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StormLib

This is official repository for the StomLib library, an open-source project that can work with Blizzard MPQ archives.

Installation and basic usage

Linux

  1. Download latest release
  2. Install StormLib:
$ cd <path-to-StormLib>
$ cmake CMakeLists.txt
$ make
$ make install
  1. Include StormLib in your project: #include <StormLib.h>
  2. Make sure you compile your project with -lstorm -lz -lbz2

Windows (Visual Studio 2008)

  1. Download the latest release of StormLib
  2. Open the solution file StormLib_vs08.sln in Visual Studio 2008
  3. Choose "Build / Batch Build" and select every build of "StormLib"
  4. Choose "Rebuild"
  5. The result libraries are in .\bin\Win32 and .\bin\x64

Windows (Visual Studio 2017 or 2019)

  1. Make sure you have SDK 10.0.17134.0 installed
  2. Download the latest release of StormLib
  3. Open the solution file StormLib_vs19.sln in Visual Studio 2017/2019
  4. Choose "Build / Batch Build" and select every build of "StormLib"
  5. Choose "Rebuild"
  6. The result libraries are in .\bin\Win32 and .\bin\x64

Windows (Test Project)

  1. Include the main StormLib header: #include <StormLib.h>
  2. Set the correct library directory for StormLibXYZ.lib:
    • X: D = Debug, R = Release
    • Y: A = ANSI build, U = Unicode build
    • Z: S = Using static CRT library, D = Using Dynamic CRT library
  3. Rebuild