Build environment

Setting up the Build Environment

This will guide you through setting up the build environment for JumpGo for Windows.

Installing the build tools

Please note, Visual Studio 2017 RC will open and build JumpGo for Windows, however, VS2017 will not be supported until Microsoft releases Visual Studio 2017 on March 7th.

• Download Visual Studio Community from https://www.visualstudio.com/
• Install with VB.NET and C# language support
• (optional) (vs2015) Install Visual Studio Installer Projects extension for Visual Studio 2015 from https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=VisualStudioProductTeam.MicrosoftVisualStudio2015InstallerProjects
• (optional) (vs2017RC) Install Visual Studio Installer Projects extension for Visual Studio 2017 RC from here https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=VisualStudioProductTeam.MicrosoftVisualStudio2017InstallerProjects

Opening the Project

If you have not cloned the JumpGo for Windows sources, please do so before continuing.

If you are using the Surface Pro 3, 4, Book or other High DPI display please see this page for instructions on getting the visual designer to render correctly.

After all Visual Studio related installations are complete:

• Run Visual Studio
• Click File>Open>Project or Solution
• Navigate to your local clone of JumpGo
• Open JumpGo Standard Edition.sln