VoxelCore

May 5, 2026 · View on GitHub

Latest release

Build project in Linux

Install libraries

Install EnTT

Installing last version that supports C++17.

git clone --branch v3.16.0 https://github.com/skypjack/entt.git
cd entt
mkdir build && cd build
cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DENTT_INSTALL=ON ..
sudo make install

Warning

If you are using ALT Linux, do not use this EnTT installation method.

ALT Linux based distros

su -
apt-get install entt-devel libglfw3-devel libGLEW-devel libglm-devel libpng-devel libvorbis-devel libopenal-devel libluajit-devel libstdc++13-devel-static libcurl-devel libfreetype-devel

Debian based distros

sudo apt install libglfw3 libglfw3-dev libglew-dev libglm-dev libpng-dev libopenal-dev libluajit-5.1-dev libvorbis-dev libcurl4-openssl-dev libfreetype6-dev

Tip

CMake missing LUA_INCLUDE_DIR and LUA_LIBRARIES fix:

sudo ln -s /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libluajit-5.1.a /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/liblua5.1.a
sudo ln -s /usr/include/luajit-2.1 /usr/include/lua

RHEL based distros

sudo dnf install glfw-devel glew-devel glm-devel libpng-devel libvorbis-devel openal-soft-devel luajit-devel libcurl-devel libfreetype-devel

Arch based distros

If you use X11:

sudo pacman -S glfw-x11 glew glm libpng libvorbis openal luajit libcurl freetype2

If you use Wayland:

sudo pacman -S glfw-wayland glew glm libpng libvorbis openal luajit libcurl freetype2

And install EnTT:

yay -S entt

Building engine with CMake

git clone --recursive https://github.com/MihailRis/VoxelCore.git
cd VoxelCore
mkdir build
cd build
cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release ..
cmake --build . --parallel

Tip

Use --parallel to utilize all CPU cores during build.

Building project in macOS

Install libraries

brew install glfw3 glew glm libpng libvorbis lua luajit libcurl openal-soft skypjack/entt/entt freetype

Tip

If Homebrew fails to install lua, luajit, or openal-soft, download, compile, and install them manually.

Building engine with CMake

git clone --recursive https://github.com/MihailRis/VoxelCore.git
cd VoxelCore
mkdir build
cd build
cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release ..
cmake --build . --parallel

Building in Windows

Note

Requirements: vcpkg, CMake, Git, and Visual Studio (with C++ tools).

There are two options to use vcpkg:

  1. If you have Visual Studio installed, the VCPKG_ROOT environment variable is often already set in the Developer Command Prompt for VS.
  2. Otherwise, install vcpkg manually:
cd C:\
git clone https://github.com/microsoft/vcpkg.git
cd vcpkg
.\bootstrap-vcpkg.bat

Then set the VCPKG_ROOT environment variable and add it to PATH:

$env:VCPKG_ROOT = "C:\vcpkg"
$env:PATH = "$env:VCPKG_ROOT;$env:PATH"

Tip

For troubleshooting, refer to the official vcpkg documentation.

After installing vcpkg, build the project:

git clone --recursive https://github.com/MihailRis/VoxelCore.git
cd VoxelCore
cmake --preset default-vs-msvc-windows
cmake --build --preset default-vs-msvc-windows

Note

Make sure your CMakeUserPresets.json (if used) contains the correct VCPKG_ROOT path.

Building with CLion (MinGW / Ninja)

Note

Requirements: vcpkg, Git, and CLion (bundled with CMake, Ninja and MinGW toolchain).

Warning

Avoid installing tools in paths with spaces (e.g. Program Files). This may break MinGW builds (especially windres).

Install vcpkg manually as described in the Visual Studio section.

Configure CLion

Open the project in CLion and configure CMake profile:

Settings → Build, Execution, Deployment → CMake

Reload CMake project and build the engine.

Build using Docker

Note

First, install Docker Engine: https://docs.docker.com/engine/install

On Linux

Step 1. Build Docker image

docker build -t voxel-engine .

Step 2. Build project inside container

docker run --rm -it -v "$(pwd):/project" voxel-engine bash -c "cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -Bbuild && cmake --build build --parallel"

Step 3. Run the application (requires X11 forwarding)

docker run --rm -it \
  -v "$(pwd):/project" \
  -v /tmp/.X11-unix:/tmp/.X11-unix \
  -v "$XAUTHORITY:/home/user/.Xauthority:ro" \
  -e DISPLAY="$DISPLAY" \
  --network=host \
  voxel-engine ./build/VoxelEngine

On Windows

Note

You need an X server like VcXsrv to display the GUI.

Step 1. Install and run VcXsrv

Launch with:

.\vcxsrv.exe :0 -multiwindow -ac

Step 2. Build Docker image

docker build -t voxel-engine .

Step 3. Build project

docker run --rm -it -v "${PWD}:/project" voxel-engine bash -c "cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -Bbuild && cmake --build build --parallel"

Step 4. Run the application

docker run --rm -it -v "${PWD}:/project" -e DISPLAY=host.docker.internal:0.0 --network=host voxel-engine ./build/VoxelEngine