StormLib

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

Installation and basic usage

Windows (Visual Studio 2022)

0. Make sure you have the toolset for Visual Studio 2017 - Windows XP installed
1. Download the latest release of StormLib
2. Open the solution file StormLib.sln in Visual Studio 2017/2019/2022
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

Note that you can also build the library using newer toolset, such as v143. To do that, you need to retarget the projects. Right-click on the solution, then choose "Retarget solution" and pick your desired toolset version.

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 (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

Linux

1. Download latest release
2. Install StormLib:

$ cd <path-to-StormLib>
$ cmake CMakeLists.txt
$ make
$ make install

3. Include StormLib in your project: #include <StormLib.h>
4. Make sure you compile your project with -lstorm -lz -lbz2