@ECHO OFF :- configure.bat creates platform.hpp and configures the build process :- You MUST run this before building via msbuild or VisualStudio. IF %1.==--help. ( ECHO Syntax: configure [ switch ] ECHO --help show this help GOTO END ) ECHO Configuring libzmq... ECHO // Generated by configure.bat> platform.hpp ECHO. >> platform.hpp ECHO #ifndef __PLATFORM_H_INCLUDED__>> platform.hpp ECHO #define __PLATFORM_H_INCLUDED__>> platform.hpp ECHO. >> platform.hpp ECHO #define ZMQ_HAVE_WINDOWS 1>> platform.hpp :- Check for dependencies IF EXIST "..\..\..\libsodium" ( ECHO Building with libsodium ECHO #define HAVE_LIBSODIUM 1>> platform.hpp ) ELSE ( ECHO Building without libsodium ECHO #undef HAVE_LIBSODIUM>> platform.hpp ) ECHO. >> platform.hpp ECHO #endif>> platform.hpp