GS1 Syntax Engine: update Windows README and various project files

to get working using nmake "makefile.vcwin32", added to fork at https://github.com/gitlost/gs1-syntax-engine; small updates to Linux, macOS READMEs GUI: change "chkGS1Strict" to be hidden instead of manually adding pandoc: latest version
2025-12-17 09:57:02 +00:00 · 2025-09-16 02:19:50 +01:00
parent 008dff4aec
commit e4e6143d87
18 changed files with 136 additions and 107 deletions
--- a/win32/README
+++ b/win32/README
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-% win32/README 2025-09-12
+% win32/README 2025-09-16

 Visual Studio 2022
 ------------------
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ and cloning each:
  git clone https://git.code.sf.net/p/zint/code zint
  git clone https://git.code.sf.net/p/libpng/code lpng
  git clone https://github.com/madler/zlib.git zlib
-  git clone https://github.com/gs1/gs1-syntax-engine
+  git clone https://github.com/gitlost/gs1-syntax-engine

 First build zlib:

@@ -45,13 +45,9 @@ and then lpng:

 and then gs1encoders:

-  cd gs1-syntax-engine\src
-  msbuild /p:Configuration=Release;Platform=x86 gs1encoders.sln /t:gs1encoders
-  cd ..\..
-
-and add the location of gs1encoders.dll to your path:
-
-  set "PATH=%cd%\gs1-syntax-engine\src\c-lib\build\library\Win32\Release;%PATH%"
+  cd gs1-syntax-engine\src\c-lib
+  nmake -f makefile.vcwin32
+  cd ..\..\..

 If you now open "%cd%\zint\win32\zint.sln" with Visual Studio 2022, you
 should be able to build the Release configuration for Win32.
@@ -102,7 +98,11 @@ Visual Studio 2019 and 2017
 ---------------------------

 Solutions for Visual Studio 2019 and 2017 are in sub-directories vs2019 and
-vs2017. The steps are the same as for Visual Studio 2022.
+vs2017. The steps are the same as for Visual Studio 2022. Adjust for
+sub-directory when setting PATH:
+
+  set "PATH=%cd%\zint\win32\vs2019\Release;%PATH%"
+  set "PATH=%cd%\zint\win32\vs2017\Release;%PATH%"


 Visual Studio 2015
@@ -117,6 +117,9 @@ e.g. (adjust for version):

 Recent versions of Qt no longer supply a specific component for Visual Studio
 2015 32-bit, but you can use "MSVC 2019 32-bit" instead as it's compatible.
+Adjust for sub-directory when setting PATH:
+
+  set "PATH=%cd%\zint\win32\vs2015\Release;%PATH%"

 For information on building a standalone version of Zint Studio using Visual
 Studio 2015, see "frontend_qt\howto_build_qzint_using_msvs2015.txt"
@@ -134,17 +137,12 @@ CMake needs to be able to find zlib, lpng and gs1encoders. One way to do this
 (requires Administrator privileges) is to create two sub-directories in
 "C:\Program Files (x86)" called "include" and "lib", and then copy:

-  for %I in (zlib\zlib.h zlib\zconf.h ^
-    lpng\png.h lpng\pngconf.h lpng\pnglibconf.h ^
-	gs1-syntax-engine\src\c-lib\build\library\Win32\Release\gs1encoders.h) ^
-	do copy %I "C:\Program Files (x86)\include"
+  for %I in (zlib\zlib.h zlib\zconf.h lpng\png.h lpng\pngconf.h ^
+    lpng\pnglibconf.h gs1-syntax-engine\src\c-lib\gs1encoders.h) ^
+    do copy %I "C:\Program Files (x86)\include"
  for %I in (zlib\zlib.lib lpng\libpng.lib ^
-    gs1-syntax-engine\src\c-lib\build\library\Win32\Release\gs1encoders.lib) ^
-	do copy %I "C:\Program Files (x86)\lib"
-
-and add the location of gs1encoders.dll to your path:
-
-  set "PATH=%cd%\gs1-syntax-engine\src\c-lib\build\library\Win32\Release;%PATH%"
+    gs1-syntax-engine\src\c-lib\gs1encoders.lib) ^
+    do copy %I "C:\Program Files (x86)\lib"

 This example uses Qt 5.15.2 and component "MSVC 2019 32-bit" so install them and
 add to path (your path may differ):
@@ -178,7 +176,8 @@ equivalents are:
 Visual C++ 6
 ------------

-The zint library and command line tool can be built using VC6.
+The zint library and command line tool can be built using VC6 (but not with GS1
+Syntax Engine support).

