Compiling with Visual C

Compiling with Visual C++ Note I'm using Visual Studio 2010 Ultimate, you may find some inaccuracies when using diffrent version.

What you need Visual C++ (Express edition (it's free), 2010 preferably, as in other versions you might need to make some changes (i.e. platform toolset)) libraries (you can find them in 'Downloads' tab) source code (you need some tool for that, I use TortoiseSVN) Steps Download source code Install TortoiseSVN Create folder, right click on it -> SVN Checkout... set URL of repository to https://avesta74.googlecode.com/svn/trunk press Ok Create new project click File -> New -> Project... select Visual C++ -> General -> Empty Project set 'Name' for your project (I'll name it "server") set 'Location' for your project (It's "D:\projects" for me) leave 'Solution name' same as 'Name' ("server") 'Create directory' for solution should be checked Adding files go to 'Location\Name\Solution name' of your project (D:\projects\server\server), and copy there all content of trunk/src/ in Solution Explorer right click on Header Files -> Add -> Existing item..., right click on Sort by -> Type, select all header files (.h extension), don't forget about the msvc.h and workarounds.h (from 'compiler' folder) in Solution Explorer right click on Source Files -> Add -> Existing Item..., select all source files (.cpp extension) Setting project up go to (in menubar) Project -> Properties in the top left corner, set Configuration to 'Release' in tree widget on the left, go to Configuration Properties (you should be there anyway) General, Platform Toolset should be 'v100', Character Set should be 'Use Multi-Byte Character Set ' , rest leave as default C/C++ General click Additional Include Directories, drop down button shall appear, click on it, and in new window add following directories: libraries\inc\boost libraries\inc\libiconv libraries\inc\libxml libraries\inc\lua libraries\inc\mpir libraries\inc\mysql libraries\inc\sqlite Multi-processor compilation (optional), you can set it to 'Yes', that will speed compilation Preprocessor Preprocessor definitions, click on it, choose edit, and add (don't add the word 'optional'): __USE_OTPCH__ __USE_MYSQL__ NDEBUG (optional) __USE_SQLITE__ (optional) __PROTOCOL_76__ (optional) __PROTOCOL_77__ (optional) __USE_MINIDUMP__ (optional) Precompiled Headers set Precompiled Header to 'Use' set Precompiled Header File to 'otpch.h' Linker General Additional Library Directories, click dropdown button, edit and add: libraries\lib Input Additional Dependencies, click dropdown button, edit and add: libmysql.lib libxml2.lib lua5.1.lib mpir.lib sqlite3.lib we are done here, press Ok in Solution Explorer -> Source Files, right click on optch.cpp -> Properties make sure Configuration (top left) is 'Release' go to Configuration Properties -> C/C++ -> Precompiled Headers set Precompiled Header to 'Create' set Precompiled Header File to 'otpch.h' press Ok Compilation in the toolbar (top center) change configuration from 'Debug' to 'Release' click Build -> Build Solution executable will be in Location\Name\Release (D:\projects\server\Release)