7 files changed, 27 insertions, 81 deletions
diff --git a/build_msvc/README.md b/build_msvc/README.md
index 704470cac8..e5aaf57abf 100644
--- a/build_msvc/README.md
+++ b/build_msvc/README.md
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ Quick Start
 The minimal steps required to build Bitcoin Core with the msbuild toolchain are below. More detailed instructions are contained in the following sections.
 
 ```
-vcpkg install --triplet x64-windows-static boost-filesystem boost-multi-index boost-signals2 boost-test boost-thread libevent zeromq berkeleydb rapidcheck double-conversion
+vcpkg install --triplet x64-windows-static berkeleydb boost-filesystem boost-multi-index boost-signals2 boost-test boost-thread libevent[thread] rapidcheck zeromq double-conversion
 py -3 build_msvc\msvc-autogen.py
 msbuild /m build_msvc\bitcoin.sln /p:Platform=x64 /p:Configuration=Release /t:build
 ```
@@ -41,7 +41,9 @@ Qt
 ---------------------
 In order to build the Bitcoin Core a static build of Qt is required. The runtime library version (e.g. v141, v142) and platform type (x86 or x64) must also match.
 
-A prebuilt version of Qt can be downloaded from [here](https://github.com/sipsorcery/qt_win_binary/releases). Please be aware this download is NOT an officially sanctioned Bitcoin Core distribution and is provided for developer convenience. It should NOT be used for builds that will be used in a production environment or with real funds.
+Some prebuilt x64 versions of Qt can be downloaded from [here](https://github.com/sipsorcery/qt_win_binary/releases). Please be aware these downloads are NOT officially sanctioned by Bitcoin Core and are provided for developer convenience only. They should NOT be used for builds that will be used in a production environment or with real funds.
+
+To determine which Qt prebuilt version to download open the `.appveyor.yml` file and note the `QT_DOWNLOAD_URL`. When extracting the zip file the destination path must be set to `C:\`. This is due to the way that Qt includes, libraries and tools use internal paths.
 
 To build Bitcoin Core without Qt unload or disable the `bitcoin-qt`, `libbitcoin_qt` and `test_bitcoin-qt` projects.
 
@@ -64,18 +66,20 @@ PS >py -3 msvc-autogen.py
 
 - 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.
 
-- Build with Visual Studio 2017 or msbuild.
+- To build from the command line with the Visual Studio 2017 toolchain use:
 
 ```
 msbuild /m bitcoin.sln /p:Platform=x64 /p:Configuration=Release /p:PlatformToolset=v141 /t:build
 ```
 
-- Build with Visual Studio 2019 or msbuild.
+- To build from the command line with the Visual Studio 2019 toolchain use:
 
 ```
 msbuild /m bitcoin.sln /p:Platform=x64 /p:Configuration=Release /t:build
 ```
 
+- Alternatively open the `build_msvc\bitcoin.sln` file in Visual Studio.
+
 AppVeyor
 ---------------------
 The .appveyor.yml in the root directory is suitable to perform builds on [AppVeyor](https://www.appveyor.com/) Continuous Integration servers. The simplest way to perform an AppVeyor build is to fork Bitcoin Core and then configure a new AppVeyor Project pointing to the forked repository.
diff --git a/build_msvc/bitcoin-qt/bitcoin-qt.vcxproj b/build_msvc/bitcoin-qt/bitcoin-qt.vcxproj
index dcfc1e1b33..17cd31a52e 100644
--- a/build_msvc/bitcoin-qt/bitcoin-qt.vcxproj
+++ b/build_msvc/bitcoin-qt/bitcoin-qt.vcxproj
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
     </ProjectReference>
   </ItemGroup>
 
-  <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'">
+  <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='Release'">
     <ClCompile>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>$(QtIncludes);%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
     </ClCompile>
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
     </ResourceCompile>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
 
