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This guide relies on using CMake and vcpkg package manager provided with the Visual Studio installation.
Here are requirements for the Visual Studio installation:
1. Minimum required version: Visual Studio 2022 version 17.13.
1. Minimum required version: Visual Studio 2026 version 18.3.
2. Installed components:
- The "Desktop development with C++" workload.
The commands in this guide should be executed in "Developer PowerShell for VS 2022" or "Developer Command Prompt for VS 2022".
The commands in this guide should be executed in "Developer PowerShell for VS" or "Developer Command Prompt for VS".
The former is assumed hereinafter.
### 2. Git
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### 4. Building with Static Linking with GUI
```
cmake -B build --preset vs2022-static # It might take a while if the vcpkg binary cache is unpopulated or invalidated.
```powershell
cmake -B build --preset vs2026-static # It might take a while if the vcpkg binary cache is unpopulated or invalidated.
cmake --build build --config Release # Append "-j N" for N parallel jobs.
ctest --test-dir build --build-config Release # Append "-j N" for N parallel tests.
cmake --install build --config Release # Optional.
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### 5. Building with Dynamic Linking without GUI
```
cmake -B build --preset vs2022 -DBUILD_GUI=OFF # It might take a while if the vcpkg binary cache is unpopulated or invalidated.
```powershell
cmake -B build --preset vs2026 -DBUILD_GUI=OFF # It might take a while if the vcpkg binary cache is unpopulated or invalidated.
cmake --build build --config Release # Append "-j N" for N parallel jobs.
ctest --test-dir build --build-config Release # Append "-j N" for N parallel tests.
```
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the [`--x-buildtrees-root`](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/vcpkg/commands/common-options#buildtrees-root) option:
```powershell
cmake -B build --preset vs2022-static -DVCPKG_INSTALL_OPTIONS="--x-buildtrees-root=C:\vcpkg"
cmake -B build --preset vs2026-static -DVCPKG_INSTALL_OPTIONS="--x-buildtrees-root=C:\vcpkg"
```
If vcpkg installation fails with the message "Paths with embedded space may be handled incorrectly", which
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by setting the [`VCPKG_INSTALLED_DIR`](https://github.com/microsoft/vcpkg-docs/blob/main/vcpkg/users/buildsystems/cmake-integration.md#vcpkg_installed_dir) variable:
```powershell
cmake -B build --preset vs2022-static -DVCPKG_INSTALLED_DIR="C:\path_without_spaces"
cmake -B build --preset vs2026-static -DVCPKG_INSTALLED_DIR="C:\path_without_spaces"
```
## Performance Notes
### 7. vcpkg Manifest Default Features
One can skip vcpkg manifest default features to speedup the configuration step.
One can skip vcpkg manifest default features to speed up the configuration step.
For example, the following invocation will skip all features except for "wallet" and "tests" and their dependencies:
```
cmake -B build --preset vs2022 -DVCPKG_MANIFEST_NO_DEFAULT_FEATURES=ON -DVCPKG_MANIFEST_FEATURES="wallet;tests" -DBUILD_GUI=OFF -DWITH_ZMQ=OFF
cmake -B build --preset vs2026 -DVCPKG_MANIFEST_NO_DEFAULT_FEATURES=ON -DVCPKG_MANIFEST_FEATURES="wallet;tests" -DBUILD_GUI=OFF -DWITH_ZMQ=OFF
```
Available features are listed in the [`vcpkg.json`](/vcpkg.json) file.