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[http://www.microsoft.com/express/download/ Click here to download Visual C++ Express - current version is VS2010] | [http://www.microsoft.com/express/download/ Click here to download Visual C++ Express - current version is VS2010] | ||
*Install Microsoft Platform & DirectX SDKs | *Install Microsoft Platform & DirectX SDKs | ||
Download and install [http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=35aeda01-421d-4ba5-b44b-543dc8c33a20 Windows SDK for Windows 7 and .NET Framework 4 (ISO)] or [http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=6B6C21D2-2006-4AFA-9702-529FA782D63B Windows SDK for Windows 7 and .NET Framework 4 (Web Install)] | Download and install [http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=35aeda01-421d-4ba5-b44b-543dc8c33a20 Windows SDK for Windows 7 and .NET Framework 4 (ISO)] or [http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyID=6B6C21D2-2006-4AFA-9702-529FA782D63B and Windows SDK for Windows 7 and .NET Framework 4 (Web Install)] | ||
[http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=3021d52b-514e-41d3-ad02-438a3ba730ba Download and install DirectX SDK (June 2010)] | [http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=3021d52b-514e-41d3-ad02-438a3ba730ba Download and install DirectX SDK (June 2010)] | ||
*Install other development tools | *Install other development tools | ||
Revision as of 13:26, 23 February 2011
Establish your programming environment
This is needed for compiling any viewer based on the LL open source code, but only needs to be done once.
- Obtain Visual Studio 2010 (Express is OK)
Click here to download Visual C++ Express - current version is VS2010
- Install Microsoft Platform & DirectX SDKs
Download and install Windows SDK for Windows 7 and .NET Framework 4 (ISO) or and Windows SDK for Windows 7 and .NET Framework 4 (Web Install) Download and install DirectX SDK (June 2010)
- Install other development tools
UniCode NSIS(download Unicode NSIS) This is the package installer used to build Setup.exe. Note: As of this writing the file is downloaded with an *.exec extension that needs renamed *.exe.
- CMake (download CMake)
should be version 2.8.1 Kitware corrected a bug related to VS2010 at 2.8.1 and it came back in the current versions but, is due to be fixed in version 2.8.4. (and ensure any other versions aren't in your PATH environment variables)
- Cygwin (download Cygwin)
When you run the cygwin setup utility make sure you have selected to install patchutils, flex, and bison (all located under "devel") which are not part of the default install. Do not install Cygwin Python.
- Python (download either Python.org Standard Python or ActivePython) Note: build scripts support Python 2.6, not 2.7 yet.
- TortoiseHg (download TortoiseHg) or (Mercurial Hg)
You need to use an editor that conforms to the Coding Standard. In particular, you must not check in files with DOS line endings except in very limited circumstances; see How to avoid DOS line endings in Windows tools.
- Notepad++ (download Notepad++) (Optional)
Note: If the installer for a particular package does not update your PATH environment setting you will have to do this manually.