how_to_build.txt

Full instructions for building SimC can be found in the SimC wiki at https://github.com/simulationcraft/simc/wiki/HowToBuild

How to build SimC command line interface on Windows 10
1. Install Visual Studio 2022 Community Edition from https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads/ Download and run the installer. In the Workloads tab, select "Desktop development with C++". The optional features you must have are:
    * MSVC v143 - VS2022 C++ x64/x86 build tools
    * Windows 10 SDK or Windows 11 SDK (latest version)
2. Install git for Windows from https://git-scm.com/downloads Download and run the installer with default settings.
3. Open command prompt and goto the directory where you want to download the SimC source code. A new directory called \simc will be created here.
4. Type in: `git clone https://github.com/simulationcraft/simc.git`
5. You will have a directory in the current directory called 'simc' with all the files.
6. Run Visual Studio 2022. Click "Open a project or solution" and select 'simc_vs2022.sln' in your 'simc' folder.
7. In the menu, select Build->Configuration Manager.
8. Select "Release-NoNetworking" as the active solution configuration from the downdown.
9. In the menu, select Build->Build Solution.
10. Once build is finished, goto your 'simc' folder. The simc command line program is "simc.exe".
11. To run SimC, from the command prompt type in: `simc <profile file name>`

How to keep your local version of SimC updated
1. Open up the command prompt and goto your 'simc' folder.
2. Type in: `git pull`
3. Re-build the solution as per steps 6-10 above.