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Various software and tools are required to compile Snes9x on Windows:
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2010-09-25 17:35:19 +00:00
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NOTE: Unicode support requires a special zlib build - see the end of the zlib entry
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2017-04-29 16:12:41 +00:00
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- The current official binary is compiled with Visual Studio 2017, you'll have to create
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your own project file for earlier MSVC versions. VS2017 will automatically ask to install
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the correct Windows SDK Version (7.1A)
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2016-10-15 00:20:09 +00:00
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- A recent DirectX SDK. The official binary is compiled against the August 2009 SDK.
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Note that as of the June 2010 release of the DirectX SDK, DirectDraw has been removed
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(DirectDraw is disabled by default, DIRECTDRAW_SUPPORT enables it)
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https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=23549
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- zlib (optional, ZLIB define, enabled by default) - the default solution includes a zlib
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project that builds appropriately (force includes _tfwopen.h for unicode support in s9x).
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(the zlib directory should reside at win32/../../zlib, i.e. 2 directories up)
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- libpng (optional, HAVE_LIBPNG define, enabled by default) - the default solution includes
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a libpng project that builds appropriately.
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(the libpng directory should reside at win32/../../libpng, i.e. 2 directories up)
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- To compile Snes9x:
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Start up VS2017.
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Load the Snes9x solution.
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Select the desired configuration and build.
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The Release configuration may build significantly slower than Debug.
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Then you can run it.
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