The build process for Pilot Light is simple and will stay that way. We do not use a build system. You can use whatever editor or IDE you want. We prefer to use Visual Studio Code which in our opinion provides the most uniform experience across multiple platforms.

If you are using Visual Studio Code, run python scripts/setup.py from terminal to generate the .vscode folder we use and continue to the appropriate operating system section below.

• python 3
• git
• Vulkan SDK
• Visual Studio 2019 or greater (just for the toolchain) with the following workflows:
  • Desktop development with C++
  • Game development with C++

From within a local directory, enter the following commands in your terminal:

git clone https://github.com/PilotLightTech/pilotlight
cd pilotlight/src
build_win32.bat

Binaries will be in pilotlight/out/.

• git
• Vulkan SDK
• X11 & XCB

Those installing the required packages may find the following guide useful: link.

From within a local directory, enter the following commands in your terminal:

git clone https://github.com/PilotLightTech/pilotlight
cd pilotlight/src
chmod +x build_linux.sh
./build_linux.sh

Binaries will be in pilotlight/out/.

• git
• Vulkan SDK
• Xcode

From within a local directory, enter the following commands in your terminal:

git clone https://github.com/PilotLightTech/pilotlight
cd pilotlight/src
chmod +x build_macos.sh
./build_macos.sh

Binaries will be in pilotlight/out/.