Fann win32 dll readme: Rebuilding the fann win32 dll's require Microsoft Visual Studio C++ 2003/7.1. The build process places dll's and import libraries in win32/bin. Once built the dll's can be used by earlier compilers and other development tools. Project configurations: The windll project has a large number of configurations. The three number formats supported in the fann library are double, fixed and float. The C runtime has two variations: single threaded and multi thread safe. Then there is the choice between debug without optimizations and release with global optimizations set for speed. Dll name - Configuration name fanndoubled.dll - Debug Double fanndoubleMTd.dll - Debug Double Multithread fanndouble.dll - Release Double fanndoubleMT.dll - Release Double Multithread fannfixedd.dll - Debug Fixed fannfixedMTd.dll - Debug Fixed Multithread fannfixed.dll - Release Fixed fannfixedMT.dll - Release Fixed Multithread fannfloatd.dll - Debug Float fannfloatMTd.dll - Debug Float Multithread fannfloat.dll - Release Float fannfloatMT.dll - Release Float Multithread The import libraries are named as the dll's but with the .lib extension. Application usage: To use a dll in an application include one of the doublefann.h, fixedfann.h or floatfann.h header files in the source code and depending on the number format selected and the settings (debug, release, single or multithreaded) in the application link with the matching import library. When executing the application make sure the required dll is in the search path. For example copy the dll to the same directory as the application or add win32/bin to the search path (for example on WinXP use the System applet Configuration Manager and select Advanced and Environment Variables). Visual Studio C++ instructions: To build a dll in one of the configurations, select it in the Solutions Configurations dropdown on the standard toolbar and build it from the Build menu. To build all configurations select Batch Build in the Build menu. Click Select All, Rebuild. All the dll's are placed in the win32\bin sub directory. The intermediary directories named after their configurations can be deleted or Clean can be used from Batch Build to save space. The dll's in win32\bin will not be deleted by Clean. Command line version instructions: A makefile to rebuild the fann win32 dll's with the command line Microsoft C++ 2003/7.1 compiler is located in the win32 directory. Open a command window in the win32 directory and use the vcvars32 command file to set environment for the compiler tools. To rebuild all dll's run: nmake To rebuild all debug dll's run: nmake "Debug" To rebuild all release dll's run: nmake "Release" To rebuild just one dll (for example "Release Fixed") run: nmake "Release Fixed" To delete all intermediary directories named "Debug Double" and so forth and ***ALL*** their content (the dll's in win32\bin will not be deleted) run: nmake "Clean"
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