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diff --git a/README.msvc b/README.msvc index 9c1163a..4ff8700 100644 --- a/README.msvc +++ b/README.msvc @@ -40,6 +40,30 @@ library version it is using. + How to install using MSVC from the command line + ----------------------------------------------- + + In order to allow easy usage of c-ares libraries it may be convenient to + install c-ares libraries and header files to a common subdirectory tree. + + Once that c-ares libraries have been built using procedure described above, + use same command prompt window to define environment variable INSTALL_DIR + to designate the top subdirectory where installation of c-ares libraries and + header files will be done. + + > set INSTALL_DIR=c:\c-ares + + Afterwards, run following command to actually perform the installation: + + > nmake -f Makefile.msvc install + + Installation procedure will copy c-ares libraries to subdirectory 'lib' and + c-ares header files to subdirectory 'include' below the INSTALL_DIR subdir. + + When environment variable INSTALL_DIR is not defined, installation is done + to c-ares source folder where Makefile.msvc file is located. + + How to build using Visual Studio 6 IDE -------------------------------------- |