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+Prerequisits:
+- Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Express Edition with SP1 (http://www.microsoft.com/express/vc/)
+- Perl (cygwin perl (http://www.cygwin.com/)  or activestate perl (http://www.activestate.com/activeperl/) )
+- Python (2.5 used: http://www.python.org/)
+- Gnuwin32 gawk and gzip (http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/)
+  Copy gawk.exe to awk.exe
+- Make sure python, perl, gzip and awk are in the environment PATH
+- make sure the command prompt is set for compiling with the visual studio compiler (vcvars32.bat)
+
+Building freetype:
+- open freetype\freetype.sln in Visual C++ 2008 Express Edition
+  Build configurations 'Release Multithreaded' and 'Debug Multithreaded'
+
+Building openssl:
+- run 'perl Configure VC-WIN32' in the openssl directory
+- run 'ms\do_masm.bat' in the openssl' directory
+- run 'nmake -f ms\nt.mak' in the openssl directory
+- run 'nmake DEBUG=1 -f ms\nt.mak' in the openssl directory (if you want to build the DEBUG version of vcxsrv)
+
+Building pthreads:
+- goto pthreads directory
+- run 'nmake VC-static'
+- run 'nmake VC-static-debug'
+
+Building mesa
+- goto mesalib\windows\VC8\mesa
+- open mesa.sln
+- Build configuration 'Release'
+
+Building mhmake
+- open tools\mhmake\mhmake.sln in Visual C++ 2008 Express Edition
+- Build the Debug and Release configurations
+- Copy Debug\mhmake_dbg.exe and Release\mhmake.exe to a directory in your environment PATH
+
+Add an environment variable named MHMAKECONF having as value the root directory of the sources.
+e.g.: set MHMAKECONF=c:\vcxsrv\trunk
+
+Building vcxsrv:
+- run 'mhmake MAKESERVER=1' in xorg-server directory
+- run 'mhmake DEBUG=1 MAKESERVER=1' in xorg-server directory for a debugable version
+
+To build installer:
+- install http://nsis.sourceforge.net
+- run 'packageall.bat' in xorg-server\installer
+