Windows Requirements

Requirements

First, to make us able to download, compile and run SylCore, we need to download a few tools/programs for this.

Tools Needed

1. Windows ≥ 10
2. Boost ≥ 1.78
3. OpenSSL ≥ 3.x.x
4. MySQL ≥ 8.0 (Recommended 8.4)
5. CMake ≥ 3.27
6. Microsoft Visual Studio (Community) ≥ 17 (2022) (Desktop) (No preview)
7. Git
8. Github Desktop

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Git

• Download the standalone installer (Choose the version that matches your system)
  • During Git installation - Adjust your PATH environment. Pick “Git from the command line and also from 3rd-party software”.

Github Desktop

• Download the installer and follow the steps to set it up.

Visual Studio Community 2022 IDE

• Download the “Community” version.
• You will also need to install the C++ compiler, this is done while installing VS.
  • Go to Workloads -> Desktop & Mobile

MySQL Server Community Edition

• Download the Windows MSI Installer.
• You will be asked to login or signup, you can scroll down to the bottom and click “No thanks, just start my download”.
• When the installation is almost done, make sure “Launch the MySQL Instance Configuration Wizard” is checked, then click “Finish”.
• When the MySQL Instance Configuration Wizard launches, most default options are fine, but remember the username and password you use (root // whatever). You will need them to log into your chosen database management tool (below) in order to import SQL files later.
• To test if MySQL is set up correctly, hit CTRL+ALT+DEL on your keyboard, enter the Task Manager, and select the “Services” tab. In the list of services you should see “MySQL” with a status of “Running”.
• Add MySQL to Environment Variables.
  • Go to Control Panel -> System
  • Go to Advanced System Settings
  • Go to Environment Variables
  • Under “Systemvariables” select Path
  • Edit and add your install path of MySQL, i.e C:/Program Files/MySQL/MySQL Server 8.0/bin/
• Make sure to find the MySQL development files; you’ll need them later. These files are shipped with MySQL Server, search for them in the program files directory, MySQL\MySQL Server 8.0\lib / MySQL\MySQL Server 8.4\lib.

HeidiSQL

• After the install, open HeidiSQL, and you will see a window like this.

• Now click on the the “New” button.
• Next, enter your MySQL login details that you used when you did step 4.
  • Before clicking on the “Open”, remember to click on “Save”, to save the details for the login.
• If you fail to connect to your MySQL database, make sure its running inside the services tab on Windows, if you are not sure where to do this, head to the troubleshooting section of the install guide!

CMake

• Download and install the Latest Release windows-x86_64.msi file, NEVER the RC (Release Candidate) versions.
• We recommend compiling in 64-bit mode.

OpenSSL

• Find the 64-bit version by finding the latest 3.x.x Win64 OpenSSL that is NOT the “light” version. (Example: Win64 OpenSSL v3.0.7)

Important!

Note: If you get the error ‘Missing Microsoft Visual C++ … Redistributable’ while installing OpenSSL, download the Microsoft Visual C++ 2017/2019/2022 Redistributable Package (x64) (Direct Download) (1.7MB Installer) and install it.

Note: While installing OpenSSL, choose The OpenSSL binaries (/bin) directory (NOT “The Windows system directory”) when given the choice of where to copy the OpenSSL DLLs. These DLLs will need to be located easily for Core Installation.

Boost

• Download the prebuilt Windows Binary for Visual Studio 2022. 64bit
• Add an environment variable to the “System” variable named “BOOST_ROOT” and with the value being your Boost installation directory, e.g. C:/local/boost_1_81_0. Important is to use ’/’, not ” when pointing to the directory. (Make sure that it does not have a trailing slash (end of the path). If you still get problems, add the same variable in the USER variables section too, as shown in the image below.).

Important!

Note: Notice that this image shows the version number 1.81.0 - use your actual version number in your settings..

Help

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