Build from source on Windows
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Prerequisites
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Required components to compile LimeSuiteNG project:

- C++ compiler (GCC, Clang, MSVC)
- `CMake`_

Optional components that add specific functionality:

- `wxWidgets`_ : allows graphical user interface
- `SoapySDR`_ : allows building of limesuiteng plugin for SoapySDR

Compilation
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In the root directory of the repository run these commands:

.. code-block:: bash

  cmake -B build
  cmake --build build --config Release

After a successful compilation the resulting binaries are placed in the ``build/bin/`` directory
located in the root directory of the repository.

Installing the built software
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Optionally can be installed into system, installation requires to be ran with Administrative privileges.

Continuing on from the previous command block, execute:

.. code-block:: bash

    cmake --install build --config Release

.. _`CMake`: https://cmake.org/
.. _`wxWidgets`: https://www.wxwidgets.org/
.. _`SoapySDR`: https://github.com/pothosware/SoapySDR
.. _`FX3SDK`: https://softwaretools.infineon.com/tools/com.ifx.tb.tool.ezusbfx3sdk