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+On the following lines, replace "C:\wxWidgets-2.8.7" with the folder where you installed wxWidgets and "C:\Program Files\TortoiseSVN" with the folder where you installed TortoiseSVN (this is necessary even if you use another SVN client).
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+Add to MSVC include folders:
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+C:\wxWidgets-2.8.7\include
+C:\wxWidgets-2.8.7\include\msvc
+C:\wxWidgets-2.8.7\contrib\include
+C:\wxWidgets-2.8.7\src\zlib
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+Add to MSVC lib folders:
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+C:\wxWidgets-2.8.7\lib\vc_lib
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+Add to MSVC executable folders:
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+C:\Program Files\TortoiseSVN\bin