panda3d windows compile guide

How to compile panda3d on windows using vc2010.
These steps are known to work on windows 7.
Hyperion2010, July 29, 2014

1. Install windows sdk 7.1 and vc 2010 c++ update
    a. Download windows sdk 7.1 here:
       http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=8279
    b. Download sp1 here:
       http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/confirmation.aspx?id=4422
    c. If you have .NET 4.1+ you need to uninstall it since those version
       conflict with .NET 4.0 needed by the SDK. You can reinstall more
       recent version of .NET afterward.
    d. You also need to uninstall any vc2010 redistributables. See
       http://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/95039-why-does-the-sdk-7-1-installation-fail-with-an-installation-failed-message-on-my-windows-system
       for more information.
    e. When selecting what to install for the SDK sure you install the c++ tools
       otherwise you will get a cryptic error about missing rc.exe.
    f. Even after installing sp1 you may still be missing ammintrin.h.
       If this is the case download a newer version of visual studio sdks
       (eg vs12) and copy ammintrin.h from
       C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 12.0\VC\include to
       C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0\VC\include
    g. Congratulations, you are now a windows developer!

2. Download whichever panda source version you need, and extract it somewhere.
    a. eg: https://www.panda3d.org/download/panda3d-1.8.1/panda3d-1.8.1.tar.gz
    b. You'll need 7zip for the gz files, you don't need the complete source
       since you will be downloading rdb's vc10 thirdparty files.

3. Get rdb's win-libs-vc10-x64
    a. Thread with downloads can be found here:
       http://www.panda3d.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=16346
    b. extract to $PANDA_SOURCE_PATH/thirdpary

4. If you want to use your own version of python (eg so you can have access
   to certain additional modules), copy your local install folder over to
   thridpary/win-python. NOTE: python3 currently (Aug 14) does not compile on windows.
    a. You may need to rename the python dll and move it to the top folder.
    b. Symlinks and shortcuts do not seem to work for this which is silly since makepanda just copies from source to built.

5. Compiling
    a. You MUST compile in command prompt, powershell environment variables
       are incorrect for makepanda.bat.
    b. Run cmd.exe and cd to $PANDA_SOURCE_PATH
    c. Run the following command, without quotes:
       "makepanda\makepanda.bat --everything --installer"
    d. There are many additional compile options, to see them run:
       "makepanda\makepanda.bat"

6. For everything else, check the manual:
   https://www.panda3d.org/manual/index.php/Main_Page