How to build the software

This page just explains how to build the software needed for OpenSPIM. For an overview of the source code, please have a look at this page.

= You need Git =

First of all, you need to make sure that you have the version control software Git installed. If in doubt, just install Git for Windows.

= Cloning the Micro-Manager and support sources =

Wherever you like, e.g. in your home directory, call these commands:


 * 1) git clone git://fiji.sc/micromanager1.4 micromanager
 * 2) cd micromanager
 * 3) git checkout -t origin/win32-build
 * 4) cd ..
 * 5) git clone git://fiji.sc/mmanager-3rdparty 3rdpartypublic
 * 6) cd 3rdpartypublic
 * 7) git checkout -t origin/win32-build

= Building Micro-Manager =

First, make sure that the environment variable JAVA_HOME is set and points to a valid JDK (you can add environment variables by right-clicking on the "Start" menu button, choosing "Open Windows Explorer", opening the context menu of "My Computer", selecting "Properties" and in the "Advanced mode" click on the "Environment variables" button. You need to restart the Visual Studio after adding the environment variable).

After installing Visual Studio Express 2008, continue as described on the uManager Wiki.