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opendj-sdk/opends/build-tools/src/windows/README
@@ -27,37 +27,55 @@ WHAT is winlauncher.exe ======================== winlauncher.exe is a small windows executable that is intended to be used by the command line files to perform certain operations. It is not intended to be a final user interface and that is one of the reasons why is placed under the lib subdirectory. winlauncher.exe is a small windows executable that is intended to be used by the command line files to perform certain operations. It is not intended to be a final user interface and that is one of the reasons why is placed under the lib subdirectory. See the comments in winlauncher.c file for more information. INSTRUCTIONS TO COMPILE winlauncher See the comments in winlauncher.c file and common.c for more information. WHAT is opends_service.exe ======================== Using Visual C++ and the command line you must set your environment variables to point to your Visual Studio install. You can set the environment variables by changing to the \bin subdirectory of your Visual C++ installation and running the VCVARS32.bat batch file. This will basically update your PATH, INCLUDE and LIB environment variables to point to the correct paths of your Visual Studio install. Go to the directory where the source files winlauncher.c and winlauncher.h are and launch the following command: opends_service.exe is a small windows executable that is intended to be used by the command line files to be able to run OpenDS as a windows service (or not to configure it as windows service). It is not intended to be a final user interface and that is one of the reasons why is placed under the lib subdirectory. > cl winlauncher.c See the comments in service.c file and common.c for more information. INSTRUCTIONS TO COMPILE winlauncher.exe ======================== Using Visual C++ and the command line you must set your environment variables to point to your Visual Studio install. You can set the environment variables by changing to the \bin subdirectory of your Visual C++ installation and running the VCVARS32.bat batch file. This will basically update your PATH, INCLUDE and LIB environment variables to point to the correct paths of your Visual Studio install. Go to the directory where the source files winlauncher.c, winlauncher.h, common.c and common.h are and launch the following command: > cl winlauncher.c common.c This will generate the binary winlauncher.exe. NOTE: An alternative to this mode is to compile winlauncher.exe using the Makefile by running: > nmake all (See INSTRUCTIONS TO COMPILE opends_service.exe for more information). ************************ Using Visual C++ graphical interface you just must to Create a Project and add winlauncher.c and winlauncher.h to the project. You can build winlauncher.c and then winlauncher.exe with the commands in the menu 'Build'. winlauncher.c, winlauncher.h, common.c and common.h to the project. You can build winlauncher.c and then winlauncher.exe with the commands in the menu 'Build'. ************************ @@ -67,6 +85,28 @@ Go to the directory where the source files winlauncher.c and winlauncher.h are and launch the following command: > gcc winlauncher.c -o winlauncher.exe > gcc common.c winlauncher.c -o winlauncher.exe This will generate the binary winlauncher.exe. INSTRUCTIONS TO COMPILE opends_service.exe ======================== service.c (the main code file for opends_service.exe) uses windows resources and so The fastest way of generating opends_service.exe is to do it using the command line. Using Visual C++ and the command line you must set your environment variables to point to your Visual Studio install. You can set the environment variables by changing to the \bin subdirectory of your Visual C++ installation and running the VCVARS32.bat batch file. Then go to the directory where the source files are and run the following command: > nmake all This command will generate both opends_service.exe and winlauncher.exe. See the comments in the file Makefile for more information.
