how-to-setup-a-windows-build-with-visual-studio.md

+*  *Microsoft Visual Studio* 2015 Community can compile OpenSimRoot.
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+*  Clone or check-out gitlab: This can be done with Visual Studio (optional): 
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+    1. Start Visual Studio, go to Team Explorer and go to git:
+    2. New > Repository > Locale git-repository > clone gitlab repository, you can do it with https://gitlab.com/rootmodels/OpenSimRoot.git 
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+*  Create new Visual Studio project with the gitlab code:
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+    1. In the Visual Studio main menu select: New > From existing code (last entry)
+    2. Select Visual C++
+    3. choose folder with existing OpenSimRoot code and name your Visual Studio project
+    4. Next > Windows application > finish
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+*  Build a Windows .exe:
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+    1. Choose build option x64, Release (optional)
+    2. Compile / build new
+    3. The .exe file can be found in the project folder and has the name you gave at (3) above, while creating the project.