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## System Requirements

The MrSID SDK is a set of C++ libraries that must be used in conjunction with the specific development environment for your platform. The supported configurations are listed below.

For optimal performance, verify that your system meets the following minimum recommended hardware requirements:

- 2 GHz processor
- 2 GB of RAM

NOTE: Please contact LizardTech for additional distributions for other platforms.

###### Windows

Your development environment | Target platform | Library to use
--- | --- | ---
Visual Studio 2013 on Windows Server 2008 or newer | 32-bit Windows Vista/ 7/ 8/ Server 2003/ Server 2008 | Visual C++ 12.0 (VC12.0) / 32-bit
Visual Studio 2013 on Windows Server 2008 or newer | 64-bit Windows Vista/ 7/ 8/ Server 2003/ Server 2008 | Visual C++ 12.0 (VC12.0) / 64-bit
Visual Studio 2015 on Windows Server 2008 or newer | 32-bit Windows 7/ 8/ 10/ Server 2008 | Visual C++ 14.0 (VC14.0) / 32-bit
Visual Studio 2015 on Windows Server 2008 or newer | 64-bit Windows 7/ 8/ 10/ Server 2008 | Visual C++ 14.0 (VC14.0) / 64-bit

###### Linux

Your development environment | Target platform | Library to use
--- | --- | ---
GCC 4.8.2 on RHEL 6.8/64 | 64-bit RHEL 6.8/ RHEL 7.0 | GCC 4.8.2 / 64-bit
GCC 5.3.1 on RHEL 6.8/64 | 64-bit RHEL 6.8/ RHEL 7.0/ CentOS 7.0 | GCC 5.3.1 / 64-bit

NOTE: The MrSID libraries for Red Hat Linux are built using the Red Hat Developer Toolset on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.8. Execution of applications built using this SDK is only supported on RHEL 6.8 or later. (The GCC 5.3.1 compiler is included in version 4.1 of the Software Collections Developer Toolset.)

###### Macintosh

Your development environment | Target platform | Library to use
--- | --- | ---
Clang 7.0 (part of Xcode 7.3) on Mac OS X 10.11 | macOS 10.11 or later | Mac OS X 10.11 / Universal / Darwin 15
Clang 8.0 (part of Xcode 8.2) on macOS 10.12 | macOS 10.12 or later | Mac OS X 10.12 / Universal / Darwin 16

###### iOS

Your development environment | Target platform | Library to use
--- | --- | ---
Clang 7.0 (part of Xcode 7.3) on Mac OS X 10.11 | OS: iOS 8 and higher Processor: ARMv7/ ARMv7s/ ARM64/ x86 and x86‑64 simulators | Xcode 7.3 iOS 8 / Universal
Clang 8.0 (part of Xcode 8.2) on macOS 10.12 | OS: iOS 8 and higher Processor: ARMv7/ ARMv7s/ ARM64/ x86 and x86‑64 simulators | Xcode 8.2 iOS 8 / Universal

###### Android

Your development environment | Target platform | Library to use
--- | --- | ---
Android NDK 13b on Ubuntu Desktop 12.04 | OS: Android API Level 12 and higher Processor: armeabi/ armeabi‑v7a/ x86/ arm64‑v8a/ x86_64 | GCC 4.9 / Universal