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19 | 19 | <para> |
20 | 20 | There are several different ways of building &productname; on |
21 | 21 | <productname>Windows</productname>. The simplest way to build with |
22 | | - Microsoft tools is to install <productname>Visual Studio Express 2015 |
| 22 | + Microsoft tools is to install <productname>Visual Studio Express 2017 |
23 | 23 | for Windows Desktop</productname> and use the included |
24 | 24 | compiler. It is also possible to build with the full |
25 | | - <productname>Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 to 2015</productname>. |
| 25 | + <productname>Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 to 2017</productname>. |
26 | 26 | In some cases that requires the installation of the |
27 | 27 | <productname>Windows SDK</productname> in addition to the compiler. |
28 | 28 | </para> |
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77 | 77 | <productname>Visual Studio Express</productname> or some versions of the |
78 | 78 | <productname>Microsoft Windows SDK</productname>. If you do not already have a |
79 | 79 | <productname>Visual Studio</productname> environment set up, the easiest |
80 | | - ways are to use the compilers from <productname>Visual Studio Express 2015 |
| 80 | + ways are to use the compilers from <productname>Visual Studio Express 2017 |
81 | 81 | for Windows Desktop</productname> or those in the <productname>Windows SDK |
82 | | - 7.1</productname>, which are both free downloads from Microsoft. |
| 82 | + 8.1</productname>, which are both free downloads from Microsoft. |
83 | 83 | </para> |
84 | 84 |
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85 | 85 | <para> |
86 | 86 | Both 32-bit and 64-bit builds are possible with the Microsoft Compiler suite. |
87 | 87 | 32-bit &productname; builds are possible with |
88 | 88 | <productname>Visual Studio 2005</productname> to |
89 | | - <productname>Visual Studio 2015</productname> (including Express editions), |
90 | | - as well as standalone Windows SDK releases 6.0 to 7.1. |
| 89 | + <productname>Visual Studio 2017</productname> (including Express editions), |
| 90 | + as well as standalone Windows SDK releases 6.0 to 8.1. |
91 | 91 | 64-bit &productname; builds are supported with |
92 | | - <productname>Microsoft Windows SDK</productname> version 6.0a to 7.1 or |
| 92 | + <productname>Microsoft Windows SDK</productname> version 6.0a to 8.1 or |
93 | 93 | <productname>Visual Studio 2008</productname> and above. Compilation |
94 | 94 | is supported down to <productname>Windows XP</productname> and |
95 | 95 | <productname>Windows Server 2003</> when building with |
96 | 96 | <productname>Visual Studio 2005</> to |
97 | 97 | <productname>Visual Studio 2013</productname>. Building with |
98 | 98 | <productname>Visual Studio 2015</productname> is supported down to |
99 | 99 | <productname>Windows Vista</> and <productname>Windows Server 2008</>. |
| 100 | + Building with <productname>Visual Studio 2017</productname> is supported |
| 101 | + down to <productname>Windows 7 SP1</> and <productname>Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1</>. |
100 | 102 | </para> |
101 | 103 |
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102 | 104 | <para> |
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