building_guide

Building Guide

This guide will provide you the necessary steps for building the extension from source, if you wish to do so.

1. Install Visual Studio 2022 (see download site).
2. Install GDK (Apr 2025) from Microsoft's GitHub repository (here).
   
3. Install CMAKE (see download site).
4. Clone the GDK Extension repository (see here).
5. Open the Solution in source/GDKExtension_gml/extensions/GDKExtension/gdkextension_windows/GDKExtension.sln with Visual Studio 2022.
6. Select either one of these building targets: Debug|Gaming.Desktop.x64 or Release|Gaming.Desktop.x64 (other options won't work).
   
7. Build the project; the compiled DLL will then be exported to the folder source/GDKExtension_gml/extensions/GDKExtension/.
8. You've now finished the building process and can continue setting up your project.

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