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+echo off
+
+echo -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+echo -
+echo Usage build.bat devel/install
+echo     devel   - Builds Visual Studio project files for development on LyX
+echo     install - Builds Visual Studio project files with all enabled for installation
+echo
+echo -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+echo -
+echo Call this script from a build directory or set variables (or edit this file)
+echo     LYX_SOURCE
+echo     LXY_BUILD
+echo
+echo Be sure you've set qmake in PATH.
+echo -
+echo GNUWin32 will be downloaded if you don't set the variable GNUWIN32_DIR
+echo -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+echo -
+echo -
+
+if [%1]==[] (
+	echo ERROR: no options.
+    echo Exiting now.
+	goto :eof
+)
+
+REM Uncomment the following line if you want to compile in parallel.
+REM This uses N cl.exe processes, where N is the number of cores.
+set CL=/MP
+
+REM Save path
+set CALLED_FROM=%CD%
+
+REM Add path to qmake here or set PATH correctly on your system.
+set PATH=C:\Qt\Qt5.6.0-MSVC2015-x64\5.6\msvc2015_64\bin;%PATH%
+
+REM Edit pathes here or set the environment variables on your system.
+set GNUWIN32_DIR=D:\LyXGit\Master\lyx-windows-deps-msvc2015-x64
+set LYX_SOURCE=D:\LyXGit\Master\
+set LYX_BUILD=D:\LyXGit\Master\compile-2015-x64
+
+if [%LYX_SOURCE%]==[] (
+	set LYX_SOURCE=%~DP0\..\..
+)
+echo LyX source: "%LYX_SOURCE%"
+
+if [%LYX_BUILD%]==[] (
+	set LYX_BUILD=%CD%
+)
+echo LyX build : "%LYX_BUILD%"
+
+if [%GNUWIN32_DIR%]==[] (
+	echo GNUWIN32_DIR not set.
+	echo Downloading win32 deps.
+	set DEPENDENCIES_DOWNLOAD="-DLYX_DEPENDENCIES_DOWNLOAD=1"
+) else set PATH="%GNUWIN32_DIR%\bin";%PATH%
+
+if not exist %LYX_BUILD% (
+	echo creating "%LYX_BUILD%"
+	mkdir "%LYX_BUILD%"
+	if not exist %LYX_BUILD% (
+		echo Exiting script.
+		goto :eof
+	)
+)
+
+cd "%LYX_BUILD%"
+
+REM start with a new cmake run
+::del CMakeCache.txt
+
+if "%1%" == "devel" (
+	REM Build solution to develop LyX
+	REM you can add the option "-GNinja" for a faster compilation
+	cmake %LYX_SOURCE% -G"Visual Studio 14 2015 Win64" -DLYX_ENABLE_CXX11=ON -DLYX_USE_QT=QT5 -DLYX_ENABLE_EXPORT_TESTS=0 -DLYX_MERGE_FILES=0 -DLYX_NLS=1 -DLYX_INSTALL=0 -DLYX_RELEASE=0 -DLYX_CONSOLE=FORCE -DLYX_3RDPARTY_BUILD=1 %DEPENDENCIES_DOWNLOAD%
+	msbuild src\LyX.vcxproj /p:Configuration=Debug
+	msbuild src\tex2lyx\tex2lyx.vcxproj /p:Configuration=Debug
+)
+
+if "%1%" == "install" (
+	REM Build solution to develop LyX
+	REM set -DLYX_MERGE_REBUILD and -DLYX_MERGE_FILES to 1 for a version released with an installer
+	cmake %LYX_SOURCE% -GNinja -G"Visual Studio 14 2015 Win64" -DLYX_ENABLE_CXX11=ON -DLYX_USE_QT=QT5 -DLYX_MERGE_REBUILD=0 -DLYX_MERGE_FILES=0 -DLYX_NLS=1 -DLYX_INSTALL=1 -DLYX_RELEASE=1 -DLYX_CONSOLE=OFF %DEPENDENCIES_DOWNLOAD%
+	msbuild INSTALL.vcxproj /p:Configuration=Release
+)
+
+REM go back to the dir where the script was called from
+cd /D %CALLED_FROM%
+
+:eof