10 files changed, 69 insertions, 20 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/bench_bitcoin/bench_bitcoin.vcxproj.in b/build_msvc/bench_bitcoin/bench_bitcoin.vcxproj.in
index 56401d7618..128c1bd8e7 100644
--- a/build_msvc/bench_bitcoin/bench_bitcoin.vcxproj.in
+++ b/build_msvc/bench_bitcoin/bench_bitcoin.vcxproj.in
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@
     <ProjectReference Include="..\libleveldb\libleveldb.vcxproj">
       <Project>{18430fef-6b61-4c53-b396-718e02850f1b}</Project>
     </ProjectReference>
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\libtest_util\libtest_util.vcxproj">
+      <Project>{1e065f03-3566-47d0-8fa9-daa72b084e7d}</Project>
+    </ProjectReference>
   </ItemGroup>
   <Target Name="RawBenchHeaderGen" BeforeTargets="PrepareForBuild">
     <PropertyGroup>
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.sln b/build_msvc/bitcoin.sln
index d4b83b6529..5e9715451f 100644
--- a/build_msvc/bitcoin.sln
+++ b/build_msvc/bitcoin.sln
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@ Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "libbitcoin_qt", "libbitcoin
 EndProject
 Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "bitcoin-qt", "bitcoin-qt\bitcoin-qt.vcxproj", "{7E99172D-7FF2-4CB6-B736-AC9B76ED412A}"
 EndProject
+Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "libtest_util", "libtest_util\libtest_util.vcxproj", "{868474FD-35F6-4400-8EED-30A33E7521D4}"
+EndProject
+Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "test_bitcoin-qt", "test_bitcoin-qt\test_bitcoin-qt.vcxproj", "{51201D5E-D939-4854-AE9D-008F03FF518E}"
+EndProject
 Global
     GlobalSection(SolutionConfigurationPlatforms) = preSolution
         Debug|x64 = Debug|x64
@@ -220,11 +224,29 @@ Global
         {7E99172D-7FF2-4CB6-B736-AC9B76ED412A}.Release|x64.Build.0 = Release|x64
         {7E99172D-7FF2-4CB6-B736-AC9B76ED412A}.Release|x86.ActiveCfg = Release|Win32
         {7E99172D-7FF2-4CB6-B736-AC9B76ED412A}.Release|x86.Build.0 = Release|Win32
+        {868474FD-35F6-4400-8EED-30A33E7521D4}.Debug|x64.ActiveCfg = Debug|x64
+        {868474FD-35F6-4400-8EED-30A33E7521D4}.Debug|x64.Build.0 = Debug|x64
+        {868474FD-35F6-4400-8EED-30A33E7521D4}.Debug|x86.ActiveCfg = Debug|Win32
+        {868474FD-35F6-4400-8EED-30A33E7521D4}.Debug|x86.Build.0 = Debug|Win32
+        {868474FD-35F6-4400-8EED-30A33E7521D4}.Release|x64.ActiveCfg = Release|x64
+        {868474FD-35F6-4400-8EED-30A33E7521D4}.Release|x64.Build.0 = Release|x64
+        {868474FD-35F6-4400-8EED-30A33E7521D4}.Release|x86.ActiveCfg = Release|Win32
+        {868474FD-35F6-4400-8EED-30A33E7521D4}.Release|x86.Build.0 = Release|Win32
+        {51201D5E-D939-4854-AE9D-008F03FF518E}.Debug|x64.ActiveCfg = Debug|x64
+        {51201D5E-D939-4854-AE9D-008F03FF518E}.Debug|x64.Build.0 = Debug|x64
+        {51201D5E-D939-4854-AE9D-008F03FF518E}.Debug|x86.ActiveCfg = Debug|Win32
+        {51201D5E-D939-4854-AE9D-008F03FF518E}.Debug|x86.Build.0 = Debug|Win32
+        {51201D5E-D939-4854-AE9D-008F03FF518E}.Release|x64.ActiveCfg = Release|x64
+        {51201D5E-D939-4854-AE9D-008F03FF518E}.Release|x64.Build.0 = Release|x64
+        {51201D5E-D939-4854-AE9D-008F03FF518E}.Release|x86.ActiveCfg = Release|Win32
+        {51201D5E-D939-4854-AE9D-008F03FF518E}.Release|x86.Build.0 = Release|Win32
     EndGlobalSection
     GlobalSection(SolutionProperties) = preSolution
         HideSolutionNode = FALSE
     EndGlobalSection
     GlobalSection(ExtensibilityGlobals) = postSolution
-        SolutionGuid = {8AA72EDA-2CD4-4564-B1E4-688B760EEEE9}
+                        SolutionGuid = {8AA72EDA-2CD4-4564-B1E4-688B760EEEE9}
+                SolutionGuid = {8607C0F4-F33D-41B8-8D51-18E366A0F8DF}
+        SolutionGuid = {58AAB032-7274-49BD-845E-5EF4DBB69B70}
     EndGlobalSection
 EndGlobal
diff --git a/build_msvc/common.init.vcxproj b/build_msvc/common.init.vcxproj
index a04a38ff7c..722a8647bd 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')">
@@ -107,7 +108,7 @@
       <WarningLevel>Level3</WarningLevel>
       <PrecompiledHeader>NotUsing</PrecompiledHeader>
       <AdditionalOptions>/utf-8 %(AdditionalOptions)</AdditionalOptions>
-      <DisableSpecificWarnings>4018;4221;4244;4267;4334;4715;4805;</DisableSpecificWarnings>
+      <DisableSpecificWarnings>4018;4221;4244;4267;4334;4715;4805;4834</DisableSpecificWarnings>
       <TreatWarningAsError>true</TreatWarningAsError>
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>ZMQ_STATIC;NOMINMAX;WIN32;HAVE_CONFIG_H;_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;_SCL_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;_CONSOLE;_WIN32_WINNT=0x0601;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\..\src;..\..\src\univalue\include;..\..\src\secp256k1\include;..\..\src\leveldb\include;..\..\src\leveldb\helpers\memenv;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
