The META tools can be compiled from the source code in this repository. Compilation requires a Windows PC and access to the internet (for downloading NuGet packages).
Follow these configuration instructions, in order, to set up your machine to build the META tools from source.
Install Windows updates until your version is current
Install Microsoft .NET Framework, version 4.0 or higher.
Version 4.5.1 can be found here
NOTE: Will not compile under Express Edition
When installing, select these packages (at minimum):
- C++
- C#
- Office Tools
Download 3.x here (get the newest 3.8 version).
3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 3.8 are detected by the build_msi.py script.
NOTE: Either x86 or x64 is okay
Set environment variable JAVA_HOME to the installed directory, such as C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jdk1.7.0_09
The real name of the subdirectory depends on what version you have installed.
GME_x64 is the best-tested (but 32-bit should work too)
Again, install Windows updates until everything is current. Restart your computer.
git.exe must be in your PATH. For msysgit, select Use Git from the Windows Command Prompt during installation.
Clone this repository to your disk.
- Open Visual Studio Command Prompt (2010) with ”Run as administrator”. (Do not use a Visual Studio x64 command prompt)
- From the root repository directory, run
make_all_without_installer.cmd. This may take 30 minutes to build. (Warnings may be ignored, but there should be no errors.)
If you encounter errors, try to build once more. There may be some remaining race conditions in the build scripts.