How to compile Blender from source?

I just downloaded blender souce.

How do I build it?

I tried make command, but I am getting this:

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Btw, I am doing this on Windows using Cygwin.

What is Blender compiled with?

Blender uses the CMake build system.

Is Blender build with Python?

Overview. The official blender.org embeds a Python interpreter (CPython 3. x). This makes sense from the perspective of a user, who's primary needs are to have an application which can be extended with scripts.

Large and complicated projects such as Blender often have many dependencies and intricacies which makes building them yourself a pretty daunting task. Usually the source code is accompanied by the build instructions which tell you how to build it. But you often can find them on the web, too.