-  <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|x64'">
+  <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='Debug'">
     <ClCompile>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>$(QtIncludes);%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
     </ClCompile>
diff --git a/build_msvc/bitcoin_config.h b/build_msvc/bitcoin_config.h
index e892765fde..3178f2a3d8 100644
--- a/build_msvc/bitcoin_config.h
+++ b/build_msvc/bitcoin_config.h
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2018-2019 The Bitcoin Core developers
+// Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
+// file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
+
 #ifndef BITCOIN_BITCOIN_CONFIG_H
 #define BITCOIN_BITCOIN_CONFIG_H
 
@@ -49,9 +53,6 @@
 /* define if the Boost::Filesystem library is available */
 #define HAVE_BOOST_FILESYSTEM /**/
 
-/* define if the Boost::PROGRAM_OPTIONS library is available */
-#define HAVE_BOOST_PROGRAM_OPTIONS /**/
-
 /* define if the Boost::System library is available */
 #define HAVE_BOOST_SYSTEM /**/
 
@@ -179,75 +180,6 @@
 /* Define to 1 if you have the <inttypes.h> header file. */
 #define HAVE_INTTYPES_H 1
 
-/* Define to 1 if you have the `advapi32' library (-ladvapi32). */
-#define HAVE_LIBADVAPI32 1
-
-/* Define to 1 if you have the `comctl32' library (-lcomctl32). */
-#define HAVE_LIBCOMCTL32 1
-
-/* Define to 1 if you have the `comdlg32' library (-lcomdlg32). */
-#define HAVE_LIBCOMDLG32 1
-
-/* Define to 1 if you have the `crypt32' library (-lcrypt32). */
-#define HAVE_LIBCRYPT32 1
-
-/* Define to 1 if you have the `gdi32' library (-lgdi32). */
-#define HAVE_LIBGDI32 1
-
-/* Define to 1 if you have the `imm32' library (-limm32). */
-#define HAVE_LIBIMM32 1
-
-/* Define to 1 if you have the `iphlpapi' library (-liphlpapi). */
-#define HAVE_LIBIPHLPAPI 1
-
-/* Define to 1 if you have the `kernel32' library (-lkernel32). */
-#define HAVE_LIBKERNEL32 1
-
-/* Define to 1 if you have the `mingwthrd' library (-lmingwthrd). */
-#define HAVE_LIBMINGWTHRD 1
-
-/* Define to 1 if you have the `mswsock' library (-lmswsock). */
-#define HAVE_LIBMSWSOCK 1
-
-/* Define to 1 if you have the `ole32' library (-lole32). */
-#define HAVE_LIBOLE32 1
-
-/* Define to 1 if you have the `oleaut32' library (-loleaut32). */
-#define HAVE_LIBOLEAUT32 1
-
-/* Define to 1 if you have the `rpcrt4' library (-lrpcrt4). */
-#define HAVE_LIBRPCRT4 1
-
-/* Define to 1 if you have the `rt' library (-lrt). */
-/* #undef HAVE_LIBRT */
-
-/* Define to 1 if you have the `shell32' library (-lshell32). */
-#define HAVE_LIBSHELL32 1
-
-/* Define to 1 if you have the `shlwapi' library (-lshlwapi). */
-#define HAVE_LIBSHLWAPI 1
-
-/* Define to 1 if you have the `ssp' library (-lssp). */
-#define HAVE_LIBSSP 1
-
-/* Define to 1 if you have the `user32' library (-luser32). */
-#define HAVE_LIBUSER32 1
-
-/* Define to 1 if you have the `uuid' library (-luuid). */
-#define HAVE_LIBUUID 1
-
-/* Define to 1 if you have the `winmm' library (-lwinmm). */
-#define HAVE_LIBWINMM 1
-
-/* Define to 1 if you have the `winspool' library (-lwinspool). */
-#define HAVE_LIBWINSPOOL 1
-
-/* Define to 1 if you have the `ws2_32' library (-lws2_32). */
-#define HAVE_LIBWS2_32 1
-
-/* Define to 1 if you have the `z ' library (-lz ). */
-#define HAVE_LIBZ_ 1
-
 /* Define this symbol if you have malloc_info */
 /* #undef HAVE_MALLOC_INFO */
 
