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				|  |  |  |  | You will need the following: | 
		
	
		
			
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				|  |  |  |  | * Microsoft Visual Studio 2015, with the C++ language | 
		
	
		
			
				|  |  |  |  | * Microsoft Visual C++ 2015 or 2017 | 
		
	
		
			
				|  |  |  |  | * Git | 
		
	
		
			
				|  |  |  |  | * CMake | 
		
	
		
			
				|  |  |  |  | * Perl with XML::LibXML and XML::LibXSLT | 
		
	
	
		
			
				
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				|  |  |  |  | Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 | 
		
	
		
			
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				|  |  |  |  | DFHack has to be compiled with the Microsoft Visual C++ 2015 toolchain; other | 
		
	
		
			
				|  |  |  |  | versions won't work against Dwarf Fortress due to ABI and STL incompatibilities. | 
		
	
		
			
				|  |  |  |  | DFHack has to be compiled with the Microsoft Visual C++ 2015 or 2017 toolchain on Windows; | 
		
	
		
			
				|  |  |  |  | other versions won't work against Dwarf Fortress due to ABI and STL incompatibilities. | 
		
	
		
			
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				|  |  |  |  | At present, the only way to obtain the MSVC C++ 2015 toolchain is to install a | 
		
	
		
			
				|  |  |  |  | full copy of Microsoft Visual Studio 2015. The free Community version is | 
		
	
		
			
				|  |  |  |  | sufficient. | 
		
	
		
			
				|  |  |  |  | You can install Visual Studio 2015_ or 2017_ Community edition for free, which | 
		
	
		
			
				|  |  |  |  | include all the features needed by DFHack. You can also download just the | 
		
	
		
			
				|  |  |  |  | `build tools`_ if you aren't going to use Visual Studio to edit code. | 
		
	
		
			
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				|  |  |  |  | .. _2015: https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/vs/older-downloads/#visual-studio-2015-and-other-products | 
		
	
		
			
				|  |  |  |  | .. _2017: https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/thank-you-downloading-visual-studio/?sku=Community&rel=15 | 
		
	
		
			
				|  |  |  |  | .. _build tools: https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/vs/older-downloads/#microsoft-build-tools-2015-update-3 | 
		
	
		
			
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				|  |  |  |  | Additional dependencies: installing with the Chocolatey Package Manager | 
		
	
		
			
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