Niflib/Compile

Preparation

Obtain the source code either from a source archive release or by checking it out from SVN.
Get Visual C++ 2005 Express. [1]
If you want to compile Niflyze, also download and install the Windows Platform SDK. [2] You only need to install the core x86 component to compile niflib (requires only about 100MB instead of 1GB for a full install).
- Select "Custom" installation type.
- Select "Will not be available" (red cross) for all components.
- Select "Will be installed on local hard drive" only for the component "MS Windows Core SDK -> Build Environment -> Build Environment (x86 32-bit)"
If you want the latest development code, rather than released code, download and install TortoiseSVN [3]

Open the niflib.sln solution file that you obtained from SVN or the source code archive.
From the Build menu, select Configuration Manager...
Under Active solution configuration choose Release and press the Close button.
From the Build menu, select Build Solution
Once the solution is built, you will find niflib.lib in the bin directory above the one you downloaded the niflib source to.