Hello >I also have a brand new copy of VS2010 on my brand new win7 box. Does anybody >have any suggestions on how we might get VS2010 to >compile Fossil? Recognize >that (as with most of the software I write) the "source code" is not really C >code, but rather text that looks a lot >like C but which gets additional >processing prior to being input to the C compiler. In the case of Fossil, the >"C-source-modules" are first >processed by a program (source code included) >called "mkindex", then another program called "translate", then a third >program called >"makeheaders". Then there is an AWK script that runs to >generate some additional header information. Finally, the output of all of >the above >is ready to go into the C compiler. But VS2010 seems to be of the >opinion that all "source code" should be plain and simple C code (or C# or >>whatever) and not require any preprocessing by other utilities. Somebody >correct me if I'm wrong. Is there any (reasonable) way to get >VS2010 to >compile preprocessor programs then run them over source text in order to >generate the C code for input to the compiler? It isn't >like that is a novel >technique or anything - programmers have been doing that sort of thing for a >least 4 decades now (that I know of) and >probably much longer. Would anybody >care to contribute a VS2010 "project" or "solution" that will compile Fossil? > Your input would be >greatly appreciated. I can try to contribute a VS2010 solution. But I need some information regarding the tool. As I am not firm in reading/understanding makefiles, can you explain me, in which order I have to call the mkindex, translate and makeheader programs. As I understand, on every *.c file should be applied the three programs? Also I would like to know which version of zlib should be linked (I have found version 1.2.5 in the net). I would create a directory called vs2010, in which the solution file will be placed (at the same dir level as the src directory), which subdirectories for the project files. Also I will include the zlib library and include file there, if this is ok. Regarding the awk script, I will search for a windows version available, which I will also place in the vs2010 directory, so everything should be in place. The test project which uses tcl I won't create, as I have no relation/experience which tcl.
Best regards Bernhard
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