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Event notification library
https://github.com/libevent/libevent

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# 1. BUILDING AND INSTALLATION



## CMake (Unix)



```sh

mkdir build && cd build

cmake ..     # Default to Unix Makefiles.

make

make verify  # (optional)

```



See [Documentation/Building#Building on Unix using CMake](/Documentation/Building.md#building-on-unix-cmake) for more information.



## CMake (Windows)



Install CMake: 



```sh

md build && cd build

cmake -G "Visual Studio 10" ..   # Or use any generator you want to use. Run cmake --help for a list

cmake --build . --config Release # Or "start libevent.sln" and build with menu in Visual Studio.

```



See [Documentation/Building#Building on Windows](/Documentation/Building.md#building-on-windows) for more information.



## Package Managers



You can download and install libevent using the [vcpkg](https://github.com/Microsoft/vcpkg) dependency manager:

```sh

git clone https://github.com/Microsoft/vcpkg.git

cd vcpkg

./bootstrap-vcpkg.sh

./vcpkg integrate install

./vcpkg install libevent

```



The libevent port in vcpkg is kept up to date by Microsoft team members and community contributors. If the version is out of date, please [create an issue or pull request](https://github.com/Microsoft/vcpkg) on the vcpkg repository.



## Autoconf



*Note, since 2.2 it is deprecated*



```sh

./configure

make

make verify   # (optional)

sudo make install

```



See [Documentation/Building#Autoconf](/Documentation/Building.md#autotools-deprecated) for more information.



# 2. USEFUL LINKS:



For the latest released version of Libevent, see the official website at

 .



There's a pretty good work-in-progress manual up at

    .



For the latest development versions of Libevent, access our Git repository

via



```sh

$ git clone https://github.com/libevent/libevent.git

```



You can browse the git repository online at:



To report bugs, issues, or ask for new features:



__Patches__: https://github.com/libevent/libevent/pulls

> OK, those are not really _patches_. You fork, modify, and hit the "Create Pull Request" button.

> You can still submit normal git patches via the mailing list.



__Bugs, Features [RFC], and Issues__: https://github.com/libevent/libevent/issues

> Or you can do it via the mailing list.



There's also a libevent-users mailing list for talking about Libevent

use and development: 



# 3. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS



The [following people](/CONTRIBUTORS.md) have helped with suggestions, ideas,

code or fixing bugs.