User:Andrej/Building Spring on Windows 2 temp

Source Code GIT URLs

Spring repo URI: git://github.com/nOOb3167/spring.git
vclibs11 repo URI: git://github.com/nOOb3167/vclibs11.git

Prerequisites

- Visual Studio 2012 (v11)

- Microsoft Visual C++ Compiler Nov 2012 CTP

Download link: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=35515

How to tell if you have Nov 2012 CTP installed: Start Visual Studio and open any Solution. Open the 'Property Pages' of any Project inside this solution, and check available values of 'Platform Toolset' under 'Configuration Properties -> General'. Nov 2012 CTP should be listed.

- GIT

If you can open command line and run git you should be fine.

- CMake

I (Andrej) use version 2.8.11.1. Search for cmake-2.8.11.1-win32-x86.exe on the CMake download site: http://www.cmake.org/files/v2.8/

The newest release, 2.8.12.1, fails - If you already have the newest version , and are getting errors during CMake configure step, try an older release.

Building

First clone the git repositories.

Second configure through CMake.

Third compile through Visual Studio.

Cloning the git repositories

- Spring into any directory.
- vclibs11 into subdirectory of Spring, named 'vclibs'

cd someEmptyDirectory
git clone git://github.com/nOOb3167/spring.git
cd spring
git clone git://github.com/nOOb3167/vclibs11.git vclibs

- This is the only command line step.

 The directory structure should end up looking like below.
 A 'spring' directory with spring source, and a 'vclibs' subdirectory
 inside.

Configuring through CMake

Start CMake GUI.

- There should be a start menu shortcut if you used the CMake installer.

Set Source and Build paths.

- Source path should be set to where you cloned the Spring repository.
  You should find a file CMakeLists.txt in that directory
- Build path can be set to whatever empty directory, or just same as Source path.
  On the screenshot below, Build path is set to a subdirectory named 'Build'.

Set CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX to where you want Spring installed.

- This is necessary because the default, Program Files, requires
  admin permissions to write.

Press Configure.

- The correct option to select for compiler is as shown below.
  (Should be the default)

- For comparison, here is what is output for me after Configure.
  The warnings shown here are normal / expected.

Press Generate.

- This should generate the Visual Studio solution and project files.
  Those will be used to compile through Visual Studio next.

Compiling Solution through Visual Studio

Open the solution file.

- There should be a Spring.sln file, in the location you set as the Build path CMake.

Select the INSTALL Project.

- Unfortunately I have not found a way to do this automatically.

Build Project

- There should be no compile / link errors (But many warnings).
  If you forgot to change CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX from the default path
  (Program Files, requiring admin access), the installation step will complain.