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Compiling on Windows (vcpkg)

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Daniel Speichert edited this page Jun 17, 2018 · 28 revisions

1. Download/install the required software

To compile The Forgotten Server on Windows, you will need to download and install:

2. Set up vcpkg

Make sure to follow full installation of vcpkg, per Official Quickstart execute the following in Git Bash or Powershell:

git clone https://github.com/Microsoft/vcpkg
cd vcpkg
.\bootstrap-vcpkg.bat
.\vcpkg integrate install

3. Download the source code

git clone --recursive https://github.com/otland/forgottenserver.git

4. Install libraries

Choose one set of libraries, depending on the target platform.

  • For 64-bit (x64) build:

    vcpkg install boost-iostreams:x64-windows boost-asio:x64-windows boost-system:x64-windows boost-variant:x64-windows boost-lockfree:x64-windows luajit:x64-windows libmariadb:x64-windows pugixml:x64-windows mpir:x64-windows

  • For 32-bit (Win32) build:

    vcpkg install boost-iostreams:x86-windows boost-asio:x86-windows boost-system:x86-windows boost-variant:x86-windows boost-lockfree:x86-windows luajit:x86-windows libmariadb:x86-windows pugixml:x86-windows mpir:x86-windows

5. Build

Find the directory vc14 in the copy of The Forgotten Server that you downloaded, and open theforgottenserver.sln. This should launch Visual Studio, and you should be good to go.

To configure the build, navigate to Build -> Configuration Manager in the menu. A dialog should pop up where you can choose between Release or Debug build, and 32-bit (Win32) or 64-bit (x64) build.

To start compiling, open the Build menu again and click on Build Solution.

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