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diff --git a/projects/README b/projects/README new file mode 100644 index 00000000..b45d7839 --- /dev/null +++ b/projects/README @@ -0,0 +1,125 @@ +Building via IDE Project Files +============================== + + This document describes how to compile, build and install curl and libcurl + from sources using an IDE based development tool such as Visual Studio. + + Project files are currently available for Visual C++ v6.0 to v12.0. The + following directory structure has been used to cater for this: + + somedirectory\ + |_curl + |_projects + |_<platform> + |_<ide> + |_lib + |_src + + This structure allows for side-by-side compilation of curl on the same + machine using different versions of a given compiler (for example VC8, VC9 + and VC10) and allows for your own application or product to be compiled + against those variants of libcurl for example. + + Note: Typically this side-by-side compilation is generally only required + when a library is being compiled against dynamic runtime libraries. + +Dependencies +============ + + The projects files also support build configurations that require third + party dependencies such as OpenSSL and SSH2. If you wish to support these, + you will also need to download and compile those libraries as well. + + To support compilation of these libraries using different versions of + compilers, the following directory structure has been used for both the + output of curl and libcurl as well as these dependencies. + + somedirectory\ + |_curl + | |_ build + | |_<architecture> + | |_<ide> + | |_<configuration> + | |_lib + | |_src + | + |_openssl + | |_ build + | |_<architecture> + | |_VC <version> + | |_<configuration> + | + |_libssh2 + |_ build + |_<architecture> + |_VC <version> + |_<configuration> + + As OpenSSL doesn't support side-by-side compilation when using different + versions of Visual Studio a build helper batch file has been provided to + assist with this. Please run "build-openssl -help" for usage details. + +Building with Visual C++ +======================== + + To build with VC++, you will of course have to first install VC++ which is + part of Visual Studio. + + If you are building with VC6 then you will also need the February 2003 + Edition of the Windows Platform SDK which can be downloaded from: + + http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=12261 + + If you require support for Internationalized Domain Names via Windows IDN + then you will need either: + + * Microsoft Internationalized Domain Name (IDN) Mitigation APIs: + http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=734 + + * Microsoft Windows SDK Update for Windows Vista: + http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=23719 + + * Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 or above + + Once you have VC++ installed you should launch the application and open one + of the solution or workspace files. + + Whilst files are provided for both libcurl and the curl command line tool as + well as a configuration that includes both, it is recommend that you use the + all-in-one configuration. + +Notes +===== + + The following keywords have been used in the directory hierarchy: + + <platform> - The platform (For example: Windows) + <ide> - The IDE (For example: VC6, VC10, BCC5) + <architecture> - The platform architecture (For example: Win32, Win64) + <configuration> - The target configuration (For example: DLL Debug, + LIB Release - LIB OpenSSL) + + If you are using the source code from the git repository, rather than a + release archive or nightly build, you will need to generate the project + files. Please run "generate -help" for usage details. + + Should you wish to help out with some of the items on the TODO list, or + find bugs in the project files that need correcting, and would like to + submit updated files back then please note that, whilst the solution files + can be edited directly, the templates for the project files (which are + stored in the git repositoty) will need to be modified rather than the + generated project files that Visual Studio uses. + +TODO +==== + + These project files are a recent addition to the curl source code and as such + are not 100% complete. This is a list of things that are still todo: + + * Support zlib + * Use of static runtime libraries + * Generate *.vcxproj.filters files for VC10, VC11 and VC12 + * Add the Test Suite components + * Support for other development IDEs + + Any additional help would be appreciated ;-)
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