 See "win32\zint_cmdline_vc6\readme.txt"

--- a/win32/libzint.vcxproj
+++ b/win32/libzint.vcxproj
@@ -19,14 +19,14 @@
  <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'" Label="Configuration">
    <ConfigurationType>DynamicLibrary</ConfigurationType>
-    <PlatformToolset>v142</PlatformToolset>
+    <PlatformToolset>v143</PlatformToolset>
    <CharacterSet>MultiByte</CharacterSet>
    <WholeProgramOptimization>false</WholeProgramOptimization>
  </PropertyGroup>
  <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'" Label="Configuration">
    <ConfigurationType>DynamicLibrary</ConfigurationType>
    <CharacterSet>MultiByte</CharacterSet>
-    <PlatformToolset>v142</PlatformToolset>
+    <PlatformToolset>v143</PlatformToolset>
  </PropertyGroup>
  <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.props" />
  <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionSettings">
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@
  <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'">
    <ClCompile>
      <Optimization>Disabled</Optimization>
-      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\..\zlib;..\..\lpng;..\..\gs1-syntax-engine\src\c-lib\build\library\Win32\Release;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;_DEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_WARNINGS;ZINT_HAVE_GS1SE;ZINT_VERSION="2.15.0.9";BUILD_ZINT_DLL;DEBUG;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\..\zlib;..\..\lpng;..\..\gs1-syntax-engine\src\c-lib;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;_DEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_WARNINGS;ZINT_HAVE_GS1SE;ZINT_VERSION="2.15.0.9";DEBUG;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
      <MinimalRebuild>true</MinimalRebuild>
      <ExceptionHandling />
      <BasicRuntimeChecks>EnableFastChecks</BasicRuntimeChecks>
@@ -76,9 +76,9 @@
      <LinkLibraryDependencies>false</LinkLibraryDependencies>
    </ProjectReference>
    <Link>
-      <AdditionalDependencies>libpng.lib;zlib.lib;gs1encoders.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
+      <AdditionalDependencies>zlib.lib;libpng.lib;gs1encoders.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
      <OutputFile>$(OutDir)zint.dll</OutputFile>
-      <AdditionalLibraryDirectories>..\..\lpng;..\..\zlib;..\..\gs1-syntax-engine\src\c-lib\build\library\Win32\Release;%(AdditionalLibraryDirectories)</AdditionalLibraryDirectories>
+      <AdditionalLibraryDirectories>..\..\zlib;..\..\lpng;..\..\gs1-syntax-engine\src\c-lib;%(AdditionalLibraryDirectories)</AdditionalLibraryDirectories>
      <IgnoreSpecificDefaultLibraries>libcmtd.lib;msvcrt.lib;%(IgnoreSpecificDefaultLibraries)</IgnoreSpecificDefaultLibraries>
      <GenerateDebugInformation>true</GenerateDebugInformation>
      <SubSystem>Windows</SubSystem>
@@ -90,8 +90,8 @@
    <ClCompile>
      <Optimization>MaxSpeed</Optimization>
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-      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\..\zlib;..\..\lpng;..\..\gs1-syntax-engine\src\c-lib\build\library\Win32\Release;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;NDEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_WARNINGS;ZINT_HAVE_GS1SE;ZINT_VERSION="2.15.0.9";BUILD_ZINT_DLL;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\..\zlib;..\..\lpng;..\..\gs1-syntax-engine\src\c-lib;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;NDEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_WARNINGS;ZINT_HAVE_GS1SE;ZINT_VERSION="2.15.0.9";%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
      <StringPooling>true</StringPooling>
      <ExceptionHandling />
      <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreadedDLL</RuntimeLibrary>
@@ -109,9 +109,9 @@
      <LinkLibraryDependencies>false</LinkLibraryDependencies>
    </ProjectReference>
    <Link>
-      <AdditionalDependencies>libpng.lib;zlib.lib;gs1encoders.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
+      <AdditionalDependencies>zlib.lib;libpng.lib;gs1encoders.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
      <OutputFile>$(OutDir)zint.dll</OutputFile>
