From bc6eabe97d49cd2c12a1f7da399c04b0d4e7111b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Xelus22 <17491233+Xelus22@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 1 May 2023 13:57:25 +1000
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Update Notes-on-Packaging.md

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 docs/Notes-on-Packaging.md | 5 ++++-
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/docs/Notes-on-Packaging.md b/docs/Notes-on-Packaging.md
index d4f6c54..3e2f32d 100644
--- a/docs/Notes-on-Packaging.md
+++ b/docs/Notes-on-Packaging.md
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@
 * setup.py describes the packaging configuration. (tested with with python==3.8.13, setuptools==63.4.1)
     * to build and install the package locally, run `python setup.py install`
     * to build wheel, run `python setup.py bdist_wheel [--plat-name=manylinux1_x86_64]`
+* Installing with windows:
+    * Requires latest Visual Studio install.
+    * Run the above steps with python installed on target system while working from CMD or Powershell for VS 2022
 
 ## Notes on working with recurse-submodules
 
@@ -289,4 +292,4 @@ in [Running setuptools commands](https://setuptools.pypa.io/en/latest/deprecated
 ## Useful Resource
 
 * [Setup Tools Doc](https://setuptools.pypa.io/en/latest/)
-* [wheel Doc](https://wheel.readthedocs.io/en/stable/index.html)
\ No newline at end of file
+* [wheel Doc](https://wheel.readthedocs.io/en/stable/index.html)

From c468be9c9942dde36f71a6239a799dc3930bbfdd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Xelus22 <17491233+Xelus22@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 1 May 2023 15:21:22 +1000
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Update Notes-on-Packaging.md

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 docs/Notes-on-Packaging.md | 20 +++++++++++++++++---
 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/docs/Notes-on-Packaging.md b/docs/Notes-on-Packaging.md
index 3e2f32d..d98a414 100644
--- a/docs/Notes-on-Packaging.md
+++ b/docs/Notes-on-Packaging.md
@@ -21,9 +21,6 @@
 * setup.py describes the packaging configuration. (tested with with python==3.8.13, setuptools==63.4.1)
     * to build and install the package locally, run `python setup.py install`
     * to build wheel, run `python setup.py bdist_wheel [--plat-name=manylinux1_x86_64]`
-* Installing with windows:
-    * Requires latest Visual Studio install.
-    * Run the above steps with python installed on target system while working from CMD or Powershell for VS 2022
 
 ## Notes on working with recurse-submodules
 
@@ -283,6 +280,23 @@ adding 'dnp3_python-0.2.3b2.dist-info/RECORD'
 removing build/bdist.linux-x86_64/wheel
 ```
 
+### Building on windows systems
+To get started install the following programs:
+* Latest Visual Studio (2022 at the time of writing)
+    * Desktop development with C++ - Workload
+    * Git for Windows - Individual components
+* Local python install
+    * install python package `wheel` with `py -m pip install wheel`
+    
+#### Compiling
+* Open up powershell from within VS2022 - Tools -> Command Line -> Developer Powershell
+* run a `git clone --recurse-submodules https://github.com/VOLTTRON/dnp3-python.git` to obtain the latest version
+* `cd dnp3-python`
+* `python setup.py install`
+* `python setup.py bdist_wheel`
+* the `whl` file should now be in the `dist` folder
+
+
 More information
 about [building wheels](https://wheel.readthedocs.io/en/stable/user_guide.html?highlight=bdist_wheel#building-wheels),
 [The Story of Wheel](https://wheel.readthedocs.io/en/stable/story.html?highlight=bdist_wheel#the-story-of-wheel),