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+@echo off
+::
+:: Prebuild generator for the OpenMetaverse Library
+::
+:: Command Line Options:
+:: (none)            - create solution/project files and create compile.bat file to build solution
+:: msbuild           - Create project files, compile solution
+:: msbuild runtests  - create project files, compile solution, run unit tests
+:: msbuild docs      - create project files, compile solution, build API documentation
+:: msbuild docs dist - Create project files, compile solution, run unit tests, build api documentation, create binary zip
+::                   - and exe installer
+::
+:: nant		     - Create project files, run nant to compile solution
+:: nant runtests     - Create project files, run nant to compile solution, run unit tests
+::
+
+echo ##########################################
+echo creating prebuild files for: vs2013
+echo Parameters: %1 %2
+echo ##########################################
+
+if %PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE%==x86 (
+         set MSBuild="%SystemRoot%\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\MSBuild.exe"
+) else ( set MSBuild="%SystemRoot%\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\MSBuild.exe"
+)
+
+:: run prebuild to generate solution/project files from prebuild.xml configuration file
+bin\Prebuild.exe /target vs2012
+
+:: build compile.bat file based on command line parameters
+echo @echo off > compile.bat
+if(.%1)==(.) echo %MSBuild% OpenMetaverse.sln /p:Configuration=Release >> compile.bat
+
+if(.%1)==(.msbuild) echo echo ==== COMPILE BEGIN ==== >> compile.bat
+if(.%1)==(.msbuild) echo %MSBuild% /p:Configuration=Release OpenMetaverse.sln >> compile.bat
+if(.%1)==(.msbuild) echo IF ERRORLEVEL 1 GOTO FAIL >> compile.bat
+
+if(.%1)==(.nant) echo nant >> compile.bat
+if(.%1)==(.nant) echo IF ERRORLEVEL 1 GOTO FAIL >> compile.bat
+
+if(.%2)==(.docs) echo echo ==== GENERATE DOCUMENTATION BEGIN ==== >> compile.bat
+if(.%2)==(.docs) echo %MSBuild% /p:Configuration=Release docs\OpenMetaverse.shfbproj >> compile.bat
+if(.%2)==(.docs) echo IF ERRORLEVEL 1 GOTO FAIL >> compile.bat
+if(.%2)==(.docs) echo 7z.exe a -tzip docs\documentation.zip docs\trunk >> compile.bat
+if(.%2)==(.docs) echo IF ERRORLEVEL 1 GOTO FAIL >> compile.bat
+
+if(.%2)==(.runtests) echo echo ==== UNIT TESTS BEGIN ==== >> compile.bat
+if(.%2)==(.runtests) echo nunit-console bin\OpenMetaverse.Tests.dll /exclude:Network /nodots /labels /xml:testresults.xml >> compile.bat
+
+if(.%2)==(.runtests) echo IF ERRORLEVEL 1 GOTO FAIL >> compile.bat
+
+:: nsis compiler needs to be in path
+if(.%3)==(.dist) echo echo ==== GENERATE DISTRIBUTION BEGIN ==== >> compile.bat
+if(.%3)==(.dist) echo makensis.exe /DPlatform=test docs\OpenMetaverse-installer.nsi >> compile.bat
+if(.%3)==(.dist) echo IF ERRORLEVEL 1 GOTO FAIL >> compile.bat
+if(.%3)==(.dist) echo 7z.exe a -tzip dist\openmetaverse-dist.zip @docs\distfiles.lst >> compile.bat
+if(.%3)==(.dist) echo IF ERRORLEVEL 1 GOTO FAIL >> compile.bat
+
+echo :SUCCESS >> compile.bat
+echo echo Build Successful! >> compile.bat
+echo exit /B 0 >> compile.bat
+echo :FAIL >> compile.bat
+echo echo Build Failed, check log for reason >> compile.bat
+echo exit /B 1 >> compile.bat
+
+:: perform the appropriate action
+if(.%1)==(.msbuild) compile.bat
+if(.%1)==(.nant) compile.bat
+if(.%1)==(.dist) compile.bat
+