System Requirements

Build Requirements

Windows Requirements

Visual Studio Community
Python 3.6+ - Ensure the installer adds Python to your PATH (you can rerun the installer to do so)

Installing Scons

With Python 3.6+ installed, you can install Scons through pip:


python -m pip install scons

If you get Defaulting to user installation because normal site-packages is not writeable then open a command prompt as Administrator and run the command again. When finished call:


scons --version

to ensure that you are using a correct version of Scons.

Installing Visual Studio

Ensure that if you install from Visual Studio 2017, 2019 or 2022, ensure you're installing the C++ tools.

If you're installing Visual Studio 2015, ensure you choose custom and pick C++ as the language.

Linux Requirements

GCC 12.3+

Debian/Ubuntu Linux Install


apt-get install \
  build-essential \
  scons \
  pkg-config \
  libx11-dev \
  libxcursor-dev \
  libxinerama-dev \
  libgl1-mesa-dev \
  libglu-dev \
  libasound2-dev \
  libpulse-dev \
  libudev-dev \
  libxi-dev \
  libxrandr-dev

Arch Linux Requirements


pacman -S --needed \
  scons \
  pkgconf \
  gcc \
  libxcursor \
  libxinerama \
  libxi \
  libxrandr \
  mesa \
  glu \
  libglvnd \
  alsa-lib \
  pulseaudio

macOs Requirements

Xcode
- Clang 14+
MoltenVK Vulkan SDK

Homebrew


brew install scons

MacPorts


sudo port install scons

Credit: Godot Docs