Project Bluegem

🚧 UNDER CONSTRUCTION 🚧

Multimedia center software for big screens.

Currently under heavy architectural development. Due to the scope and complexity of the project, there will be a lot of under-the-hood works, so don't expect major visual differences.

How to compile

Windows (x86_64/ARM64)

Prerequisites:

• Install Git for Windows
• Install Python
• Install Visual Studio 2026
• Check Desktop Development with C++ Workload and install it
  • If you never installed Desktop Development with C++, leave the default options.
  • If you did install Desktop Development with C++ before, ensure MSVC, Windows SDK, and CMake tools are included

To compile:

• If you are compiling for x86 (64-bits), open x64 Native Tools Command Line for VS

• If you are compiling for ARM, open ARM64 Native Tools Command Line for VS

• Go to the project path where you Git cloned:

Important: Make sure the path has no spaces.

cd C:\path\to\bgem

• In the VS Command Line, run the bootstrap script:

bootstrap-bgem.cmd

• Configure the project:

cmake --preset debug

• Build the project:

cd build\debug
ninja

• Run the executable

.\source\bgem

macOS

Note: Can only be compiled for Apple Silicon based Macs as Intel-based Mac support is being deprecated.

Prerequisites:

• Install Xcode Command Line Tools:

xcode-select --install

• Install Homebrew

To compile:

• Open Terminal
• Go to the project path where you Git cloned:

cd /path/to/bgem

• Run the bootstrap script

./bootstrap-bgem.sh

• Configure the project:

cmake --preset debug

• Build the project:

cd build/debug
ninja

• Run the executable

./source/bgem

Linux (x86_64/ARM64)

To compile:

• Open Terminal
• Go to the project path where you Git cloned:

cd /path/to/bgem

• Run the bootstrap script:

./bootstrap-bgem.sh

• Configure the project:

cmake --preset debug

• Build the project:

cd build/debug
ninja

• Run the executable:

./source/bgem

Tested configurations

macOS Tahoe 26.3 (Apple Silicon)

• Xcode 26.2
• CMake 4.2.1
• Ninja 1.13.2

Windows 11 Pro (ARM64)

• Visual Studio 2026
• CMake 4.1.2-msvc8 (Bundled with Desktop Development with C++)
• Ninja 1.12.1 (Bundled with Desktop Development with C++)

Windows 11 Pro (x86_64)

• Visual Studio 2022
• CMake 4.2.3
• Ninja 1.11.1

Debian 13.2 (ARM64)

• GCC 14.2.0
• CMake 3.31.6
• Ninja 1.12.1

Llnux Mint (x86_64)

• GCC 13.3.0
• CMake 3.28
• Ninja 1.11.1

Debian 13.4 (x86_64)

• GCC 14.2.0
• CMake 3.31.6
• Ninja 1.12.1