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@@ -643,6 +643,10 @@ On Unix systems you will need to install the \texttt{pkg-config} utility and the
 
 Installation of the libraries on OSX can be facilitated using the \texttt{brew} package manager.
 
+\subsubsection{Build process}
+
+On Windows navigate to the \texttt{build/win32} directory and open the solution file in Visual Studio. On Unix go to the \texttt{build/unix} directory and build the \texttt{release} target using GNU make.
+
 \subsubsection{Embedding the server in profiled application}
 \label{embeddingserver}