[Windows][VC2026][Solution] Compiling Canary Sources

1 - Downloads Required:

• Visual Studio 2026 Community: Download

• Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable 2017-2026: (32-bit download, 64-bit download)

• Git: https://git-scm.com/download/win

2 - Visual Studio 2026:

• On the Visual Studio home screen, in the Visual Studio Community 2026 product click the Install button.

• On the next screen under Workloads select Desktop Development with C++:

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• Then in Language Packs, select English:

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• Then click the Install button.

3 - Install the necessary software:

• Install Git.

4 - VCPKG:

If you don't have vcpkg installed

Use Powershell in directory C:

• cd C:\

• To complete vcpkg installation, run the commands below in Powershell:

• git clone https://github.com/microsoft/vcpkg

• cd vcpkg

• .\bootstrap-vcpkg.bat

• .\vcpkg integrate install

If you already have vcpkg installed

Use Powershell in directory C:

• cd C:\vcpkg

• To update vcpkg installation, run the commands below in Powershell:

• git pull

• .\vcpkg upgrade

• .\vcpkg upgrade --no-dry-run

• .\bootstrap-vcpkg.bat

5 - Integration of vcpkg into Visual Studio:

• Execute the following command in Powershell with Administrator permission to set vcpkg environment variable:

[System.Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable('VCPKG_ROOT','C:\vcpkg', [System.EnvironmentVariableTarget]::Machine)

6 - Canary Sources:

• Download Canary sources with the command below in Powershell:

cd C:\

git clone --recursive https://github.com/opentibiabr/canary.git

7 - Install libraries:

• The libs are installed automatically following the next step.

8 - Compiling Canary Sources:

• Open vcproj\canary.sln. This should launch Visual Studio.

• Choose build configuration from the drop downs (Release and x64).

• To start compiling go to the menu Build and choose Build Solution.

9 - Credits:

• Majesty (Canary compilation tutorial on VS2026)

• Microsoft - VCPKG: https://github.com/Microsoft/vcpkg