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+== Requirements
+
+[cols="1,1,3"]
+|===
+|Name |Version |Notes
+
+| link:https://www.qt.io/[Qt]
+| 5.11.1 or later
+| QtWebEngine should be buildable with older versions of Qt. Please use the
+  latest version.
+
+| link:http://www.boost.org/[boost]
+| Version 1.66
+| Components: program_options
+
+| cmake
+| Version 3.10
+| Anything supporting modern cmake
+
+| Compiler
+| C++17 support
+| gcc 7+; clang 4+; on Windows only MSVC is supported due to QtWebEngine
+
+| asciidoc
+| 
+| Only for building manpage
+
+|===
+
+== Building from source
+In short, the generic cmake build loop of 'cmake, make, make install' will
+generate a makefile, build the program and install it.
+
+[source, sh]
+----
+# clone the repository
+git clone https://neueland.iserlohn-fortress.net/gitea/aqua/smolbote.git smolbote.git
+cd smolbote.git
+git submodule init
+git submodule update 3rd-party/SingleApplication/SingleApplication.git
+
+
+# generate makefile
+mkdir build && cd build
+cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release ..
+
+# make && make install
+make -j4
+make install
+----
+
+=== vendor.cmake
+vendor.cmake contains various settings to customize the way in which the program
+functions. The available options and their values may change with revisions.
+When changing vendor.cmake, make sure to have all values defined in the preset.
+
+  -DVENDOR=path/to/custom-vendor.cmake
+
+=== Compiler flags
+cmake does not set any C++ flags by default, including no optimization flags.
+You need to set these yourself if your build system doesn't set any either.
+
+- On gcc/clang, no optimize flags are set by default, setting at least -O2 is
+recommended; check vendor.cmake.
+
+=== Install prefix (`-DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX`)
+Sets the install location prefix. Install targets are only set on Release builds.
+
+- windows: Binary is written to bin/, and plugins to bin/plugins.
+- others: Binary will be written to bin/, and plugins to lib/smolbote/.
+
+=== Using libc++
+You can use libc++ over stdlibc++ by setting UseLibCpp to On. Requires clang.
+
+  -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=/usr/bin/clang++ -DUseLibCpp=On
+
+// Additional items
+
+include::Building/Breakpad.asciidoc[]
+
+include::Building/Windows.asciidoc[]