It may not be necessary to build the core client; you can get executables for many platforms at http://boinc.berkeley.edu.

See the Software Prerequisites.

Unix, Mac OS/X

   cd boinc/client
   make

The final target is boinc/client/boinc_VERSION_PLATFORM.gz.

Windows

Open boinc.dsw (MSVC6) or boinc.sln (MSVC7). Build either the Release or Debug version. This should also build libraries and screensaver. "; page_tail(); ?>