Changes between Version 16 and Version 17 of BuildingWindowsDependencies

Timestamp:

Jul 11, 2020, 2:56:55 PM (4 years ago)

Author:

Itms

Comment:

Minor update for zlib/libpng

BuildingWindowsDependencies

@@ -183 +183 @@
 * CMake GUI-based build:
         * [http://www.libpng.org/pub/png/libpng.html Download libpng] source .zip and extract somewhere (`X:\path\to\lpng1xxx`)
-        * Open cmake-gui (v3.8 in this example)
+        * Open cmake-gui (v3.16 in this example)
         * Set source location to the `X:\path\to\lpng1xxx`
         * Set build location to `X:\path\to\lpng1xxx\build` (so the build files will be separate from the source)
         * Press '''Configure'''
           * Choose '''Yes''' to create the build directory if it doesn't exist
-        * Choose '''Visual Studio 12 2013''' default native compiler as generator. Set the value of '''Optional toolset to use''' to '''v120_xp''' (to use the XP compatible toolset), then Finish
+        * Choose '''Visual Studio 14 2015''' default native compiler as generator. Set the value of '''Optional toolset to use''' to '''v140_xp''' (to use the XP compatible toolset), then Finish
         * There should be an error because it can't find zlib yet
         * Set `ZLIB_ROOT` to the install path of the zlib build output
@@ -195 +195 @@
         * Press '''Generate'''
         * Press '''Open project'''
-        * Open `png` project properties, select '''Debug''' configuration. Under '''Configuration Properties > Linker > Input > Additional Dependencies''', add a "d" onto the end of the zlib1 .lib filename (so it uses the zlib debug build in this case)
         * Optional DLL version info: Right-click on the `png` project, click '''Add > Existing element''' and select `lpng1xxx\scripts\pngwin.rc`
         * Build solution for '''Debug''' configuration, there should be no errors. Build the INSTALL project to copy files to the install folders set up earlier
@@ -346 +345 @@
 }}}
         That way, the debug DLL will be called `zlib1d.dll` and not `zlibd1.dll`. See https://github.com/madler/zlib/issues/273.
-        * Open cmake-gui (v3.8 in this example)
+        * Open cmake-gui (v3.16 in this example)
         * Set source location to the `X:\path\to\zlib-x.x.x` folder
         * Set build location to `X:\path\to\zlib-x.x.x\build` (this way the build files will be separate from the source)
         * Press '''Configure'''
           * Choose '''Yes''' to create the build directory if it doesn't exist
-        * Choose '''Visual Studio 12 2013''' default native compiler as generator. Set the value of '''Optional toolset to use''' to '''v120_xp''' (to use the XP compatible toolset), then Finish
+        * Choose '''Visual Studio 14 2015''' default native compiler as generator. Set the value of '''Optional toolset to use''' to '''v140_xp''' (to use the XP compatible toolset), then Finish
         * Change `CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX` to `X:\path\to\zlib-x.x.x\install`
         * Delete all the `INSTALL_*` group entries and press Configure again. They should now all follow the path you specified during the previous step