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How to Compile Aseprite V1.3-RC6 on Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS

When trying to compile Aseprite, I found that following the install guide for Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS led to a couple of error messages. I had a list of commands I used to successfully compile Aseprite V1.3-RC6 saved in a text file that I meant to upload a long time ago. Better late than never, I suppose.

In addition to the install guide, I remember referencing a couple of obscure blog posts and comments made on GitHub. Unfortuantely, I don’t have them documented, so if anyone has a relevant link, please reach out to me at rbkehan@gmail.com!

The Steps

  1. Install the needed dependencies:
    sudo apt-get install -y g++ clang libc++-dev libc++abi-dev cmake ninja-build libx11-dev libxcursor-dev libxi-dev libgl1-mesa-dev libfontconfig1-dev
  2. Check the version of CMake. Make sure it’s 3.16+.
    cmake --version
  3. Install the Ninja build system:
    sudo apt-get install ninja-build
  4. Install aseprite-m102 of the Skia library:
    mkdir $HOME/deps
cd $HOME/deps
git clone https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/tools/depot_tools.git
git clone -b aseprite-m102 https://github.com/aseprite/skia.git
export PATH="${PWD}/depot_tools:${PATH}"
cd skia
# Install python-is-python3 because you may get error running python tools/git-sync-deps
sudo apt install python-is-python3
python tools/git-sync-deps
# Comand below is modified; this uses clang 14.0.0, so make sure you have that version!
gn gen out/Release-x64 --args='is_debug=false is_official_build=true skia_use_system_expat=false skia_use_system_icu=false skia_use_system_libjpeg_turbo=false skia_use_system_libpng=false skia_use_system_libwebp=false skia_use_system_zlib=false skia_use_sfntly=false skia_use_freetype=true skia_use_harfbuzz=true skia_pdf_subset_harfbuzz=true skia_use_system_freetype2=false skia_use_system_harfbuzz=false cc="clang-14" cxx="clang++-14" extra_cflags_cc=["-stdlib=libc++"] extra_ldflags=["-stdlib=libc++"]' 
ninja -C out/Release-x64 skia modules
  5. Download and extract the repository.
  6. Compile the program:
    cd aseprite
mkdir build
cd build
export CC=clang
export CXX=clang++
cmake \
-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo \
-DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS:STRING=-stdlib=libc++ \
-DCMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS:STRING=-stdlib=libc++ \
-DLAF_BACKEND=skia \
-DSKIA_DIR=$HOME/deps/skia \
-DSKIA_LIBRARY_DIR=$HOME/deps/skia/out/Release-x64 \
-DSKIA_LIBRARY=$HOME/deps/skia/out/Release-x64/libskia.a \
-G Ninja \
..
ninja aseprite
  7. Open Aseprite:
    cd build/bin
./aseprite

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