[sldev] Re: building from src: Can't find settings_files.xml

Lear Cale lear.cale at gmail.com
Mon Feb 2 08:09:23 PST 2009


Any ideas on why this is happening (can't find
linden\indra\build-VC80\app_setting\settings_files.xml)?

Thanks!

On Fri, Jan 30, 2009 at 5:40 PM, Lear Cale <lear.cale at gmail.com> wrote:

> I'm building from source, latest available release (1.21), having trouble,
> using MSVS 2005 Express.
>
> The instructions don't say how to build the target using MSVS 2005 Express,
> so I guessed: use File -> Open Project/solution, navigate to
> "linden/indra/build-VC80/viewer.vcproj
> linden/indra/build-VC80/viewer.vcproj", open that, select RelWithDebInfo,
> and build.
>
> Ran into the llkdu.dll problem.  Pulled one from my viewer, for now.  I
> find two different "solutions" for this problem in the wiki but they're
> inaccurate or out of date.
>
> Solution built.  Wen to run it; and MSVS doesn't know what the executable
> file is.  I figure it must be
> "\linden\indra\build-VC80\newview\relwithdebinfo\secondlife-bin.exe" and try
> that.
>
> It can't find fmod.dll.  I find that and copy it into the same directory as
> the exe file.
>
> Now when I run the viewer (from MSVS) I get an error from the viewer.  It
> can't find linden\indra\build-VC80\app_setting\settings_files.xml
>
> Has anyone actually built and run this thing using MSVS 2005 Express?
>
> I'm an experienced software engineer, but I work on Unix development
> systems, for embedded software.  I'm a newb to MSVS.
>
> Oh: two places that list dependencies for DXSDK and MS Server SDK
> conflict.  One says to use latest versions, the other says to use earlier
> ones.  Which is correct?  I'm using latest.  My guess is this has nothing to
> do with my problems, but it would be nice to resolve this contradiction.
>
> Thanks
> Lear
>
>
>
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