| Installation Instructions for Windows |
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| If you are compiling for MinGW or cygwin, please refer to the INSTALL file, |
| which is automatically generated by autotools (e.g. running bootstrap.sh). |
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| If you are using Microsoft Visual Studio: |
| - Open the relevant solution file in /msvc: |
| libusb_2013.sln for Visual Studio 2013, |
| libusb_2015.sln for Visual Studio 2015, |
| libusb_2017.sln for Visual Studio 2017, |
| libusb_2019.sln for Visual Studio 2019 or later. |
| - If you want to debug the library, uncomment the ENABLE_DEBUG_LOGGING define |
| in msvc\config.h |
| - Select your configuration and compile the project |
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| Installing and building libusb via vcpkg |
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| You can download and install libusb using the vcpkg dependency manager: |
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| git clone https://github.com/Microsoft/vcpkg.git |
| cd vcpkg |
| ./bootstrap-vcpkg.bat |
| ./vcpkg integrate install |
| vcpkg install libusb |
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| The libusb port in vcpkg is kept up to date by Microsoft team members and |
| community contributors. If the version is out of date, please create an issue |
| or pull request (https://github.com/Microsoft/vcpkg) on the vcpkg repository. |
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| Destination directories |
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| 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. |
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| Troubleshooting |
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| 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 the latest Windows |
| SDK. |
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| Links |
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| Additional information related to the Windows backend: |
| http://windows.libusb.info |
