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@@ -12,37 +12,20 @@ If you are using Microsoft Visual Studio:
in msvc\config.h
- Select your configuration and compile the project
-Note that if you are using Visual Studio Express, you may have to install the
-Windows SDK to be able to compile the 64 bit version of the library.
-
-If you are using the freely available Windows DDK/WDK (Driver Development Kit)
-- If you want to debug the library, uncomment the ENABLE_DEBUG_LOGGING define
- in msvc\config.h
-- Open one of the relevant Free Build or Checked Build prompt for your target
- platform
-- Navigate to the msvc\ directory where the ddk_build.cmd file is located, and
- run 'ddk_build'
-- To produce a DLL rather than a static library, use: 'ddk_build DLL'
-- To produce a static library that uses LIBCMT[d] instead of MSVCRT[d] (/MT[d]
- vs /MD[d] in Visual Studio) use: 'ddk_build /MT'
-
-Note that using the Windows DDK, it is possible to compile both the 32 and 64
-bit versions of the library.
-
Destination directories
***********************
-The 32 bit binaries compiled either from Visual Studio or the DDK are placed in
-a Win32\ directory at the root of the library
-The 64 bit binaries are placed in an x64\ directory
+The 32-bit binaries are placed in a Win32\ directory at the root of the
+library.
+The 64-bit binaries are placed in a x64\ directory.
Troubleshooting
***************
If the compilation process complains about missing libraries, ensure that the
default library paths for your project points to the relevant directories.
-If needed, these libraries can be obtained by installing either the latest
-Windows SDK or the DDK (Links provided at the end of this file).
+If needed, these libraries can be obtained by installing the latest Windows
+SDK.
Links
*****
@@ -50,8 +33,5 @@ Links
Additional information related to the Windows backend:
http://windows.libusb.info
-Latest Windows Driver (Development) Kit (WDK):
- http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=36a2630f-5d56-43b5-b996-7633f2ec14ff
-
-Latest Microsoft Windows SDK:
- http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=c17ba869-9671-4330-a63e-1fd44e0e2505 \ No newline at end of file
+Microsoft Windows SDK Archive:
+ https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/downloads/sdk-archive \ No newline at end of file