I am not sure how many people are still interested in the window version of Steemd. I have spent a lot of time to get it to compile with VS2013. Here is some information that I gathered during the process. I hope some coder is able to correct these codes @ source and make it VS2013 compliance. Otherwise, it will be hard to have the next window version of Steemd, at least not VS2013 compiled. Anyways, when I was compiling with VS2013, I encountered the following [***errors***](https://github.com/steemit/steem/issues/553): https://img1.steemit.com/0x0/http://dirtyimg.com/image/8error.PNG The errors were caused by this commit [***adding fixed_string definition***](https://github.com/steemit/fc/commit/e7d0d26fe2e6559400771efa989f87a6d5d5391e ) on [Bump fc#476](https://github.com/steemit/steem/commit/3920af70cabb9f05b460b25a12a4191d35daddbc). I had to make some changes in order for it to complied. * 1). I had to apply the same [changed](https://github.com/steemit/steem/pull/496/files) that was on v0.14.2 - I had a pull request on this, but I closed it after I got these errors on v0.14.3. ~~* 2). I had to revert the codes on these three files: ***flat.hpp***, ***flat_fwd.hpp*** and***variant.hpp*** that is from [adding fixed_string definition](https://github.com/steemit/fc/commit/e7d0d26fe2e6559400771efa989f87a6d5d5391e)~~ ~~* I didn't want to revert the code back, but the hardfork was happening and I was not able to find a fix besides unchanging the codes. I believe this change does not affect any newly add-on features.~~ * 3.) I have to revert back [Update mining stats display ticket#282 # 484](https://github.com/steemit/steem/pull/484), and [patched]((https://github.com/steemit/steem/pull/333/files#diff-76b4b57a464fcf6ec0c0525753ed1222R417)) the **division by zero** bug. - There was a **division by zero** [bug](https://github.com/steemit/steem/issues/311) on ***witness.cpp*** reported by **xiangxn**, and it was never merged to the `develop` or the `master` branch. Window version of steemd.exe will crash after it synced up if not patched. All previous release window binary was patched, included @bitcube's. I have been running this compiled version since the hardfork. It is very stable. I hope someone has a better solution to fix these errors. Here is the binary if anyone is interested. https://github.com/alphab3ta/steem/releases *UPDATE: # 2). NO NEED TO REVERT CODES. Just change a total of four line of codes. To get rid of **fc::raw::unpack** ambiguous call error. I change the ***flat_fwd.hpp*** line# 19, and 20 from: ~~~~ line#19 template line#20 void unpack( Stream& s, flat_map& value ) ; ~~~~ to ~~~~ line#19 template line#20 void unpack( Stream& s, flat_map& value ) ; ~~~~ to match ***flat.hpp*** line# 43 and 44: ~~~~ line#43 template line#44 inline void unpack( Stream& s, flat_map& value ) ~~~~ ---- To get rid of **fc::from_variant** ambiguous call error. I change the ***variant.hpp*** line# 93, and 94 from: ~~~~ line#93 template line#94 void from_variant( const variant& var, fc::flat_map& vo ); ~~~~ to: ~~~~ line#93 template line#94 void from_variant( const variant& var, fc::flat_map& vo ); ~~~~ to match ***flat.hpp*** line# 117 and 118: ~~~~ line#117 template line#118 void from_variant( const variant& var, flat_map& vo ) ~~~~ ### This may be a better solution. It keeps the original commit's [***adding fixed_string definition***](https://github.com/steemit/fc/commit/e7d0d26fe2e6559400771efa989f87a6d5d5391e ) intention.

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