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+@echo off
+goto aftercopyright
+
+**
+** auto-setup-windows.cmd
+** Automatic (easy) setup and build script for Windows
+**
+** Note that this script assumes you have both 'git' and 'cmake' installed properly and in your PATH!
+** This script also assumes you have installed a build system that cmake can automatically detect.
+** Such as Visual Studio Community. Requires appropriate SDK installed too!
+** Without these items, this script will FAIL! So make sure you have your build environment properly
+** set up in order for this script to succeed.
+**
+** The purpose of this script is to get someone easily going with a full working compile of GZDoom.
+** This allows anyone to make simple changes or tweaks to the engine as they see fit and easily
+** compile their own copy without having to follow complex instructions to get it working.
+** Every build environment is different, and every computer system is different - this should work
+** in most typical systems under Windows but it may fail under certain types of systems or conditions.
+** Not guaranteed to work and your mileage will vary.
+**
+**---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+** Copyright 2023 Rachael Alexanderson and the GZDoom team
+** All rights reserved.
+**
+** Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+** modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
+** are met:
+**
+** 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+**    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+** 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+**    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
+**    documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+** 3. The name of the author may not be used to endorse or promote products
+**    derived from this software without specific prior written permission.
+**
+** THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR
+** IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES
+** OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED.
+** IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT,
+** INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT
+** NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+** DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+** THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+** (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF
+** THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+**---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+**
+
+:aftercopyright
+
+
+setlocal
+rem -- Always operate within the build folder
+if not exist "%~dp0\build" mkdir "%~dp0\build"
+pushd "%~dp0\build"
+
+if exist vcpkg if exist vcpkg\* git -C ./vcpkg pull
+if not exist vcpkg git clone https://github.com/microsoft/vcpkg
+
+if exist zmusic if exist vcpkg\* git -C ./zmusic pull
+if not exist zmusic git clone https://github.com/zdoom/zmusic
+
+mkdir "%~dp0\build\zmusic\build"
+mkdir "%~dp0\build\vcpkg_installed"
+
+cmake -A x64 -S ./zmusic -B ./zmusic/build ^
+	-DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=../vcpkg/scripts/buildsystems/vcpkg.cmake ^
+	-DVCPKG_LIBSNDFILE=1 ^
+	-DVCPKG_INSTALLLED_DIR=../vcpkg_installed/
+cmake --build ./zmusic/build --config Release -- -maxcpucount -verbosity:minimal
+
+cmake -A x64 -S .. -B . ^
+	-DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=./vcpkg/scripts/buildsystems/vcpkg.cmake ^
+	-DZMUSIC_INCLUDE_DIR=./zmusic/include ^
+	-DZMUSIC_LIBRARIES=./zmusic/build/source/Release/zmusiclite.lib ^
+	-DVCPKG_INSTALLLED_DIR=./vcpkg_installed/
+cmake --build . --config RelWithDebInfo -- -maxcpucount -verbosity:minimal
+
+rem -- If successful, show the build
+if exist RelWithDebInfo\raze.exe explorer.exe RelWithDebInfo
+