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--- dev:tools [2010/02/22 02:04] – created digitalman
+++ dev:tools [2024/04/06 13:50] (current) – Add screenshot of Visual Studio configured for C++ dev and XP support digital man
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 ===== Windows =====
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+The majority of the Synchronet executable files and libraries for Windows are built with [[https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads/|Microsoft Visual Studio and Visual C++]] with Windows XP support.
+{{:dev:msvc2022_xp_build_support.png?800|}}
+Certain GUI components (e.g. Synchronet Control Panel, ''sbbsctrl.exe'') are currently built with Borland C++Builder 6, with efforts under way to transition to something else.
+The Synchronet Windows 95 FOSSIL driver (''sbbsexec.vxd'') cannot currently be rebuilt with modern Windows tools and SDKs.
+The 16-bit portion of the Synchronet FOSSIL driver (''dosxtrn.exe'') can be rebuilt using Microsoft Visual C++ v1.52 (16-bit).
+The ''gitinfo.bat'' build component that generates ''git_branch.h'' and ''git_hash.h'' requires the ''[[http://geoffair.org/unix/unxutils.htm|tr]]'' GNU/Unix utility.
 ===== UNIX =====
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+GNU C/C++ (gcc) is officially supported on Unix/Linux platforms, while other compilers (e.g Intel C Compiler, Clang) may be used by experienced programmers.
+==== GCC ====
+Version 4.6 or later of the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC) is required (specifically, for anonymous struct support).
 ===== See Also =====
   * [[source|Source code]]

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