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How to use wxMSW binaries {#plat_msw_binaries}
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[TOC]
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Supported Compilers
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We provide pre-built binary files for x86-64 Windows for the following compilers:
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* Microsoft Visual C++ compiler versions 14.0, 14.1, 14.2 and 14.3
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(corresponding to marketing product names of Microsoft Visual Studio 2015, 2017, 2019 and 2022 respectively).
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Please note that MSVC 14.x versions are ABI-compatible and the same set of binaries is used for all of them.
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* gcc 15.1 provided by [MSYS2](https://www.msys2.org/) MINGW64 environment.
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Getting the files
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First, you need to get the correct files. You will always need the
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`wxWidgets-3.3.1-headers.7z` one but the "Dev" and the "ReleaseDLL"
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files depend on your compiler: for example, for MSVS you will need
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`wxMSW-3.3.1_vc14x_x64_Dev.7z` and `wxMSW-3.3.1_vc14x_x64_ReleaseDLL.7z`, but
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if you are using gcc, you will need `wxMSW-3.3.1_gcc1510_x64_Dev.7z` and
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`wxMSW-3.3.1_gcc1510_x64_ReleaseDLL.7z`.
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All binaries are available at:
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https://www.wxwidgets.org/downloads#v3.3.1_msw
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Once you have the files you need, unzip all of them into the same directory, for
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example `c:\wx\3.3.1`. You should have `include` and `lib` subdirectories under
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this directory, as well as files such as `wxwidgets.props`.
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Note: To avoid hard-coding this path into your projects, define `wxwin`
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environment variable containing it: although it's a little known fact, all
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versions of MSVC support environment variable expansion in the C++ projects
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(but not, unfortunately, in the solution files).
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Using Binaries with Visual Studio
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Next step is to set up your project to use these files: for this, simply add
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the provided `wxwidgets.props` file as a property sheet to your project.
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This can be done using `View|Property Manager` menu item in the IDE and
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selecting "Add Existing Property Sheet..." from the project popup menu.
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Note: your project must use "Unicode Character Set" option.
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Now you should be able to build and run your project successfully, both in
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"Debug" and "Release" configurations. Please note that during run-time the
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executables will require wxWidgets DLLs in addition to MSVC run-time DLLs, so
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you should consider adding the directory containing these DLLs to your PATH and
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either distributing them with your application or instructing your users to
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download them.
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