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Revision: 5215
          http://winmerge.svn.sourceforge.net/winmerge/?rev=5215&view=rev
Author:   kimmov
Date:     2008-03-29 03:20:12 -0700 (Sat, 29 Mar 2008)

Log Message:
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PATCH: [ 1928278 ] Docs: Move ShellExt building to compile doc

Modified Paths:
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    branches/R2_8/Docs/Developers/Compiling.html
    branches/R2_8/Docs/Developers/readme-developers.html

Modified: branches/R2_8/Docs/Developers/Compiling.html
===================================================================
--- branches/R2_8/Docs/Developers/Compiling.html	2008-03-29 10:18:42 UTC (rev 5214)
+++ branches/R2_8/Docs/Developers/Compiling.html	2008-03-29 10:20:12 UTC (rev 5215)
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@
   <li><a href="#Compiling_scew">Compiling SCEW</a></li>
   <li><a href="#Compiling_pcre">Compiling PCRE</a></li>
   <li><a href="#Compiling_core">Compiling WinMerge executables</a></li>
+  <li><a href="#ShellExt64">Shell Extension (64-bit)</a></li>
   <li><a href="#VS2005">Visual Studio 2005</a></li>
-  <li><a href="#ShellExt">Shell Extension</a></li>
 </ol>
 
 
@@ -236,6 +236,47 @@
   <li>Plugin dlls : Unicode Release MinDependency</li>
 </ul>
 
+<h3><a name="ShellExt64">Shell Extension (64-bit)</a></h3>
+<p>This is a bit tricky, and needs some patience to setup.</p>
+
+<h4>Needed tools</h4>
+<ul>
+  <li>Visual Studio 2003 or later (Might work for earlier, but I haven't tried it)</li>
+  <li>Platform SDK (for Windows 2003 SP1) with at least following components installed:
+    <ul>
+      <li>Configuration Options</li>
+      <li>Microsoft Windows Core SDK <strong>with tools and build environments</strong></li>
+      <li>Microsoft Web Workshop (IE) SDK</li>
+      <li>Microsoft Data Access Services (MDAC) SDK <i>not sure about this</i></li>
+    </ul>
+  </li>
+</ul>
+
+<h4>Starting Visual Studio and opening the project</h4>
+<p>We need to start Visual Studio from Platform SDK's 64-bit environment so that we get all
+needed environment variables and paths correctly set. So:</p>
+<ol>
+  <li>Start 64-bit Platform SDK environment:<br>
+    From Start menu: Platform SDK --> Open Build Environment Window --> Windows XP/2003 64-bit
+    environment --> Release/Debug environment</li>
+  <li>CD to Visual Studio install folder/Common7/IDE</li>
+  <li>Start Visual Studio with command:<br>
+    <code>devenv /USEENV (uses open environment)</code></li>
+  <li>Open <code>ShellExtensionX64.vcproj</code> from <code>ShellExtension</code> project
+    folder.</li>
+</ol>
+
+<p>Make sure you have 64-bit target selected in Project Settings. Then check that paths are OK.
+You <strong>MUST</strong> build to separate directory than 32-bit targets so that files don't
+mix up.</p>
+
+<p>Compiling should now succeed. If not, check that all needed PSDK components are installed
+and that paths are OK. If you are compiling in 32-bit Windows you get error about registering
+but that is expected to happen.</p>
+
+<p>64-bit ShellExtension is registered to 64-bit Windows just like counterparts in 32-bit world:<br>
+<code>regsvr ShellExtensionX64.dll</code></p>
+
 <h3><a name="VS2005">Visual Studio 2005</a></h3>
 <p>When the VC6 project file (.dsp) is converted to a Visual Studio 2005 project, it does not
 compile correctly as is. The problem is Visual Studio 2005 automatically generates and

Modified: branches/R2_8/Docs/Developers/readme-developers.html
===================================================================
--- branches/R2_8/Docs/Developers/readme-developers.html	2008-03-29 10:18:42 UTC (rev 5214)
+++ branches/R2_8/Docs/Developers/readme-developers.html	2008-03-29 10:20:12 UTC (rev 5215)
@@ -441,45 +441,5 @@
 path of <code>WinMerge.exe</code> you mainly use as its value. If this value exists
 ShellExtension does not care about another path value.</p>
 
-<h4>Compiling for 64-bit Windows</h4>
-<p>This is a bit tricky, and needs some patience to setup.</p>
-
-<h5>Needed tools</h5>
-<ul>
-  <li>Visual Studio 2003 or later (Might work for earlier, but I haven't tried it)</li>
-  <li>Platform SDK (for Windows 2003 SP1) with at least following components installed:
-    <ul>
-      <li>Configuration Options</li>
-      <li>Microsoft Windows Core SDK <strong>with tools and build environments</strong></li>
-      <li>Microsoft Web Workshop (IE) SDK</li>
-      <li>Microsoft Data Access Services (MDAC) SDK <i>not sure about this</i></li>
-    </ul>
-  </li>
-</ul>
-
-<h5>Starting Visual Studio and opening the project</h5>
-<p>We need to start Visual Studio from Platform SDK's 64-bit environment so that we get all
-needed environment variables and paths correctly set. So:</p>
-<ol>
-  <li>Start 64-bit Platform SDK environment:<br>
-    From Start menu: Platform SDK --> Open Build Environment Window --> Windows XP/2003 64-bit
-    environment --> Release/Debug environment</li>
-  <li>CD to Visual Studio install folder/Common7/IDE</li>
-  <li>Start Visual Studio with command:<br>
-    <code>devenv /USEENV (uses open environment)</code></li>
-  <li>Open <code>ShellExtensionX64.vcproj</code> from <code>ShellExtension</code> project
-    folder.</li>
-</ol>
-
-<p>Make sure you have 64-bit target selected in Project Settings. Then check that paths are OK.
-You <strong>MUST</strong> build to separate directory than 32-bit targets so that files don't
-mix up.</p>
-
-<p>Compiling should now succeed. If not, check that all needed PSDK components are installed
-and that paths are OK. If you are compiling in 32-bit Windows you get error about registering
-but that is expected to happen.</p>
-
-<p>64-bit ShellExtension is registered to 64-bit Windows just like counterparts in 32-bit world:<br>
-<code>regsvr ShellExtensionX64.dll</code></p>
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