diff --git a/build_msvc/common.init.vcxproj b/build_msvc/common.init.vcxproj
index 583cd9f88c..c09997d39d 100644
--- a/build_msvc/common.init.vcxproj
+++ b/build_msvc/common.init.vcxproj
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
     <VCProjectVersion>16.0</VCProjectVersion>
     <VcpkgTriplet Condition="'$(Platform)'=='Win32'">x86-windows-static</VcpkgTriplet>
     <VcpkgTriplet Condition="'$(Platform)'=='x64'">x64-windows-static</VcpkgTriplet>
+    <UseNativeEnvironment>true</UseNativeEnvironment>
    </PropertyGroup>
 
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(WindowsTargetPlatformVersion)'=='' and !Exists('$(WindowsSdkDir)\DesignTime\CommonConfiguration\Neutral\Windows.props')">
@@ -115,7 +116,7 @@
     <Link>
       <SubSystem>Console</SubSystem>
       <GenerateDebugInformation>true</GenerateDebugInformation>
-      <AdditionalDependencies>crypt32.lib;Iphlpapi.lib;ws2_32.lib;Shlwapi.lib;kernel32.lib;user32.lib;gdi32.lib;winspool.lib;comdlg32.lib;advapi32.lib;shell32.lib;ole32.lib;oleaut32.lib;uuid.lib;odbc32.lib;odbccp32.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
+      <AdditionalDependencies>Iphlpapi.lib;ws2_32.lib;Shlwapi.lib;kernel32.lib;user32.lib;gdi32.lib;comdlg32.lib;advapi32.lib;shell32.lib;ole32.lib;oleaut32.lib;uuid.lib;odbc32.lib;odbccp32.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
     </Link>
     <Lib>
       <AdditionalOptions>/ignore:4221</AdditionalOptions>
diff --git a/build_msvc/msvc-autogen.py b/build_msvc/msvc-autogen.py
index 3951438408..d99b17d381 100644
--- a/build_msvc/msvc-autogen.py
+++ b/build_msvc/msvc-autogen.py
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
+# Copyright (c) 2016-2019 The Bitcoin Core developers
+# Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
+# file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
 
 import os
 import re
diff --git a/build_msvc/test_bitcoin-qt/test_bitcoin-qt.vcxproj b/build_msvc/test_bitcoin-qt/test_bitcoin-qt.vcxproj
index 0979eee8dd..2095c0c321 100644
--- a/build_msvc/test_bitcoin-qt/test_bitcoin-qt.vcxproj
+++ b/build_msvc/test_bitcoin-qt/test_bitcoin-qt.vcxproj
@@ -67,21 +67,23 @@
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.props" />
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
 
-  <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'">
+  <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='Release'">
     <ClCompile>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\libbitcoin_qt\$(GeneratedFilesOutDir)\..\;$(QtIncludeDir)\QtTest;$(QtIncludes);%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
       <AdditionalDependencies>$(QtLibraryDir)\Qt5Test.lib;$(QtReleaseLibraries);%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
+	  <AdditionalOptions>/ignore:4206</AdditionalOptions>
     </Link>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
 
-    <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|x64'">
+    <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='Debug'">
     <ClCompile>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\libbitcoin_qt\$(GeneratedFilesOutDir)\..\;$(QtIncludeDir)\QtTest;$(QtIncludes);%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
       <AdditionalDependencies>$(QtDebugLibraries);%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
+	  <AdditionalOptions>/ignore:4206</AdditionalOptions>
     </Link>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/build_msvc/testconsensus/testconsensus.cpp b/build_msvc/testconsensus/testconsensus.cpp
index 0068f588cc..571d19957f 100644
--- a/build_msvc/testconsensus/testconsensus.cpp
+++ b/build_msvc/testconsensus/testconsensus.cpp
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2018 The Bitcoin Core developers
+// Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
+// file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
+
 #include <iostream>
 
 // bitcoin includes.