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+========================================================================
+UHD - Build Guide
+========================================================================
+
+.. contents:: Table of Contents
+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------
+Build Dependencies
+------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+**Unix Notes:**
+The dependencies can be acquired through the package manager.
+
+**Windows Notes:**
+The dependencies can be acquired through installable exe files.
+Usually, the windows installer can be found on the project's website.
+Some projects do not host windows installers, and if this is the case,
+follow the auxiliary download url for the windows installer (below).
+
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+Git
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+Required to check out the repository.
+On windows, install cygwin with git support to checkout the repository,
+or install msysgit from http://code.google.com/p/msysgit/downloads/list
+
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+C++
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+On unix, this is GCC 4.0 and above. On windows, this is MSVC 2008.
+Other compilers have not been tested yet or confirmed working.
+
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+CMake
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+* **Version:** at least 2.8
+* **Required for:** build time
+* **Download URL:** http://www.cmake.org/cmake/resources/software.html
+
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+Boost
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+* **Version:** at least 3.6 unix, at least 4.0 windows
+* **Required for:** build time + run time
+* **Download URL:** http://www.boost.org/users/download/
+* **Download URL (windows installer):** http://www.boostpro.com/download
+
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+Python
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+* **Version:** at least 2.6
+* **Required for:** build time
+* **Download URL:** http://www.python.org/download/
+
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+Cheetah
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+* **Version:** at least 2.0
+* **Required for:** build time
+* **Download URL:** http://www.cheetahtemplate.org/download.html
+* **Download URL (windows installer):** http://feisley.com/python/cheetah/
+
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+Doxygen
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+* **Required for:** build time (optional)
+* **Download URL:** http://www.stack.nl/~dimitri/doxygen/download.html#latestsrc
+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------
+Build Instructions (Unix)
+------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+Generate Makefiles with cmake
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+::
+
+    cd <uhd-repo-path>/host
+    mkdir build
+    cd build
+    cmake ../
+
+For a custom prefix, use: cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=<myprefix> ../
+
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+Build and install
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+::
+
+    make
+    make test
+    sudo make install
+
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+Setup the library path
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+Make sure that libuhd.so is in your LD_LIBRARY_PATH
+or add it to /etc/ld.so.conf and make sure to run sudo ldconfig
+
+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------
+Build Instructions (Windows)
+------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+Generate the project with cmake
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+* Open the cmake gui program.
+* Set the path to the source code: <uhd-repo-path>/host
+* Set the path to the build directory: <uhd-repo-path>/host/build
+* Make sure that the paths do not contain spaces.
+* Click configure and select the MSVC compiler.
+* Set the build variables and click configure again.
+* Click generate and a project file will be created in the build directory.
+
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+Build the project in MSVC
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+* Open the generated project file in MSVC.
+* Select the build all target, right click, and choose build.
+* Select the install target, right click, and choose build.
+
+**Note:** you may not have permission to build the install target.
+You need to be an administrator or to run MSVC as administrator.
+
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+Setup the PATH environment variable
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+* Add the boost library path to %PATH% (usually c:\\program files\\boost\\<version>\\lib)
+* Add the uhd library path to %PATH% (usually c:\\program files\\uhd\\lib)