Hi guys, Looks like I've gotten this working. In order to do so I had to add the path to d3dx9.lib (C:\Program Files\Microsoft DirectX SDK (March 2008)\Lib\x86) into the additional libraries paths setting for the linker, on the projects right click/properties menu. This still confuses me as VC2008 doesn't fail without this, yet MSBuild does.
Colour me confused... Cheers, Phil On Sep 15, 9:28 am, seffyroff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yep, I already had all the paths set in the IDE for Includes, Libs > etc. I don't have VS Pro installed but i do have VS2005 Express > installed for a couple of older projects. VS2008 Express has a VS2008 > Command Prompt which calls a 'vcvars32.bat' batch file, setting up a > bunch of environment variables. The Dx libs aren't listed in there. > However, neither are the Dx headers, and it compiles fine > > I actually installed VS2005 Express after in installed VS2008 Express, > so I wonder whether 2005 has screwed up something. > > I shall investigate further this week. Hope everyone had a great > weekend, thanks for your replies! > > Phil. > > On Sep 11, 7:16 pm, Alex <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > To show it where the d3dx9.lib, set it up through the IDE as a Library > > path. On Visual Studio this would be tools\options\Projects and > > Settings\ C++ Directories. As for getting CC.Net to emulate the vs > > command prompt; it just seems to..I have never had an issue once I got > > it running from the vs2008 commmand prompt. One question though you > > are building it through the express IDE but you also have the visual > > studio command prompt? does that come with the express? or do you have > > both products installed? I am wondering if perhaps you have some > > wierdness where even though you use express, because you have VS2008 > > installed MSBuild is somehow getting its environment form the wrong > > tool? > > > seffyroff wrote: > > > Slight update - I tried running MSBuild from within a 'Visual Studio > > > 2008 Command Prompt' and got MUCH further. It didn't totally solve my > > > problem, it did sucessfully compile the solution but failed when it > > > tried to link d3dx9.lib. > > > > The error from MSBuild is: > > > > LINK : fatal error LNK1104: cannot open file 'd3dx9.lib' > > > > That file resides on the machine in "C:\Program Files\Microsoft > > > DirectX SDK (March 2008)\Lib\x86". > > > > So that brings 2 questions to mind: > > > > How do I show it where to find d3dx9.lib? > > > and > > > How do I emulate the environment of a Visual Studio Command Prompt > > > from within a CCNet MSBuild Task? > > > > Thanks for your support guys! > > > > Phil > > > > On Sep 11, 3:45 pm, seffyroff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Unfortunately I haven't been able to get it to build from the > > > > commandline, but this is a separate issue. I'm using Visual C++ 2008 > > > > Express Edition, which doesn't include a devenv.exe commandline > > > > builder. Apparently VCExpress.exe does the same thing from the > > > > commandline but I've never managed to get it to do anything. It just > > > > returns me to a prompt after hitting enter. Asking it to Log gives no > > > > helpful information. > > > > > The solution does build from within VCExpress IDE on the same machine > > > > however. > > > > > On Sep 11, 12:43 pm, Alex <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > One thing I am curious about, can you compile this solution on this > > > > > machine with the exact same configuration and target using Visual > > > > > Studio? This is a good test to make sure this machine is right. > > > > > Because, I am compiling C++, solutions that utilize DirectX and other > > > > > 3rd party libraries that are scattered around my machine, and my calls > > > > > to MsBuild are no different then yours. If it works through Visual > > > > > Studio, then your next test would be to run it from the Visual Studio > > > > > command line, not the regular one. If both of these pass, and the > > > > > regualr command line fails then that my tell us something. > > > > > > Desai, Anand wrote: > > > > > > Phil, > > > > > > > Based you the information below, it seems that you are using the > > > > > > appropriate version of MSBuild. Now, can you confirm that you C++ > > > > > > project is compiled