Vita3K Build Instuctions Are Not User Friendly about vita3k

[Tutankhamun8080]

@Kumoashi Are you using Windows or MacOS? I'm using Windows.

Download & install Git GUI v2.16.1 "http://gitforwindows.org" to clone the submodules at this address "https://github.com/Vita3K/Vita3K.git".
Download & install CMake v3.10.2 at https://cmake.org/download/ , also, you have to add to path when installing CMake. If you didn't, uninstall CMake then, re-install it.

Download & install Visual Studios 2017 Community at https://www.visualstudio.com/downloads/ "Make sure to select C++ support in the installer".

1. Open Git GUI.exe, select "clone existing repository", paste "https://github.com/Vita3K/Vita3K.git" in source location, add the location of target directory "C:/Users/Owner/Vita" & check marked "recursively clone submodules" & clicked the "clone" option.

2. Open the location of target directory "C:/Users/Owner/Vita" & run "gen.bat" file.

3. Open "C:\Users\Owner\Vita\build-windows" location & run "Vita3K.sln"

4.When all the files are loaded, Visual Studios says ready at the bottom. I set it to "release",

then right clicked "emulator" & "set as startup project" then selected build.

Build location is at C:\Users\Owner\Vita\build-windows\bin.

& had no errors.
I really don't know how to do it on MacOS.

[Kumoashi]

This worked. Thank you.
My problem was not having CMake installed with system path and not knowing about downloading the submodules.
These instructions are very clear and easy to follow. I think this should be put on the main page, so that it can be a help to others as well.

Now all I need is to find some HomeBrew to test on it. :-)

[Tutankhamun8080]

Homebrews links http://vitadb.rinnegatamante.it/#/

http://rinnegatamante.it/site/psv_hbs.php

[Kumoashi]

Thanks for the links.

[Ghabry]

The Citra build instructions are a total exception. I never saw such detailed build instructions before.

In my opinion the instructions about building vita3k are almost enough.
I would only suggest adding a note that you have to run ``git submodule update --init" first because not everybody knows about submodules and that you need Visual Studio 2017 installed.

[Tutankhamun8080]

@Kumoashi
I used Git to clone the submodules using this link here "https://github.com/Vita3K/Vita3K.git",
ran the gen.bat file "I have CMake installed to path", ran the Vita3K.sln file, selected Release, Emulator & build in Visual Studios.

I've done this before & had no problems.

This is Windows instructions.

[Kumoashi]

Ok, so how do I clone the submodules, and what do you mean when you say "I have CMake installed to path"? Every time I run the gen.bat, I get an empty folder.

I have tried to use CMake GUI to compile the Vita3K.sln myself, but I don't know what exactly I need to do to make a working file. What I end up seeing is this.

I still get the Vita3K.sln file, but every time I try to compile the emulator, I get a folder called ZERO_CHECK instead. I'm sure that if I could get the CMake step to work right, the rest would work out, but so far that has not been the case.

[VelocityRa]

Users can get the builds from Appveyer/Travis now.
Devs will know how to build, it's pretty standard stuff. Same for Linux users for which there aren't Travis builds yet.