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The SWT windows port is based on the Win32 API.

The natives are compiled using the Microsoft Visual Studio (2019) C++ compiler.

Building Natives.

Building 64bit natives

(Last tested on Win10 64 bit & Java 17. April 2024):

You need to install the following on your system:

• Microsoft Visual Studio - Community and Windows 10 SDK: (1*) https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/vs/community/ Either select the components "MSVC C++-x64/x86-Buildtools" and "Windows 10 SDK" or the workload "Desktop development with C++" which includes the required components and some more.
• Java 17 JDK (https://adoptium.net/marketplace/?version=17)