vlang / vlang/gui

[DOC] Add required dependencies to README

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Description

I just started a clear ubuntu (24.04 LTS) and saw that gui building misss some headers if you dont installs them, its not critical, but clearly easier for new devs using gui. Here is the list of apt packages that was missing on a CLEAR ubuntu desktop:

  • libdbus-1-dev
  • libgl1-mesa-dev
  • libxi-dev
  • libxcursor-dev
  • libxrandr-dev

These dependencies are surely installed on more users since they are necessary for a lot of softwares (even for dev ). I think that you can even put those installation when v install gui, but with silencing the apt output to keeps the vpm output clean

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Research direction

Start by reading the README's existing GUI build instructions and compare them with the listed Ubuntu apt packages. Document the missing dependencies and clarify whether the separate idea of installing them through v install gui is in scope; done means new Ubuntu users can find the required packages before building.

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Domain
build-system, documentation
Issue type
Documentation
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1/5
Estimated time
Under an hour
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Newbie friendliness
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