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Building via IDE Project Files
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This document describes how to compile, build and install curl and libcurl
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from sources using an IDE based development tool such as Visual Studio.
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Project files are currently available for Visual C++ v6.0 to v15.0. The
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following directory structure has been used to cater for this:
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somedirectory\
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|_curl
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|_projects
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|_<platform>
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|_<ide>
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|_lib
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|_src
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This structure allows for side-by-side compilation of curl on the same
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machine using different versions of a given compiler (for example VC8, VC9
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and VC10) and allows for your own application or product to be compiled
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against those variants of libcurl for example.
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Note: Typically this side-by-side compilation is generally only required
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when a library is being compiled against dynamic runtime libraries.
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Dependencies
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============
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The projects files also support build configurations that require third
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party dependencies such as OpenSSL, wolfSSL and SSH2. If you wish to support
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these, you will also need to download and compile those libraries as well.
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To support compilation of these libraries using different versions of
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compilers, the following directory structure has been used for both the
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output of curl and libcurl as well as these dependencies.
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somedirectory\
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|_curl
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| |_<ide>
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| |_lib
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|_openssl
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| |_VC <version>
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| |_<configuration>
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|_libssh2
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|_ build
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|_<architecture>
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|_VC <version>
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|_<configuration>
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As OpenSSL and wolfSSL don't support side-by-side compilation when using
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different versions of Visual Studio, build helper batch files have been
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provided to assist with this. Please run "build-openssl -help" and/or
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"build-wolfssl -help" for usage details.
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Building with Visual C++
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========================
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To build with VC++, you will of course have to first install VC++ which is
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part of Visual Studio.
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If you are building with VC6 then you will also need the February 2003
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Edition of the Windows Platform SDK which can be downloaded from:
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https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=12261
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If you require support for Internationalized Domain Names via Windows IDN
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then you will need either:
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* Microsoft Windows SDK Update for Windows Vista:
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https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=23719
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* Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 or above
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Once you have VC++ installed you should launch the application and open one
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of the solution or workspace files.
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Whilst files are provided for both libcurl and the curl command line tool as
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well as a configuration that includes both, it is recommend that you use the
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all-in-one configuration.
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Running DLL based configurations
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If you are a developer and plan to run the curl tool from Visual Studio (eg
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you are debugging) with any third-party libraries (such as OpenSSL, wolfSSL
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or LibSSH2) then you will need to add the search path of these DLLs to the
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configuration's PATH environment. To do that:
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* Open the 'curl-all.sln' or 'curl.sln' solutions
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* Right-click on the 'curl' project and select Properties
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* Navigate to 'Configuration Properties > Debugging > Environment'
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* Add PATH='Path to DLL';C:\Windows\system32;C:\Windows;
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C:\Windows\System32\Wbem
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... where 'Path to DLL` is the configuration specific path. For example the
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following configurations in Visual Studio 2010 might be:
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DLL Debug - DLL OpenSSL (Win32):
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PATH=..\..\..\..\..\openssl\build\Win32\VC10\DLL Debug;C:\Windows\system32;
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C:\Windows;C:\Windows\System32\Wbem
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DLL Debug - DLL OpenSSL (x64):
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PATH=..\..\..\..\..\openssl\build\Win64\VC10\DLL Debug;C:\Windows\system32;
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C:\Windows;C:\Windows\System32\Wbem
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DLL Debug - DLL wolfSSL (Win32):
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PATH=..\..\..\..\..\wolfssl\build\Win32\VC10\DLL Debug;C:\Windows\system32;
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C:\Windows;C:\Windows\System32\Wbem
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DLL Debug - DLL wolfSSL (x64):
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PATH=..\..\..\..\..\wolfssl\build\Win64\VC10\DLL Debug;C:\Windows\system32;
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C:\Windows;C:\Windows\System32\Wbem
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If you are using a configuration that uses multiple third-party library DLLs
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(such as DLL Debug - DLL OpenSSL - DLL LibSSH2) then 'Path to DLL' will need
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to contain the path to both of these.
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Notes
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The following keywords have been used in the directory hierarchy:
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<platform> - The platform (For example: Windows)
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<ide> - The IDE (For example: VC6, VC10, BCC5)
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<architecture> - The platform architecture (For example: Win32, Win64)
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<configuration> - The target configuration (For example: DLL Debug,
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LIB Release - LIB OpenSSL)
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If you are using the source code from the git repository, rather than a
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release archive or nightly build, you will need to generate the project
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files. Please run "generate -help" for usage details.
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Should you wish to help out with some of the items on the TODO list, or
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find bugs in the project files that need correcting, and would like to
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submit updated files back then please note that, whilst the solution files
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can be edited directly, the templates for the project files (which are
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stored in the git repositoty) will need to be modified rather than the
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generated project files that Visual Studio uses.
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Legacy Windows and SSL
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Some of the project configurations allow the use of WinSSL (specifically
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Schannel from Windows SSPI), the native SSL library in Windows. However,
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WinSSL in Windows <= XP is unable to connect to servers that no longer
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support the legacy handshakes and algorithms used by those versions. If
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you will be using curl in one of those earlier versions of Windows you
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should choose another SSL backend such as OpenSSL.
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