Hi Kevin,
Well, it may have been me as well who misread it :). Regards, Arjen > -----Original Message----- > From: fossil-users [mailto:fossil-users-boun...@lists.fossil-scm.org] On > Behalf Of > arnoldemu > Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2016 8:14 PM > To: fossil-users@lists.fossil-scm.org > Subject: Re: [fossil-users] visual studio solution and project file for fossil > > > > Fossil's primary use is to keep track of changes in your files, it is not a > > build > system perse. If you want to use Visual Studio, why not use something like > CMake: > > Hi Arjun, > > Thankyou for your reply. Sorry but after reading back my question I don't > think I > worded it well and I didn't make it clear about what I wanted. > > I want to build fossil itself because I want to patch it and hopefully submit > my > patches for review. > > I see that fossil can be built with a batch file "buildmsvc.bat" which uses > the > command-line visual studio compiler. It uses some kind of custom build where > the > headers which are needed are added to the files and output into a separate > directory. I don't really understand fully how this works and is a guess from > what I > have seen so far. > > I want to make a solution for fossil so I can build fossil under visual > studio itself > from the IDE itself. I can then use the IDE's debugger. I tried to add all > the source > files from inside the src directory but that didn't work. So I then ran the > batch file, > waited for it to build and then used the source files from the msvcbld and > that didn't > seem to work either. > > So I have failed so far and wondered if anyone has made a solution and if > they did, > how did they do it? > > The second question was: > - Is there a way I can modify (or pass a parameter) to the buildmsvc.bat to > make a > "debug" build without the compiler doing optimisations and with it generating > a > debug pdb. I could also debug fossil from within visual studio this way. > > Thanks > > Kevin > > > _______________________________________________ > fossil-users mailing list > fossil-users@lists.fossil-scm.org > http://lists.fossil-scm.org:8080/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fossil-users DISCLAIMER: This message is intended exclusively for the addressee(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient please notify the sender immediately and destroy this message. Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. The foundation 'Stichting Deltares', which has its seat at Delft, The Netherlands, Commercial Registration Number 41146461, is not liable in any way whatsoever for consequences and/or damages resulting from the improper, incomplete and untimely dispatch, receipt and/or content of this e-mail.
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