= Build Instructions for the QtWebKit build on Windows =

== Dependencies ==

First of all you need a version of Qt for Windows. If you are an Open Source developer then you can for example download the Open Source Edition of Qt for Windows from the Trolltech Website: [http://trolltech.com/developer/downloads/qt/windows]

The following external GNU tools are needed from the [http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages.html GnuWin32 Project]:

 * Bison
 * Gperf
 * Flex
 * LibIconv (needed for bison)

In addition you need Perl. ActiveState Perl works fine for example. You can download it from the [http://www.activestate.com/Products/ActivePerl/ ActivePerl Website].

Make sure the GnuWin32 packages are in your PATH as well as Perl. You also need to have %QTDIR% set and have %QTDIR%\bin in your PATH.

Please note that building inside Cygwin is currently not supported.

== Building QtWebKit ==

 * Open for example a Qt Command Prompt from the Start Menu
 * Change into the WebKit source tree
 * Run {{{perl WebKitTools\Scripts\build-webkit}}}
 * Wait :)

'''Note:''' If you are building with the Qt/Windows OpenSource Edition (or MingW in general) make sure that you are using a very recent snapshot of Qt 4.3.1. Otherwise you may run into build problems with the Moc at the very end of the build process.