-      <AdditionalLibraryDirectories>..\..\lpng;..\..\zlib;..\..\gs1-syntax-engine\src\c-lib\build\library\Win32\Release;%(AdditionalLibraryDirectories)</AdditionalLibraryDirectories>
+      <AdditionalLibraryDirectories>..\..\zlib;..\..\lpng;..\..\gs1-syntax-engine\src\c-lib;%(AdditionalLibraryDirectories)</AdditionalLibraryDirectories>
      <GenerateDebugInformation>false</GenerateDebugInformation>
      <SubSystem>Windows</SubSystem>
      <OptimizeReferences>true</OptimizeReferences>
--- a/win32/vs2015/libzint.vcxproj
+++ b/win32/vs2015/libzint.vcxproj
@@ -116,8 +116,8 @@
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-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;_DEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_WARNINGS;ZINT_VERSION="2.15.0.9";ZINT_NO_PNG;BUILD_ZINT_DLL;ZLIB_DLL;PNG_DLL;DEBUG;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\..\..\zlib;..\..\..\lpng;..\..\..\gs1-syntax-engine\src\c-lib;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;_DEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_WARNINGS;ZINT_HAVE_GS1SE;ZINT_VERSION="2.15.0.9";DEBUG;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
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      <ExceptionHandling />
      <BasicRuntimeChecks>EnableFastChecks</BasicRuntimeChecks>
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@
    <Link>
      <AdditionalDependencies>%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
      <OutputFile>$(OutDir)zintd.dll</OutputFile>
-      <AdditionalLibraryDirectories>..\..\..\lpng;..\..\..\zlib;%(AdditionalLibraryDirectories)</AdditionalLibraryDirectories>
+      <AdditionalLibraryDirectories>..\..\..\zlib;..\..\..\lpng;..\..\..\gs1-syntax-engine\src\c-lib;%(AdditionalLibraryDirectories)</AdditionalLibraryDirectories>
      <IgnoreSpecificDefaultLibraries>libcmtd.lib;%(IgnoreSpecificDefaultLibraries)</IgnoreSpecificDefaultLibraries>
      <GenerateDebugInformation>true</GenerateDebugInformation>
      <SubSystem>Windows</SubSystem>
@@ -148,8 +148,8 @@
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    <ClCompile>
      <Optimization>Disabled</Optimization>
-      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\..\..\zlib;..\..\..\lpng;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>ZINT_NO_PNG;WIN32;_DEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_WARNINGS;ZINT_VERSION="2.15.0.9";BUILD_ZINT_DLL;ZLIB_DLL;PNG_DLL;DEBUG;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\..\..\zlib;..\..\..\lpng;..\..\..\gs1-syntax-engine\src\c-lib;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>_DEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_WARNINGS;ZINT_HAVE_GS1SE;ZINT_VERSION="2.15.0.9";DEBUG;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
      <ExceptionHandling>
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@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@
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      <OutputFile>$(OutDir)zintd.dll</OutputFile>
-      <AdditionalLibraryDirectories>..\..\..\lpng;..\..\..\zlib;%(AdditionalLibraryDirectories)</AdditionalLibraryDirectories>
+      <AdditionalLibraryDirectories>..\..\..\zlib;..\..\..\lpng;..\..\..\gs1-syntax-engine\src\c-lib;%(AdditionalLibraryDirectories)</AdditionalLibraryDirectories>
      <IgnoreSpecificDefaultLibraries>libcmtd.lib;%(IgnoreSpecificDefaultLibraries)</IgnoreSpecificDefaultLibraries>
      <GenerateDebugInformation>true</GenerateDebugInformation>
      <SubSystem>Windows</SubSystem>
@@ -181,8 +181,8 @@
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-      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\..\..\zlib;..\..\..\lpng;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;NDEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_WARNINGS;ZINT_VERSION="2.15.0.9";BUILD_ZINT_DLL;ZLIB_DLL;PNG_DLL;ZINT_NO_PNG;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\..\..\zlib;..\..\..\lpng;..\..\..\gs1-syntax-engine\src\c-lib;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;NDEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_WARNINGS;ZINT_HAVE_GS1SE;ZINT_VERSION="2.15.0.9";%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
