Ed., LLVM MinGW 17.0.6, Qt Creator 15.0.1 (Community) on Windows 10 and 11 Pro (64Bit)
• Path for config files is %USERPROFILE%/.skyscraper

[1] https://github.com/Gemba/skyscraper.git [2] https://www.qt.io/download-open-source