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| author | Bernard Normier <bernard@zeroc.com> | 2015-07-22 14:02:56 -0400 |
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| committer | Bernard Normier <bernard@zeroc.com> | 2015-07-22 14:02:56 -0400 |
| commit | e9a166932bbc521c608361dd7e78a955ea1f9c54 (patch) | |
| tree | a146ddf706a905520e5102da0609c2cad3e83e72 /cpp | |
| parent | ICE-6645 Fixed issue in Slice compilers with param/member names hiding type d... (diff) | |
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diff --git a/cpp/BuildInstructionsWindows.md b/cpp/BuildInstructionsWindows.md index 5c0c0f5745b..be842e46fa7 100644 --- a/cpp/BuildInstructionsWindows.md +++ b/cpp/BuildInstructionsWindows.md @@ -1,10 +1,11 @@ -# Building Ice for C++ for Windows Applications +# Building Ice for C++ on Windows -This file describes the Ice source distribution, including information about -compiler requirements, third-party dependencies, and instructions for building -and testing the distribution. If you prefer, you can download a [Windows -installer][1] that contains pre-compiled debug and release libraries, -executables, and everything else necessary to build Ice applications on Windows. +This file describes how to build Ice for C++ from sources on Windows, and how +to test the resulting build. + +ZeroC provides [Ice binary distributions][1] for various platforms and compilers, +including Windows and Visual Studio, so building Ice from sources is usually +unnecessary. ## Build Requirements @@ -22,9 +23,11 @@ Ice has dependencies on a number of third-party libraries: - [Berkeley DB][5] 5.3 - [mcpp][6] 2.7.2 (with patches) -You do not need to build these packages yourself, as ZeroC supplies a separate -[Windows installer][7] that contains release and debug libraries for all of the -third-party dependencies. +You do not need to build these packages yourself, as ZeroC supplies an +[Ice Third Party installer][7] with everything you need to build Ice from sources. + +If you wish to build these third-party packages from sources, please follow our +[build instructions][8]. ### Monotonic Clock @@ -89,10 +92,12 @@ After a successful source build, you can run the tests as follows: If everything worked out, you should see lots of `ok` messages. In case of a failure, the tests abort with `failed`. -[1]: https://doc.zeroc.com/display/Ice36/Using+the+Windows+Binary+Distribution +[1]: https://zeroc.com/download.html [2]: https://doc.zeroc.com/display/Ice36/Supported+Platforms+for+Ice+3.6.0 [3]: http://expat.sourceforge.net [4]: http://bzip.org [5]: http://www.oracle.com/us/products/database/berkeley-db/overview/index.htm [6]: https://github.com/zeroc-ice/mcpp [7]: https://zeroc.com/download/Ice/3.6/Ice-3.6.0-ThirdParty.msi +[8]: https://doc.zeroc.com/display/Ice36/Building+Third+Party+Packages+from+Source + |