      <StringPooling>true</StringPooling>
      <ExceptionHandling />
      <RuntimeLibrary>MultiThreadedDLL</RuntimeLibrary>
@@ -200,9 +200,9 @@
      <LinkLibraryDependencies>false</LinkLibraryDependencies>
    </ProjectReference>
    <Link>
-      <AdditionalDependencies>libpng.lib;zlib.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
+      <AdditionalDependencies>zlib.lib;libpng.lib;gs1encoders.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
      <OutputFile>$(OutDir)zint.dll</OutputFile>
-      <AdditionalLibraryDirectories>..\..\..\lpng;..\..\..\zlib;%(AdditionalLibraryDirectories)</AdditionalLibraryDirectories>
+      <AdditionalLibraryDirectories>..\..\..\zlib;..\..\..\lpng;..\..\..\gs1-syntax-engine\src\c-lib;%(AdditionalLibraryDirectories)</AdditionalLibraryDirectories>
      <GenerateDebugInformation>false</GenerateDebugInformation>
      <SubSystem>Windows</SubSystem>
      <OptimizeReferences>true</OptimizeReferences>
@@ -214,8 +214,8 @@
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+      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\..\..\zlib;..\..\..\lpng;..\..\..\gs1-syntax-engine\src\c-lib;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>NDEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_WARNINGS;ZINT_HAVE_GS1SE;ZINT_VERSION="2.15.0.9";%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
      <StringPooling>true</StringPooling>
      <ExceptionHandling>
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@@ -236,9 +236,9 @@
      <LinkLibraryDependencies>false</LinkLibraryDependencies>
    </ProjectReference>
    <Link>
-      <AdditionalDependencies>libpng.lib;zlib.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
+      <AdditionalDependencies>zlib.lib;libpng.lib;gs1encoders.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
      <OutputFile>$(OutDir)zint.dll</OutputFile>
-      <AdditionalLibraryDirectories>..\..\..\lpng;..\..\..\zlib;%(AdditionalLibraryDirectories)</AdditionalLibraryDirectories>
+      <AdditionalLibraryDirectories>..\..\..\zlib;..\..\..\lpng;..\..\..\gs1-syntax-engine\src\c-lib;%(AdditionalLibraryDirectories)</AdditionalLibraryDirectories>
      <GenerateDebugInformation>false</GenerateDebugInformation>
      <SubSystem>Windows</SubSystem>
      <OptimizeReferences>true</OptimizeReferences>
@@ -249,8 +249,8 @@
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-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;NDEBUG;_LIB;_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_WARNINGS;ZINT_VERSION="2.15.0.9";%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\..\..\zlib;..\..\..\lpng;..\..\..\gs1-syntax-engine\src\c-lib;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;NDEBUG;_LIB;_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_WARNINGS;ZINT_HAVE_GS1SE;ZINT_VERSION="2.15.0.9";%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
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@@ -272,8 +272,8 @@
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-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;NDEBUG;_LIB;_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_WARNINGS;ZINT_VERSION="2.15.0.9";%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\..\..\zlib;..\..\..\lpng;..\..\..\gs1-syntax-engine\src\c-lib;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>NDEBUG;_LIB;_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_WARNINGS;ZINT_HAVE_GS1SE;ZINT_VERSION="2.15.0.9";%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
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--- a/win32/vs2017/libzint.vcxproj
+++ b/win32/vs2017/libzint.vcxproj
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@
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+      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\..\..\zlib;..\..\..\lpng;..\..\..\gs1-syntax-engine\src\c-lib;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;_DEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_WARNINGS;ZINT_HAVE_GS1SE;ZINT_VERSION="2.15.0.9";DEBUG;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
