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GetTyp/GetType/GT2 - legacy file format detector

Prerequisites for compiling

This application is designed to be compiled and run on Windows only.

• Download Cygwin from https://cygwin.com/install.html
  • Despite the default setup also add the following:
    • make
    • perl
  • After installation ensure the following executables are not part of Cygwin installation (in e.g. C:\cygwin64\bin)
    • dir.exe
    • link.exe
• At least Visual C++ 7.1/2003/13.00 is required
• The Platform SDK/Windows SDK must be installed
• The following makefile parameters are available:
  • GT_VC - the version of the Visual C++ compiler to use. Automatically set in the _make_*.cmd files
  • GT_DEBUG with the value 0 or 1 - create a binary version with debug version or not. Default is 1. If set to 1 the 'd' character is added to created files and folders.
  • GT_UNICODE with the value 0 or 1 - create a binary version with unicode or not. Default is 1. If set to 1 the 'u' character is added to created files and folders.

Using Visual Studio .NET 2003

• Compile on the commandline by using batch file src\_make_vs7.cmd
• The output is in the folder target\7

Using Visual Studio 2005

• Compile on the commandline by using batch file src\_make_vs8.cmd
• The output is in the folder target\8

Using Visual Studio 2008

• Since that version the Platform SDK from C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Windows is used!
• Compile on the commandline by using batch file src\_make_vs9.cmd
• The output is in the folder target\9

Using Visual Studio 2010

• Since that version the Platform SDK from C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Windows is used!
• Compile on the commandline by using batch file src\_make_vs10.cmd
• The output is in the folder target\10

Using Visual Studio 2012

• Since that version the Platform SDK from C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\8.0\Lib\win8\um\x64\ is used!
• Compile on the commandline by using batch file src\_make_vs11.cmd
• The output is in the folder target\11

Using Visual Studio 2015

• The CRT was restructured
  • See https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/vcblog/2015/03/03/introducing-the-universal-crt/
• Please make sure to install the latest version of the Windows 10 SDK with the Universal CRT
  • Download from https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/downloads/windows-10-sdk
• The output is in the folder target\14

Create an installer

All resources necessary to create an installer are in the directory install. The installer requires binary versions compiled with VS 2005 by default.

The installation scripts are to be used by NullSoft Scriptable Install System (NSIS) http://nsis.sourceforge.net/

1. Download the latest version and install it

• Tested with 2.39 and 2.45

2. Right click the "installer-gt2*.nsi" file and select "Compile NSIS Script"
3. Test the resulting "gt2setup-X.YY.exe" installer

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Check Microsoft KB 326922 for adding the runtime to the installer http://support.microsoft.com/kb/326922

=> VS2002/2003 include MSVCRT DLLs => VS2005 and later -> use external redistributables (see sub-directory)

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The following prerequisites are required (depending on the used compiler): Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable Package (x86) http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=32BC1BEE-A3F9-4C13-9C99-220B62A191EE&displaylang=en

Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 SP1 Redistributable Package (x86) http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=200B2FD9-AE1A-4A14-984D-389C36F85647&displaylang=en

Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Package (x86) http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=9b2da534-3e03-4391-8a4d-074b9f2bc1bf&displaylang=en

Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 SP1 Redistributable Package (x86) http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=A5C84275-3B97-4AB7-A40D-3802B2AF5FC2&displaylang=en