# INSTALL for Carla

To install Carla, simply run as usual:
```
$ make
$ [sudo] make install
```

You can run it without installing, by using instead:
```
$ make
$ ./source/carla`
```

Packagers can make use of the `PREFIX` and `DESTDIR` variable during install, like this:
```
$ make install PREFIX=/usr DESTDIR=./test-dir
```

## BUILD DEPENDENCIES

The required build dependencies are: *(devel packages of these)*

 - PyQt4/5 (python3 version)

Optional for extra engine features:

 - libmagic (for auto-detection of binary types, needed for plugin-bridges)
 - liblo    (for OSC support)

Optional for extra Linux-only engine features:

 - ALSA
 - PulseAudio
 - X11 (internal/LV2/VST2 X11 UI support)

Optional for extended LV2 UIs support: (Linux only)

 - Gtk2
 - Gtk3
 - Qt4
 - Qt5

Optional for extra samplers support:

 - FluidSynth   (SF2)
 - LinuxSampler (GIG and SFZ)

Optional for extra native plugins:
 - fftw3
 - mxml
 - zlib
 - NTK
 - OpenGL
 - ProjectM

Optional but recommended:

 - python3-rdflib (for LADSPA-RDF support)


You can use:
```
$ make features
```
To find out which dependencies are missing.