README.win32

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Installation and dependency resolution for Win32 users
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- Compiler -

We recommend building with the latest Microsoft's Visual C++ Express Edition
suite (as of this writing, the latest version is "VC++ 9 - 2008"). It may be
freely downloaded from: "http://www.microsoft.com/express/download/"

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- Dependencies -

Opencog depends on the following packages:

    cmake:             http://www.cmake.org
    stlport:           http://stlport.sourceforge.net/
    pthreads:          http://sourceware.org/pthreads-win32/#download
    boost:             http://www.boost.org/users/download/
    cxxtest:           http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=52834

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- Building -

Run the CMake UI: "Start Menu" -> "Program Files" -> "CMake" -> "CMake". Select
the root of the opencog tree as the source and build directories. Then click on
"Configure" and select the "Visual Studio 9" as the generator.

A few error messages will show up, complaining about missing INCLUDE dirs and
LIBRARIES. Select the appropriate paths using the main panel and rerun configure
until all required paths are found. Finally click on "OK" to generate the build
files and exit.

A "OPENCOG.sln" file (along with several other ".vcproj" files)
should be at the root of the opencog tree. Open it using the "Visual Studio"
application and click on the menu "Build" -> "Build Solution" to compile the main
"src" tree. Additional targets (such as "test") may be compiled using the
"Solution Explorer" panel on the left.

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