Thread: Sigil 0.7.4 Released
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Old 10-28-2013, 04:24 PM   #20
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Originally Posted by user_none View Post
I don't use Visual Studio to build. Microsoft provides the compiler as a stand alone package for free. That's what I use.

Qt does have precompiled Windows binaries now but I can't use them (or may not be able to). The issue is that I use the free compiler Microsoft provides. It's part of the Windows SDK. The Windows 7 SDK (which I'm using because I have Windows 7) comes with VC++ 2010. Qt has 32 bit binaries for use with VC++ 2010. The 64 bit builds are for VC++ 2012 which is part of the Windows 8 SDK. I haven't investigated if the Windows 8 SDK will install and work on Windows 7. Other than the time it takes to build Sigil twice, that's the main road block.
I have built (downloaded the trial version of VS 2012) the 0.7.3 binary successfully on Windows 7. Since my trial has since expired, I haven't built the 0.7.4 yet, but I will when I get my hands on the VS 2012 again The build time on my 3-year old laptop (once I've downloaded and set up all the tools) was no more than 10 minutes.

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Originally Posted by mrmikel View Post
I have tried using 64 bit and 32 bit versions of Sigil. I couldn't really determine any difference. There would be more difference with a program that was able to use more than one core, but that adds yet another layer of complication.
The only difference I see is that for some reason the 32-bit version doesn't register itself in the context menu (can't right-click epub and choose open with Sigil). It may very well be that my Windows registry is screwed up, but the 64-bit version works just fine.
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