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How To Compile

To compile DCX you need:
Visual Studio 2019 16.11.14+, recommended is VisualStudio 2022 v17.6.5+
Full latest windows desktop SDK installed.
DCX Source. https://github.com/twig/dcxdll
GSL installed. https://github.com/microsoft/GSL.git
Microsoft Windows Implementation Library. (Downloaded by VisualStudios NuGet Package Manager) https://github.com/microsoft/wil
Microsoft Windows WebView2. (Downloaded by VisualStudios NuGet Package Manager) https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/webview2/
PHP v7+ installed, recommended PHP nts 8.2.11+ (only for the docs) https://www.php.net/
Git for windows installed. (This is needed to auto create gitBuild.h)
mIRC v7+ installed, recommended v7.75+. (only for debugging) https://www.mirc.co.uk/
Optional:
Detours installed. Only if you don't wish to use the supplied libs. https://github.com/microsoft/Detours.git
PCRE2 installed. Only if you don't wish to use the supplied libs. https://github.com/PhilipHazel/pcre2.git

How To Compile Details

First you will need to edit the file dcx.props
Near the top you will see <PropertyGroup Label="UserMacros"> this group will contain the entries:

Tag	Description
`<mIRCDir>C:\mIRC_Basic</mIRCDir>`	Path to the mIRC executable to use for debugging, this should be a stand alone install of mIRC, not your main install.
`<PHPDir>C:\php</PHPDir>`	Path to the php.exe
`<DetoursDir>$(SolutionDir)Detours\</DetoursDir>`	Path to the Detours files. Only change this if you decide to compile Detours yourself.
`<GSLDir>F:\CSource\GSL-Master\GSL\include</GSLDir>`	Path to the GSL files.
`<PCRE2Dir>$(SolutionDir)pcre2\</PCRE2Dir>`	Path to PCRE2 compiled libs. Only change this if you decide to compile PCRE2 yourself.
`<DirectXTKDir>F:\CSource\DirectXTK\</DirectXTKDir>`	Path to DirectXTK files. (not used atm)
`<WebView2Dir>$(SolutionDir)packages\Microsoft.Web.WebView2.1.0.2210.55\</WebView2Dir>`	Path to WebView2 files. (Needed for web2ctrl) These files should be downloaded by VisualStudios NuGet Package Manager

These entries must be changed to match the system you are using.

Before compiling DCX you must first have Detours compiled, You will need the 32bit debug & 32bit release builds.

After these have been edited you can load the solution file and compile.

When first compiling you should see NuGet Package Manager download the Microsoft.Web.WebView2 & Microsoft.Windows.ImplementationLibrary packages, You may need to adjust the WebView2Dir after these install if the version is different.

When compiling you should see the "SourceControl" project run before the DCX project, this creates gitBuild.h

You should also see the project "DxErr" run before DCX, this creates the DxErr.lib file needed by DCX.

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Last Updated: 18th February, 25