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diff --git a/build_msvc/README.md b/build_msvc/README.md index cabe4d55ec..b9bebd369c 100644 --- a/build_msvc/README.md +++ b/build_msvc/README.md @@ -3,7 +3,9 @@ Building Bitcoin Core with Visual Studio Introduction --------------------- -Solution and project files to build Bitcoin Core with `msbuild` or Visual Studio can be found in the `build_msvc` directory. The build has been tested with Visual Studio 2019 (building with earlier versions of Visual Studio should not be expected to work). +Visual Studio 2022 is minimum required to build Bitcoin Core. + +Solution and project files to build with `msbuild` or Visual Studio can be found in the `build_msvc` directory. To build Bitcoin Core from the command-line, it is sufficient to only install the Visual Studio Build Tools component. @@ -28,9 +30,9 @@ Qt --------------------- To build Bitcoin Core with the GUI, a static build of Qt is required. -1. Download a single ZIP archive of Qt source code from https://download.qt.io/official_releases/qt/ (e.g., [`qt-everywhere-src-5.15.2.zip`](https://download.qt.io/official_releases/qt/5.15/5.15.2/single/qt-everywhere-src-5.15.2.zip)), and expand it into a dedicated folder. The following instructions assume that this folder is `C:\dev\qt-source`. +1. Download a single ZIP archive of Qt source code from https://download.qt.io/official_releases/qt/ (e.g., [`qt-everywhere-opensource-src-5.15.5.zip`](https://download.qt.io/official_releases/qt/5.15/5.15.5/single/qt-everywhere-opensource-src-5.15.5.zip)), and expand it into a dedicated folder. The following instructions assume that this folder is `C:\dev\qt-source`. -2. Open "x64 Native Tools Command Prompt for VS 2019", and input the following commands: +2. Open "x64 Native Tools Command Prompt for VS 2022", and input the following commands: ```cmd cd C:\dev\qt-source mkdir build @@ -47,21 +49,21 @@ To build Bitcoin Core without Qt, unload or disable the `bitcoin-qt`, `libbitcoi Building --------------------- -1. Use Python to generate `*.vcxproj` from Makefile: +1. Use Python to generate `*.vcxproj` for the Visual Studio 2022 toolchain from Makefile: -``` -PS >py -3 msvc-autogen.py +```cmd +python build_msvc\msvc-autogen.py ``` 2. An optional step is to adjust the settings in the `build_msvc` directory and the `common.init.vcxproj` file. This project file contains settings that are common to all projects such as the runtime library version and target Windows SDK version. The Qt directories can also be set. To specify a non-default path to a static Qt package directory, use the `QTBASEDIR` environment variable. -3. To build from the command-line with the Visual Studio 2019 toolchain use: +3. To build from the command-line with the Visual Studio toolchain use: ```cmd -msbuild -property:Configuration=Release -maxCpuCount -verbosity:minimal bitcoin.sln +msbuild build_msvc\bitcoin.sln -property:Configuration=Release -maxCpuCount -verbosity:minimal ``` -Alternatively, open the `build_msvc/bitcoin.sln` file in Visual Studio 2019. +Alternatively, open the `build_msvc/bitcoin.sln` file in Visual Studio. Security --------------------- @@ -83,4 +85,4 @@ If is it enabled then in the output `Dynamic base` will be listed in the `DLL ch Terminal Server Aware ``` -This may not disable all stack randomization as versions of windows employ additional stack randomization protections. These protections must be turned off in the OS configuration.
\ No newline at end of file +This may not disable all stack randomization as versions of windows employ additional stack randomization protections. These protections must be turned off in the OS configuration. |