How to build libevent version 2.0.10 with Visual Studio 2008

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Does anyone have clear instructions on building libevent-2.0.10 with Visual Studio 2008?

score 19 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 13 '11 at 01:41

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Use the Visual Studio Command Prompt, then

cd \where\you\put\it
nmake -f makefile.nmake

Or if you prefer the IDE, then File + New + Project, Visual C++, General node, pick the Makefile Project template. Name = libevent-2.0.10-stable, Location = parent directory (\where\you\put). OK. Next. Build command = nmake -f makefile.nmake, rest blank.

answered Mar 13 '11 at 01:41

Hans Passant

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Just a note for others wanting to build libevent. Having been away from C/C++ for a long while, I made a nube assumtion that the libevent build they provided would output a libevent.dll. Instead it's examples which compile only required parts of libevent into their exe's. – Rich Mar 13 '11 at 17:28
But there is no nmake in Visual Studio 2008. – Volodymyr Bezuglyy Oct 11 '13 at 14:25
Sure there is, located in the vc\bin subdirectory. The Express edition is special. – Hans Passant Oct 11 '13 at 14:32

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 27 '11 at 14:59

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Don't forget to run vcvars32.bat before nmake to set up the environment variables for VC.

answered Sep 27 '11 at 14:59

satyagraha

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This is unnecessary from the `Visual Studio Command Prompt`. A link which is created in the start menu when the compiler is installed. – unixman83 Mar 06 '12 at 05:46
Vcvars32.bat run on directory compiled when use cmd prompt. – R.Chatsiri Dec 19 '13 at 11:17

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Apr 14 '15 at 20:10

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If you are using the GUI to build it, do not check the option "Create directory for solution" when creating the project.

answered Apr 14 '15 at 20:10

DavidZhang

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How to build libevent version 2.0.10 with Visual Studio 2008

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