Changes between Version 4 and Version 5 of BuildingWindowsDependencies

Timestamp:

Jul 4, 2017, 11:21:12 PM (7 years ago)

Author:

Itms

Comment:

zlib instructions

BuildingWindowsDependencies

@@ -252 +252 @@
 * CMake GUI-based build:
         * [http://www.zlib.net/ Download zlib source] .zip and extract somewhere (`X:\path\to\zlib-x.x.x`)
-        * Open cmake-gui (v3.2 in this example)
+        * Open cmake-gui (v3.8 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, then Finish
-        * Add Entry, `CMAKE_GENERATOR_TOOLSET` as a String, and set the value to '''v120_xp''' (to use the XP compatible toolset)
+        * 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
         * Change `CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX` to `X:\path\to\zlib-x.x.x\install`
-        * Change `INSTALL_*` group entries 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
+        * Add a new `BUILD_SHARED_LIBS` entry and set its value to `TRUE`
         * Press '''Configure''' until there are no errors or red entries
         * Press '''Generate'''
-        * In `zlib-x.x.x\build`, there should be a `zlib.sln` solution you can open in Visual Studio 2013. Open it
+        * Press '''Open project'''
         * Build solution for '''Debug''' configuration, there should be no errors
           * Build the '''INSTALL''' project by right-clicking on it (to copy files to the install folders set up earlier)
         * Repeat for '''Release''' configuration
         * `zlib-x.x.x\install` should contain all the newly built libs
+        * Rename the static libs to add the `1` to the file names.