compile-windows-vs.md

Visual Studio

Code is tested to compiler using MSVC 2019, community edition. Newer versions should also work - this is just untested.

Download the code

I found the best way to work on git on Windows is to use GitHub Desktop.

Install build system

1. Install Visual Studio
2. CMake 3.24 or above:
   • https://cmake.org/download/
3. Python - I get the python from the Microsoft store, seems like the best idea.
4. Ninja - https://ninja-build.org/
   • UNpack the zip (a single ninja.exe) into %HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH%\ninja (usually c:\user\diego\ninja).
5. Conan
   • from Windows Terminal write pip install conan==1.64.1
6. Setup environment variable %PATH% - to contain the needed path
   • Visit https://helpdeskgeek.com/windows-10/add-windows-path-environment-variable/ to understand how to do this.
   • Add the following paths:
     • c:\program files\cmake\bin
     • %HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH%\ninja
     • C:\Users\diego\AppData\Local\Packages\PythonSoftwareFoundation.Python.3.10_qbz5n2kfra8p0\LocalCache\local-packages\Python310\Scripts (adapt this to your system)

Opening Visual Studio

Just open a directory from Visual Studio - and configure the CMake project. No other configuration is needed.