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11 [WinMerge](https://winmerge.org/) is an open source differencing and merging tool
12 for Windows. WinMerge can compare files and folders, presenting differences
13 in a visual format that is easy to understand and manipulate.
17 ### Visual Studio 2017
19 * *Community*, *Professional* or *Enterprise* Edition
20 * VC++ 2017 v141 toolset
21 * Windows XP support for C++
25 ### Visual Studio 2019
27 * *Community*, *Professional* or *Enterprise* Edition
28 * MSVC v142 Buildtools
29 * C++ MFC for v142 Buildtools
32 ### Other utilities/programs
34 * Inno Setup 5.x and 6.x
42 git clone https://github.com/winmerge/winmerge
47 BuildAll.vs2019.cmd or BuildAll.vs2017.cmd
52 Source code for the WinMerge program, its plugins, filters, setup program,
53 and various utilities are all kept in the subfolders listed below.
55 The changelog file is in `Docs/Users/ChangeLog.md` and it documents
56 both user-visible and significant changes.
61 Both user and developer documentation, in different subfolders.
62 Can be browsed by opening `index.html` in the `Docs` folder.
65 Source code to the WinMerge program itself.
68 Source code and binaries for WinMerge runtime plugin dlls & scripts.
71 WinMerge file filters which are shipped with the distribution.
74 Source code for the Merge7z dlls, which connect WinMerge with 7-Zip.
75 Also this folder is required to compile `WinMergeU.exe`.
76 There is also a standalone installer for Merge7z dlls.
79 This folder contains several libraries whose sources come from
80 outside WinMerge project.
81 They are stored here for convenience for building and possibly
82 needed small changes for WinMerge.
83 Libraries include an XML parser and a regular expression parser.
86 Installer for WinMerge.
89 Various utilities used by WinMerge developers; see readme files in each.
92 Windows Shell (Explorer) integration.
93 Adds menuitems to Explorer context menu for comparing files and folders.
96 A suite of test diff files and a script to run them and report the results.
97 This folder also has a `Google Test` subfolder containing unit tests made
98 with [Google Test Framework](https://github.com/google/googletest).
101 This folder gets created by the compiler when WinMerge is compiled.
102 It contains compiled executables, libraries, the user manual, etc.
105 This folder gets created by the compiler when WinMerge is compiled.
106 It contains temporary files created during the compilation and can be