Libevent Library Compilation and use

Libevent Official website: http://libevent.org/

Windows 7 under compilation:

Compilation environment: Windows 7 + VS2010

(1) Unzip libevent to F:\libevent\libevent-2.0.21-stable

(2) Open the Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 command-line tool or (call "C:/Program Files/microsoft Visual Studio 10.0/vc/bin/vcvars32.bat") Setting up the VC10 environment

(3) Modify the following three files to add a macro definition:

Add "#define _WIN32_WINNT 0x0500" at the beginning of the following 3 files

Libevent-2.0.21-stable\event_iocp.c

Libevent-2.0.21-stable\evthread_win32.c

Libevent-2.0.21-stable\listener.c

(4) compile with the VS Command prompt tool:

CD/D F:\libevent\libevent-2.0.21-stable

nmake/f Makefile.nmake

Libevent Library Compilation and use