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title: Compiling
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description: How to compile Conky from source
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---
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Using CMake to build Conky is pretty easy, and here is how I do it:
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1. From the top level source dir, create a build working dir, and cd into it
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```shell-session
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$ mkdir build
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$ cd build
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```
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2. Run the cmake configuration process
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```shell-session
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$ cmake ../ # pass the path to the sources to cmake
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```
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OR
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```shell-session
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$ ccmake ../ # you can also use the fance curses interface, or try cmake-gui
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```
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3. Compile as usual, and enjoy the out-of-source goodness
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```shell-session
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$ make
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# make install # if you want
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```
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There are a number of build options for Conky, and the best way to discover
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them is to use the `ccmake` (or `cmake-gui`) CMake tool for browsing them.
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Certain Conky build time features (such as doc generation) require third-party
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applications, which you should be notified of via CMake. In the case of doc
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generation, you'll need the docbook2X package (available on most
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distributions).
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