CasparCG server Build

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Hello, I want to build the casparcg server from the source code. I am following this instruction “server/BUILDING.md at master · CasparCG/server · GitHub”.
My visual studio version is
Microsoft Visual Studio Enterprise 2022 (64-bit) - Current
Version 17.11.1

Development using Visual Studio

  1. Install Visual Studio 2022.
  2. Install CMake (Download CMake).
  3. git clone --single-branch --branch master https://github.com/CasparCG/server casparcg-server-master
  4. cd casparcg-server-master
  5. mkdir build
  6. cd build
  7. cmake -G "Visual Studio 17 2022" -A x64 ../src
  8. Open CasparCG Server.sln
    I successfully build the CasparCG Server.sln
    Git_bulding
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    I don’t know what is the next steps.
    I just open andtry to build the solution.
    Downloading
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But getting error

Error
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Can anyone help me to build the solution

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I have added a new section to the building guide, on how to make a distributable zip, instead of the development flow you are following.

And the build error you are seeing is also fixed, although wouldn’t happen with the newly documented flow.

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Can you share the link to that building guide?

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Sorry, I meant to include that server/BUILDING.md at master · CasparCG/server · GitHub. The heading ‘Building distributable’

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Thanks a lot for the building guide.
I tried to build a following the instructions.
I didn’t install Cmake separately, It was already installed with my VisualStudio 2022 Ent.
Cmake

I successfully cloned the git.

Clone_Success
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Still getting errors while building.

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Is there any additional requirement?

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ah, that build script is assuming that it should be using visual studio community (except when running in github actions).

You will need to edit this line server/tools/windows/build.bat at 8ffe90740f3831c793df21f48952a0aa17d45973 · CasparCG/server · GitHub in your local copy of that file, replacing the Community with Enterprise.

Hopefully that will be enough to make it happy, I don’t have access to visual studio enterprise, so can’t test this myself

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Thanks a lot.

I tried another PC with Visual Studio 2022 Community
It runs the script But at the end, there is an error.
The system cannot find the path specified.

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However, I checked the log and found casparcg.exe compiled.

Comailed
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I go to the directory and run casparcg.exe
wow, it’s run.

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why getting this error?
The system cannot find the path specified.
You previously told me to change a line, but I am unable to find the exact line that needs to be changed.

Finally, it’s ok. I delete everything from the directory and start all processes again.

Everything_ok
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Now able to build with Visual Studio 2022 Ent
Just edit the batch file on this line.

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set BUILD_VCVARSALL=C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Enterprise\VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvars64.bat

Again Thanks a lot for helping.

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I forgot to add to those steps that you need to install 7-zip for it to be able to make the zip file https://www.7-zip.org/

Or you can zip the dist/casparcg_server folder yourself