[sldev] Compiling under VS2005

[Nicholaz Beresford]

With the vcprops file it's actually pretty simple
to convert (the instructions on the wiki were updated
accordingly today by someone).  But I still think
since those vc8 files are already in the archive,
building vc8 based on those may have the chance
to get them into the source distribution and I guess
the last one (had they worked) would have lasted
three versions at least.  And for guys like me who
is using VS2003 and VS2005 having separate ones has
a bit of extra benefit as well.

But my reasoning is also to make the compilation
easier for the average guy (or gal) by just giving
them a project to open (the stuff around with the
libs is still enough).


Nick



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Chance Unknown wrote:
> ive had reasonable luck letting the tool doing a bunch of the conversion 
> for me in the past when i open the files in vs express.. are there some 
> tips can be fed off to the lindens that use the VC7 tools that make it 
> easier for us to consistently import a project to a newer version of the 
> tools with reasonable results?
> 
>  
> On 6/9/07, *Nicholaz Beresford* <nicholaz at blueflash.cc 
> <mailto:nicholaz at blueflash.cc>> wrote:
> 
> 
>      > The only thing to solve the issue is that someone in Linden Lab to
>      > update _vc8.vcproj files just befor the release of new source
>      > taballs.  It only takes a few minutes, and all VS2005 developpers
>      > involved in Viewer Open Source will be happy.
>      >
>      > Unfortunately, Linden Lab. has no will to do so...
>      >
>      > That's why I committed myself to do the conversion work from VC7 to
>      > VC8 everytime.
> 
>     I guess (with regard to my post of the vc8 files) we can try to
>     keep these updated (when they add new projects or files) and
>     have them in a place for download.  I think they might last
>     a while and could be linked from the Wiki to the JIRA.
> 
>     That's why I was trying to make an independent set of files.
>     Also that trick from the Wiki today with using a vcprops file
>     will make things a lot easier.
> 
>     So, idea is to have a working set and one specific JIRA issue
>     and once someone updates the files, they can upload them with
>     the relevant version number.  I'll also make stuff available
>     to help with building those automatically.
> 
> 
>     Nick
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