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This chapter contains general instructions on building Berkeley DB for specific windows platforms using specific compilers. The Windows FAQ also contains helpful information.
The build_windows directory in the
Berkeley DB distribution contains project files for Microsoft
Visual Studio:
| Project File | Description |
|---|---|
| Berkeley_DB_vs2010.sln | Visual Studio 2010 workspace |
| VS10\*.vcxproj | Visual Studio 2010 projects |
| Berkeley_DB_vs2012.sln | Visual Studio 2012 workspace |
| VS12\*.vcxproj | Visual Studio 2012 projects |
| Berkeley_DB_vs2015.sln | Visual Studio 2015 workspace |
| VS15\*.vcxproj | Visual Studio 2015 projects |
These project files can be used to build Berkeley DB for Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, and Windows 8.
build_windows directory,
select Berkeley_DB_vs2015.sln
and click Open.
Berkeley_DB_vs2015
solution and select Build Solution.
build_windows directory,
select Berkeley_DB_vs2012.sln
and click Open. The Upgrade VC++ Compiler and
Libraries dialog box will appear. Click OK to
upgrade.
Berkeley_DB_vs2012
solution and select Build Solution.
build_windows directory,
select Berkeley_DB_vs2012.sln
and click Open.
Berkeley_DB_vs2012
solution and select Build Solution.
build_windows directory,
select Berkeley_DB_vs2010.sln
and click Open.
Berkeley_DB_vs2010
solution and select Build Solution.
The results of your build will be placed in one of the following Berkeley DB subdirectories, depending on the configuration that you chose:
build_windows\x64\Debug
|
build_windows\x64\Release
|
build_windows\x64\Debug_static
|
build_windows\x64\Release_static
|
build_windows\Win32\Debug
|
build_windows\Win32\Release
|
build_windows\Win32\Debug_static
|
build_windows\Win32\Release_static
|
When building your application during
development, you should normally use compile options
"Debug Multithreaded DLL" and link against
build_windows\Debug\libdb181d.lib.
Building your application with the debug configuration will create a Berkeley DB library and utilities with debugging symbols, as well as load various routines that can be called from a debugger to display pages, cursor queues, and so forth. If installed, the utilities will not be stripped. This configuration should not be specified when building production binaries.
You can also build using a release version of the
Berkeley DB libraries and tools, which will be placed
in
build_windows\Win32\Release\libdb181.lib.
When linking against the release build, you should
compile your code with the "Release Multithreaded DLL"
compile option. You will also need to add the
build_windows directory to
the list of include directories of your application's
project, or copy the Berkeley DB include files to
another location.