diff --git a/build_msvc/libtest_util/libtest_util.vcxproj.in b/build_msvc/libtest_util/libtest_util.vcxproj.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b5e844010e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build_msvc/libtest_util/libtest_util.vcxproj.in
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<Project DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+  <Import Project="..\common.init.vcxproj" />
+  <PropertyGroup Label="Globals">
+    <ProjectGuid>{868474FD-35F6-4400-8EED-30A33E7521D4}</ProjectGuid>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup Label="Configuration">
+    <ConfigurationType>StaticLibrary</ConfigurationType>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+@SOURCE_FILES@
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
+  <Import Project="..\common.vcxproj" />
+</Project>
diff --git a/build_msvc/msvc-autogen.py b/build_msvc/msvc-autogen.py
index 5ddda3c03e..3951438408 100644
--- a/build_msvc/msvc-autogen.py
+++ b/build_msvc/msvc-autogen.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ libs = [
     'libbitcoin_wallet',
     'libbitcoin_zmq',
     'bench_bitcoin',
+    'libtest_util',
 ]
 
 ignore_list = [
diff --git a/build_msvc/test_bitcoin-qt/test_bitcoin-qt.vcxproj b/build_msvc/test_bitcoin-qt/test_bitcoin-qt.vcxproj
index bd9b6cc8db..2095c0c321 100644
--- a/build_msvc/test_bitcoin-qt/test_bitcoin-qt.vcxproj
+++ b/build_msvc/test_bitcoin-qt/test_bitcoin-qt.vcxproj
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<Project DefaultTargets="Build" ToolsVersion="15.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+<Project DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
   <Import Project="..\common.init.vcxproj" />
   <Import Project="..\common.qt.init.vcxproj" />
   <PropertyGroup Label="Globals">
     <ProjectGuid>{51201D5E-D939-4854-AE9D-008F03FF518E}</ProjectGuid>
-  </PropertyGroup>
-  <PropertyGroup Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>Application</ConfigurationType>
     <OutDir>$(SolutionDir)$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\</OutDir>
   </PropertyGroup>
@@ -66,29 +64,32 @@
     </ProjectReference>
   </ItemGroup>
 
-  <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'">
+  <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.props" />
+  <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
+
+  <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='Release'">
     <ClCompile>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\libbitcoin_qt\$(GeneratedFilesOutDir)\..\;$(QtIncludeDir)\QtTest;$(QtIncludes);%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
-      <AdditionalDependencies>$(QtReleaseLibaries);%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
+      <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>
     <MocTestFiles Include="..\..\src\qt\test\addressbooktests.h" />
     <MocTestFiles Include="..\..\src\qt\test\apptests.h" />
     <MocTestFiles Include="..\..\src\qt\test\compattests.h" />
-    <MocTestFiles Include="..\..\src\qt\test\paymentservertests.h" />
     <MocTestFiles Include="..\..\src\qt\test\rpcnestedtests.h" />
     <MocTestFiles Include="..\..\src\qt\test\uritests.h" />
     <MocTestFiles Include="..\..\src\qt\test\wallettests.h" />
@@ -106,8 +107,6 @@
     <RemoveDir Directories="$(GeneratedFilesOutDir)\moc\*" />
     <RemoveDir Directories="$(GeneratedFilesOutDir)\moc" />
   </Target>
-  <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.props" />
-  <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
   <PropertyGroup>
     <BuildDependsOn>
        moccode;
@@ -120,4 +119,4 @@
         $(CleanDependsOn);
     </CleanDependsOn>
   </PropertyGroup>
- </Project>
+</Project>
diff --git a/build_msvc/test_bitcoin/test_bitcoin.vcxproj b/build_msvc/test_bitcoin/test_bitcoin.vcxproj
index 1d05ff6cba..96d20a2720 100644
--- a/build_msvc/test_bitcoin/test_bitcoin.vcxproj
+++ b/build_msvc/test_bitcoin/test_bitcoin.vcxproj
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@
     <ProjectReference Include="..\libbitcoin_zmq\libbitcoin_zmq.vcxproj">
       <Project>{792d487f-f14c-49fc-a9de-3fc150f31c3f}</Project>
     </ProjectReference>
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\libtest_util\libtest_util.vcxproj">
+      <Project>{1e065f03-3566-47d0-8fa9-daa72b084e7d}</Project>
+    </ProjectReference>
     <ProjectReference Include="..\libunivalue\libunivalue.vcxproj">
       <Project>{5724ba7d-a09a-4ba8-800b-c4c1561b3d69}</Project>
     </ProjectReference>
diff --git a/build_msvc/vcpkg-packages.txt b/build_msvc/vcpkg-packages.txt
index d63636259d..27e2bbdcde 100644
--- a/build_msvc/vcpkg-packages.txt
+++ b/build_msvc/vcpkg-packages.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-berkeleydb boost-filesystem boost-multi-index boost-signals2 boost-test boost-thread libevent rapidcheck zeromq double-conversion
-\ No newline at end of file
+berkeleydb boost-filesystem boost-multi-index boost-signals2 boost-test boost-thread libevent[thread] rapidcheck zeromq double-conversion
+\ No newline at end of file