The other day I decided fix my code so that it could build with the EDKII on
Windows without a GNU toolchain (which meant re-writing some assembly from GNU
AT&T syntax to Intel syntax -- don't ask), so I looked through the "supported
toolchains" list in tools_def.txt to see what that would entail.
I noticed there's a DDK3790 option which allows you to build just with the
WinDDK compilers directly (e.g. no Visual Studio needed).
It happens I have an actual CD copy of this kit -- I ordered it from Microsoft
(for free!) some years ago when it was still a current product and held onto
it, so I installed it on my Win7 machine in my office and lo and behold
everything worked as expected (including the Microsoft C compiler being
exceptionally fascist).
But I noticed that the descriptions for the VS2003, VS2005, VS2008, VS2010 and
VS2012 toolchain tags all say they require the WinDDK as well, e.g.:
# VS2012 -win32- Requires:
# Microsoft Visual Studio 2012 Professional
Edition
# Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Driver Development
Kit (Microsoft WINDDK) version 3790.1830
My question is: what's the dependency that forces this requirement? It doesn't
look as if the definitions in tools_def.txt cause the DDK tools to be used
when one of the Visual Studio toolchain tags is selected, but I could be
wrong.
The reason I ask is that the WinDDK is obsolete and while you can still
download it for free from Microsoft if you hunt for it, it seems the Windows
Driver Kit 7.1 has taken its place. I think it includes the same basic tools,
but they're installed in a different path.
-Bill
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