On Oct 29, 2010, at 2:24 PM, Tom Browder wrote: > 1. What version of MSVC++ is recommended?
MS Visual Studio 2005 (i.e., msvc8) is what is currently used the most amongst the devs, though anything newer should also work without too much fuss. > 2. What version or combination of the BRL-CAD Windows packages will I > need to both run BRL-CAD executables as well as develop and run apps > using the BRL-CAD libraries? The binary install under "BRL-CAD for Windows" should provide both the executables as well as the .dll and .lib files you'll need to develop applications. Of course, using the latest binary version available or (even better) building from source is generally recommended. The "BRL-CAD Runtime Libraries" are ideal if you are only need to develop applications. > 3. Any problems with building and using non-gui (i.e., command line > interface) programs that use BRL-CAD libraries? None that I'm aware of. There are usual porting issues if you're porting something from UNIX, but there's nothing special that involves the BRL-CAD libraries. The majority of binaries we compile for Windows are non-gui yet all use BRL-CAD libraries. > 4. Any suggestions for getting a better CLI environment on Windows > than the standard command terminal which limits one to about 75 > characters per line? Cygwin. With that, you can use a more familiar terminal (e.g., xterm, rxvt) running regular command shells (bash, tclsh, etc) and providing a pretty comprehensive working environment. Console and Ponderosa are a couple others that might be worth considering if you're not looking for a full-blown environment. Cheers! Sean ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Nokia and AT&T present the 2010 Calling All Innovators-North America contest Create new apps & games for the Nokia N8 for consumers in U.S. and Canada $10 million total in prizes - $4M cash, 500 devices, nearly $6M in marketing Develop with Nokia Qt SDK, Web Runtime, or Java and Publish to Ovi Store http://p.sf.net/sfu/nokia-dev2dev _______________________________________________ BRL-CAD Developer mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/brlcad-devel
