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+environment:
+  matrix:
+  - configuration: Debug
+  - configuration: Release
+
+# branches to build
+branches:
+  # whitelist
+  only:
+    - win-038
+#   - develop
+#TODO: replace with develop branch when merged
+
+# Operating system (build VM template)
+os: Windows Server 2012 R2
+
+# scripts that are called at very beginning, before repo cloning
+init:
+  - git config --global core.autocrlf input
+
+# clone directory
+clone_folder: c:\projects\osrm
+
+platform: x64
+
+install:
+  # by default, all script lines are interpreted as batch
+  - cd c:\projects\osrm
+  - curl -O http://build.project-osrm.org/libs_osrm_%Configuration%.7z
+  - 7z x libs_osrm_%Configuration%.7z | find ":"
+
+build_script:
+  - cd c:/projects/osrm
+  - mkdir build
+  - cd build
+  - echo Running cmake...
+  - call "%VS120COMNTOOLS%\..\..\VC\vcvarsall.bat" x86_amd64
+  - SET P=c:/projects/osrm
+  - set TBB_INSTALL_DIR=%P%/tbb
+  - set TBB_ARCH_PLATFORM=intel64/vc12
+  - cmake .. -G "NMake Makefiles" -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=%Configuration% -DBZIP2_INCLUDE_DIR=%P%/libs/include -DBZIP2_LIBRARIES=%P%/libs/lib/libbz2.lib -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=%P%/libs -DBOOST_ROOT=%P%/boost_min -DBoost_USE_STATIC_LIBS=ON
+  - nmake
+  - 7z a %P%/osrm_%Configuration%.zip *.exe *.pdb %P%/libs/bin/*.dll -tzip
+
+test: off
+
+artifacts:
+  - path: osrm_Debug.zip
+    name: osrm_Debug.zip
+  - path: osrm_Release.zip
+    name: osrm_Release.zip
+
+#deploy:
+#  provider: FTP
+#  server: ftp.mample.com
+#  username: user
+#  password:
+#    secure: XMdn4xfPcYlZFYgvbytc8Q==
+#  folder: osrm
+#  enable_ssl: true|false (disabled by default)
+#  artifact: /.*\.zip/