Installing SavvyCAN on Debian 9 (Stretch)

Install SavvyCAN on Debian 9 (Stretch)

First we upgrade to the latest Qt5 package:

sudo apt update

sudo apt upgrade

sudo apt install qtbase5-dev

sudo apt install qt5-default

Download a Qt version (> 5.8) with serialport and serialbus support:

wget http://download.qt.io/official_releases/qt/5.9/5.9.2/qt-opensource-linux-x64-5.9.2.run

Make the downloaded file executable:

chmod +x ./qt-opensource-linux-x64-5.9.2.run

Run the install program either with sudo (if you want to install below /opt) or regular user (to install in your home directory):

sudo ./qt-opensource-linux-x64-5.9.2.run

A new Window will open and press Enter, then fill in your existing Qt account info to start the process. If you don't have a Qt account, you can create one or simply Skip this page. Press Next on the default installation directory /opt/Qt5.9.2 Select component ('Desktop gcc 64-bit') and press Next. Accept the license agreement and press Install and press Finish when done. It takes a while to install all of the files so just wait until it is finished.

Verify the installed version:

/opt/Qt5.9.2/5.9.2/gcc_64/bin/qmake -v

Download the latest branch of SavvyCAN from Github:

git clone https://github.com/collin80/SavvyCAN.git

Change into the new source directory:

cd SavvyCAN

Run the qmake command from the latest downloaded version:

/opt/Qt5.9.2/5.9.2/gcc_64/bin/qmake

A new stash file is created. Now run the 'make' command:

make

If everything works out well it will compile without error.

Create the install script to install the binaries and create a desktop link:

make install

AND run the install script to actually install it...

./install

When everything is ok just click on the newly created SavvyCAN link/icon, confirm its an executable and run SavvyCAN