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    </ProjectReference>
    <Link>
-      <AdditionalDependencies>libpng.lib;zlib.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
+      <AdditionalDependencies>zlib.lib;libpng.lib;gs1encoders.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
      <OutputFile>$(OutDir)zint.dll</OutputFile>
-      <AdditionalLibraryDirectories>..\..\..\lpng;..\..\..\zlib;%(AdditionalLibraryDirectories)</AdditionalLibraryDirectories>
+      <AdditionalLibraryDirectories>..\..\..\zlib;..\..\..\lpng;..\..\..\gs1-syntax-engine\src\c-lib;%(AdditionalLibraryDirectories)</AdditionalLibraryDirectories>
      <IgnoreSpecificDefaultLibraries>libcmtd.lib;msvcrt.lib;%(IgnoreSpecificDefaultLibraries)</IgnoreSpecificDefaultLibraries>
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      <SubSystem>Windows</SubSystem>
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+      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\..\..\zlib;..\..\..\lpng;..\..\..\gs1-syntax-engine\src\c-lib;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;NDEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_WARNINGS;ZINT_HAVE_GS1SE;ZINT_VERSION="2.15.0.9";%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
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@@ -109,9 +109,9 @@
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    </ProjectReference>
    <Link>
-      <AdditionalDependencies>libpng.lib;zlib.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
+      <AdditionalDependencies>zlib.lib;libpng.lib;gs1encoders.lib;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
      <OutputFile>$(OutDir)zint.dll</OutputFile>
-      <AdditionalLibraryDirectories>..\..\..\lpng;..\..\..\zlib;%(AdditionalLibraryDirectories)</AdditionalLibraryDirectories>
+      <AdditionalLibraryDirectories>..\..\..\zlib;..\..\..\lpng;..\..\..\gs1-syntax-engine\src\c-lib;%(AdditionalLibraryDirectories)</AdditionalLibraryDirectories>
      <GenerateDebugInformation>false</GenerateDebugInformation>
      <SubSystem>Windows</SubSystem>
      <OptimizeReferences>true</OptimizeReferences>
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@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@
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+      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\..\..\zlib;..\..\..\lpng;..\..\..\gs1-syntax-engine\src\c-lib;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;_DEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_WARNINGS;ZINT_HAVE_GS1SE;ZINT_VERSION="2.15.0.9";DEBUG;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
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      <OutputFile>$(OutDir)zint.dll</OutputFile>
-      <AdditionalLibraryDirectories>..\..\..\lpng;..\..\..\zlib;%(AdditionalLibraryDirectories)</AdditionalLibraryDirectories>
+      <AdditionalLibraryDirectories>..\..\..\zlib;..\..\..\lpng;..\..\..\gs1-syntax-engine\src\c-lib;%(AdditionalLibraryDirectories)</AdditionalLibraryDirectories>
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+      <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>..\..\..\zlib;..\..\..\lpng;..\..\..\gs1-syntax-engine\src\c-lib;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;NDEBUG;_WINDOWS;_USRDLL;_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_WARNINGS;ZINT_HAVE_GS1SE;ZINT_VERSION="2.15.0.9";%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
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      <OutputFile>$(OutDir)zint.dll</OutputFile>
-      <AdditionalLibraryDirectories>..\..\..\lpng;..\..\..\zlib;%(AdditionalLibraryDirectories)</AdditionalLibraryDirectories>
+      <AdditionalLibraryDirectories>..\..\..\zlib;..\..\..\lpng;..\..\..\gs1-syntax-engine\src\c-lib;%(AdditionalLibraryDirectories)</AdditionalLibraryDirectories>
      <GenerateDebugInformation>false</GenerateDebugInformation>
      <SubSystem>Windows</SubSystem>
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@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
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