using the same version of .net Framework? > > > > > > > i.e. do you have project in your solution which are compiled using > > > > > > different version of .net Framework? > > > > > > > -Anand > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > > > > > > Behalf Of seffyroff > > > > > > Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2008 4:22 PM > > > > > > To: ccnet-user > > > > > > Subject: [ccnet-user] Re: MSBuild Include Paths Frustrations > > > > > > > Hi Anand, > > > > > > > Thanks for your reply. > > > > > > > You might be onto something there - when I run > > > > > > > C:\SVNProject\Project\Source>c:\windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework > > > > > > \v3.5\MSBuild.exe /? > > > > > > > I get: > > > > > > > Microsoft (R) Build Engine Version 3.5.30729.1 [Microsoft .NET > > > > > > Framework, Version 2.0.50727.3053] Copyright (C) Microsoft > > > > > > Corporation 2007. All rights reserved. > > > > > > > I tried running it with /toolsversion:3.5 and it returned the same > > > > > > thing. I have .net Framework 3.5SP1 installed. What am I missing? > > > > > > > Phil. > > > > > > > On Sep 11, 11:39 am, "Desai, Anand" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > Are you sure that you are using .Net Framework 3.5 for this? > > > > > > > > Can you send the command line output when you try to run this > > > > > > > command? > > > > > > > > -Anand > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > On Behalf Of seffyroff > > > > > > > Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2008 3:54 PM > > > > > > > To: ccnet-user > > > > > > > Subject: [ccnet-user] Re: MSBuild Include Paths Frustrations > > > > > > > > I'm calling msbuild.exe from the > > > > > > > Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v3.5\ > > > > > > > directory, and still getting these errors, so either I have > > > > > > > something > > > > > > > set up wrong or MS didn't Iron out all the C++ kinks :( > > > > > > > > I can't seem to find anything relevant on the net related to this > > > > > > > issue, which makes it all the more frustrating, as I feel I must > > > > > > > be doing something wrong that everyone else got right! > > > > > > > > Anyone successfully managed to get a C++ .sln with multiple > > > > > > > projects in it to successfully build with CCNet? Alex, you seem > > > > > > > to suggest you have done so - I'm not doing any multicore flag > > > > > > > stuff, just a debug build targeted for Windows DirectX. > > > > > > > > Here's my specific commandline: > > > > > > > > C:\SVNProject\Project\Source>c:\windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework > > > > > > > \v3.5\MSBuild.exe Project.sln /p:Configuration=Debug / > > > > > > > p:Platform=DirectX /v:diag > > > > > > > > I've tried adding various things like > > > > > > > "/p:"VCBuildAdditionalOptions=/ useenv" and > > > > > > > "/p:ReferencePath=pathtoincludedheaders" etc but none of those > > > > > > > things appeared to make any difference. > > > > > > > > Best regards, > > > > > > > > Phil > > > > > > > > On Sep 11, 2:27 am, Alex <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > I never really found a working solution for this and ended up > > > > > > > > giving > > > > > > > > up on MsBuild 2.0.5727 with C++ projects. However if you can use > > > > > > > > MsBuild 3.5 you will find Microsoft ironed out all the C++ > > > > > > > > kinks. > > > > > > > > The only exception I have found is you can not build 64 bit > > > > > > > > targets > > > > > > > > with the multicore flag. > > > > > > > > > On Sep 10, 11:44 am, seffyroff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Hi again guys, > > > > > > > > > > I'm attempting to build a C++ project from a .sln which has > > > > > > > > > multiple projects in it, using MSBuild. when I try and run > > > > > > > > > MSBuild from teh commandline with my sln file, Configuration > > > > > > > > > and > > > > > > > > > Platform settings, it errors out because it can't find things > > > > > > > > > like > > > > > > > > > cstdio, d3d9, windows.h etc. > > > > > > > > > > I've Googled and Googled and Googled and can't seem to find a > > > > > > > > > way > > > > > > > > > to give MSBuild Include paths on the commandline. Anybody > > > > > > > > > experienced this? 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