| | 1 | = Windows Development Requirements = |
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| | 3 | Install Microsoft Visual Studio 2015, community edition works, make sure to install C++ (not done by default) |
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| | 5 | Install [http://cygwin.com/ Cygwin]. We used the 64-bit version. In addition to the default packages, you'll probably need: |
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| | 7 | * git (to be able to check in changes) |
| | 8 | * icoutils (to look at icon files, might not be needed) |
| | 9 | * imagemagick (to create icon files) |
| | 10 | * make (to run the build process) |
| | 11 | * openssh (to get network access to plato) |
| | 12 | * patch (to patch source distribution) |
| | 13 | * rsync (to install files and fetch them) |
| | 14 | * vim (to edit files, might prefer emacs, your choice) |
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