@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ others to augment these instructions for building on other versions of Windows.
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29296. Download and install Python from http://www.python.org/download/
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31- 7. Download and install Inno Setup from http://www.jrsoftware.org/isinfo.php
31+ 7. Download and install Inno Setup from http://www.jrsoftware.org/isinfo.php and
32+ add "C:\Program Files\Inno Setup 5" to the PATH
3233
33348. Download and install the Microsoft HTML Help Workshop from
3435http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms669985%28v=vs.85%29.aspx
@@ -40,10 +41,17 @@ http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms669985%28v=vs.85%29.aspx
404111. Download and install MiKTEX from http://miktex.org/
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424312. Meazure uses the Boost library including the date_time module. While there
43- are many ways to obtain Boost, I built it from source by following the
44- instructions in the checked answer:
44+ are many ways to obtain Boost, It is best to build boost from source.
4545
46- http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2629421/how-to-use-boost-in-visual-studio-2010
46+ a. Download the latest Boost from http://www.boost.org
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48+ b. Unpack the archive into the directory C:\Program Files\boost
49+
50+ c. At the root of the boost source directory run the command: bootstrap.bat
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52+ d. Run the command: b2 --toolset=msvc-10.0 --build-type=complete stage
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54+ e. Wait a long time while Boost builds...
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485613. Once Boost has built, record its installation root directory
4957 (e.g. C:\Program Files\boost\boost_1_47_0) and set the environment
@@ -94,7 +102,7 @@ http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms669985%28v=vs.85%29.aspx
94102 directory build-vs10/Release
95103
9610420. To run the unit tests run the following command from the root of the
97- source tree:
105+ build tree (e.g. build-nmake) :
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99107 ctest
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