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14 # 1. BUILDING AND INSTALLATION
21 $ make verify # (optional)
25 See [Documentation/Building#Autoconf](/Documentation/Building.md#autoconf) for more information
29 Install CMake: <https://www.cmake.org>
32 $ md build && cd build
33 $ cmake -G "Visual Studio 10" .. # Or use any generator you want to use. Run cmake --help for a list
34 $ cmake --build . --config Release # Or "start libevent.sln" and build with menu in Visual Studio.
37 See [Documentation/Building#Building on Windows](/Documentation/Building.md#building-on-windows) for more information
42 $ mkdir build && cd build
43 $ cmake .. # Default to Unix Makefiles.
45 $ make verify # (optional)
48 See [Documentation/Building#Building on Unix (With CMake)](/Documentation/Building.md#building-on-unix-cmake) for more information
52 You can download and install libevent using the [vcpkg](https://github.com/Microsoft/vcpkg) dependency manager:
54 git clone https://github.com/Microsoft/vcpkg.git
57 ./vcpkg integrate install
58 ./vcpkg install libevent
60 The libevent port in vcpkg is kept up to date by Microsoft team members and community contributors. If the version is out of date, please [create an issue or pull request](https://github.com/Microsoft/vcpkg) on the vcpkg repository.
64 For the latest released version of Libevent, see the official website at
65 <http://libevent.org/> .
67 There's a pretty good work-in-progress manual up at
68 <http://www.wangafu.net/~nickm/libevent-book/> .
70 For the latest development versions of Libevent, access our Git repository
74 $ git clone https://github.com/libevent/libevent.git
77 You can browse the git repository online at:
79 <https://github.com/libevent/libevent>
81 To report bugs, issues, or ask for new features:
83 __Patches__: https://github.com/libevent/libevent/pulls
84 > OK, those are not really _patches_. You fork, modify, and hit the "Create Pull Request" button.
85 > You can still submit normal git patches via the mailing list.
87 __Bugs, Features [RFC], and Issues__: https://github.com/libevent/libevent/issues
88 > Or you can do it via the mailing list.
90 There's also a libevent-users mailing list for talking about Libevent
93 <http://archives.seul.org/libevent/users/>
97 The [following people](/CONTRIBUTORS.md) have helped with suggestions, ideas,