Microsoft Windows Builds

This page describes installation and configuration properties for Microsoft Visual Studio (MSVS) as it relates to a development environment for Second Life.

Linden-Supported Compilers

For current release branches, the single supported MSVS version is:

• Visual Studio .NET 2003 Professional

Build instructions are on: Compiling the viewer (MSVS2003).

Community Supported Compilers

It's generally possible to build under these compilers with minimal extra effort:

• Visual Studio 2005 Professional
• Visual C++ 2005 Express

Build instructions are on: Compiling the viewer (MSVS2005).

Community Experimental Compilers

Visual Studio 2008 and Visual C++ 2008 Express

Visual Studio 2008 is in need of TLC:

• Visual Studio 2008
• Visual C++ 2008 Express

Build instructions are on: Compiling the Viewer (MSVS2008).

Cross compiling with gcc on Linux

mingw is in need of TLC:

• i686-mingw

Build instructions are on: Cross compiling the viewer (i686-mingw32).