-# Build Instructions
+# Minitube
+Minitube is a YouTube desktop application. It is written in C++ using the Qt framework. Contributing is welcome, especially in the Linux desktop integration area.
-## Prerequisites
-To compile Minitube you need at least Qt 4.8.
-The following Qt modules are needed: core, gui, network, sql (using the Sqlite plugin), script, dbus, phonon
-
-On a Debian or Ubuntu system type:
- $ sudo apt-get install build-essential qt4-dev-tools libphonon-dev
+## Translating Minitube to your language
+Translations are done at https://www.transifex.com/projects/p/minitube/
+Just register and apply for a language team. Please don't request translation merges on GitHub.
## Google API Key
The key must be specified at compile time as shown below.
Alternatively Minitube can read an API key from the GOOGLE_API_KEY environment variable.
-## Compiling
-Run:
- $ qmake -DAPP_GOOGLE_API_KEY="YouAPIKeyHere"
-and then:
+## Build instructions
+To compile Minitube you need at least Qt 4.8. The following Qt modules are needed:
+core, gui, network, sql (using the Sqlite plugin), script, dbus, phonon
+
+To be able to build on a Debian (or derivative) system:
+
+ $ sudo apt-get install build-essential qt4-dev-tools libphonon-dev libqt4-sql-sqlite
+
+Compiling:
+
+ $ qmake "DEFINES += APP_GOOGLE_API_KEY=YouAPIKeyHere"
$ make
+
Beware of the Qt3 or Qt5 version of qmake! If things go wrong try running qmake-qt4 instead.
-## Running
-./build/target/minitube
+Running:
+
+ $ build/target/minitube
+
+Installing on Linux:
+
+ $ sudo make install
+
+This is for packagers. End users should not install applications in this way.
## A word about Phonon on Linux
To be able to actually watch videos you need a working Phonon setup.
These days Minitube is tested with the VLC backend only.
Please don't report bugs with other backends as they're not supported.
-## Installing on Linux
-Run:
- $ sudo make install
-This is for packagers. End users should not install applications in this way.
-
## Legal Stuff
Copyright (C) Flavio Tordini