Update of /cvsroot/netrek/client/netrekxp
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Modified Files:
clientr.suo compile.txt
Log Message:
Updated compile instructions based on experience setting up development
environment from scratch.
Fixed bug in version_r with metaping.
Index: compile.txt
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RCS file: /cvsroot/netrek/client/netrekxp/compile.txt,v
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--- compile.txt 30 Nov 2006 01:25:05 -0000 1.11
+++ compile.txt 19 Dec 2006 14:30:53 -0000 1.12
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This is the preferred compiler. You will need the SDK from the web, as the
software
doesn't come with the necessary files. Additionally, DirectX SDK is probably
needed too,
-for the SDL support. If you use the studio files that come with the source,
-it should already have all the proper configuration set up, such as links to
the
-lib files and using the proper resource files.
+for the SDL support. You will also need the HTML help workshop (from
Microsoft) to
+compile the help file. If you use the studio files that come with the source,
+it should already have most of the proper configuration set up, such as links
to the
+lib files and using the proper resource files. The following webpage
indicates how
+to properly install the Microsoft SDK. The name of the article on this
webpage is
+"Using Visual C++ 2005 Express Edition with the Microsoft Platform SDK"
+http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/visualc/usingpsdk/
+Especially important are steps 3 and 4. Step 4 was necessary to get winkey to
compile.
Step 3:
--------
Open command prompt in the source tree directory and run build.cmd. Note that
this build
-script must use borland make, not GNU make, so don't try and run it under
cygwin.
+script must use borland make, not GNU make, so don't try and run it under
cygwin. Also
+note that since the script is run in DOS, it can't handle directory names with
spaces or
+quotations. Highly recommend having netrekxp folder in root, i.e. c:\netrekxp
If everything is correct and working then after a couple of minutes you will
have compiled
a working client under InstCWD\netrek.
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