Application need to compile avisynth

[varunb]

Hey guys, I will be compiling avisynth 2.5.7 for the first time so I just wanted to confirm if the below listed applications are right:

1.) Visual Studio 2008 Professional(or Express) or just Visual C++ 2008 ?
2.) Directx SDK June 2008
3. Windows SDK for Windows Server 2008 and .NET Framework 3.5

My download speed isn't very high so i was wondering if I could reduce the downloads. Is the above list ok ?

[IanB]

2.5.7 was primed for VC6, so you will need to troll thru the various developer threads to see what needs to be changed to get a clean compile. The "avisynth_2_6" CVS branch contains work in progress for 2.6 and VC Express support but is highly unstable. Comparing what has changed will give you hints about what is needed. Compiling DirectShowSource has the highest need for SDK components. The main avisynth.dll core doesn't really care, you just need windows.h etc and some old VFW stuff to compile AviSource.

We don't use any .NET (patooe, spit, spit, ...) so downloading the smallest that meets your other needs will be okay.

[varunb]

Thanx for ur reply. So it means that I wud be needing VC6 with the latest service pack & DirectX SDK June 2008. The reason I wrote .NET Framework 3.5 alongwith Windows SDK was that it is available as a 1 single ISO download from microsoft. I couldn't figure out anything else to download. If u have any corrections, then pls let me know.