1 # Building LevelDB On Windows
5 Install the [Windows Software Development Kit version 7.1](http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/dlx/en-us/listdetailsview.aspx?FamilyID=6b6c21d2-2006-4afa-9702-529fa782d63b).
7 Download and extract the [Snappy source distribution](http://snappy.googlecode.com/files/snappy-1.0.5.tar.gz)
9 1. Open the "Windows SDK 7.1 Command Prompt" :
10 Start Menu -> "Microsoft Windows SDK v7.1" > "Windows SDK 7.1 Command Prompt"
11 2. Change the directory to the leveldb project
13 ## Building the Static lib
18 msbuild.exe /p:Configuration=Release /p:Platform=Win32 /p:Snappy=..\snappy-1.0.5
23 msbuild.exe /p:Configuration=Release /p:Platform=x64 /p:Snappy=..\snappy-1.0.5
26 ## Building and Running the Benchmark app
31 msbuild.exe /p:Configuration=Benchmark /p:Platform=Win32 /p:Snappy=..\snappy-1.0.5
37 msbuild.exe /p:Configuration=Benchmark /p:Platform=x64 /p:Snappy=..\snappy-1.0.5
38 x64\Benchmark\leveldb.exe