Build Instructions.txt

ExifPro build instructions

Build environment:

Visual Studio 2017 Community Edition + MFC.
NASM The Netwide Assembler
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Dependencies:

Download boost libs 1.62.0 or newer from www.boost.org

Unpack and build boost libraries, starting with bjam build.

Debug:
b2 architecture=x86 address-model=64 link=static threading=multi variant=debug --with-date_time --with-thread --with-system stage

Release:
b2 architecture=x86 address-model=64 link=static runtime-link=static threading=multi variant=release --with-date_time --with-thread --with-system stage

Edit CommonProjDefinitions.props to point to boost folder.
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Building libjpeg-turbo:
First install NASM (http://www.nasm.us/) to build libjpeg-turbo SIMD project.
Next install and run CMake 3.10.0 (https://cmake.org/download/) to create VS projects.
Run CMake GUI and choose VS 15 2017.
Point to source (like E:/GitHub/ExifPro/libs/libjpeg-turbo) and build binaries (E:/GitHub/ExifPro/libs/libjpeg-turbo/bin).
Press 'Configure' button. ENABLE_SHARD can be unchecked. Press 'Generate' button to create projects.
Copy jconfig.h & jconfigint.h from libjpeg-turbo/bin to libjpeg-turbo.
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Open ExifPro.sln, select Debug or Release x64 configuration and build solution.
Binaries are placed in ExifPro/bin folder.