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+Dynamically linked building instructions
+----------------------------------------
+
+1) Install zeromq from the website: http://zeromq.org/distro:microsoft-windows
+
+2) Rename one of the lib/libzmq-*.lib files to libzmq.lib in the ZeroMQ
+   installation directory
+
+3) Add the ZeroMQ bin directory to your path.
+
+4) Edit the messenger/mexw64/local.cfg file in messenger to point to the
+   zeromq install directory (you will need to update both ZMQ_INC and ZMQ_LIB).
+   Also ensure the MATLAB directory is correct.
+
+5) Run ```make.py matlab``` in the messenger directory. This should build
+   messenger.mexw64
+
+Statically linked building instructions
+---------------------------------------
+
+A statically linked library has the advantage of not requiring libzmq.dll to
+be found in the path. For this reason, including it in the installer results
+in a simpler and more robust installation process. While building a statically
+linked mex is simple in practice, but because zeromq (as of 3/10/15) does not
+provide a .lib for static linking with the windows installer, you will need to
+compile this yourself. These directions are from zeromq 4.0.5.
+
+1) Download and unzip the zeromq zip file (listed as Windows sources) from
+   http://zeromq.org/intro:get-the-software
+   
+2) In the builds/msvc directory open the msvc.sln file in Visual Studio.
+
+3) Create a new Platform for x64. In the Librarian section of properties, set
+   the target section to /Machine:X64
+
+4) Build libzmq with the "StaticRelease" for x64.
+
+5) Edit the messenger/mexw64/local.cfg file to point to where you built ZeroMQ
+   and your MATLAB bin directory.
+
+6) Build messenger.mexw64 with ```make matlab --static```