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Getting the source:
git clone https://github.com/FreeCAD/FreeCAD free-cad-code
Getting the dependencies:
You will need the following libraries from the official repositories:
Just use:
sudo pacman -Syu boost-libs curl hicolor-icon-theme libspnav opencascade python2-pivy python2-matplotlib python2-pyside python2-shiboken qtwebkit shared-mime-info xerces-c boost cmake coin desktop-file-utils eigen gcc-fortran swig xerces-c
And one with yaourt:
yaourt -S python2-pyside-tools
Compiling:
cd free-cad-code (the folder where you cloned the freecad source)
For a Release build:
$ cmake -DFREECAD_USE_EXTERNAL_PIVY=1 -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release . $ make -j4
Execution:
Execute using the following command:
./bin/FreeCAD