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Compiling under Windows

Thu, 23 February 2006 23:08

rhekis

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I am trying to compile the server on windows ... has anyone done this before?

I have eclipse w CDT, MinGW & MSYS (and ms visual studio 2003 but I don't plan to use it) installed.

When I try to run "configure" using msys command prompt ...
sh-2.04$ ./configure.ac
./configure.ac: line 1: syntax error near unexpected token `AC_INIT([freestars],'
./configure.ac: line 1: `AC_INIT([freestars],'

I can ignore that and make on the \server and \tinyxml directories OK. When I try it to make at freestar root it says "no targets specified no makefile found ** STOP"

Same thing when I try make install at freestar root.

When I try to compile under Eclipse I get errors that read "no rule to make target xxx". I also get inclusion errors for .h files which reside in a different directory.

Any ideas? Thanks.
~rhekis

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Re: Compiling under Windows

Fri, 24 February 2006 11:36

Kotk

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rhekis wrote on Fri, 24 February 2006 06:08

I am trying to compile the server on windows ... has anyone done this before?

Freestars is developed under VC 6.0. I can confirm that under .NET 2003 (VC 7.1) you mentioned it compiles well and works too. Nod

Why you dumped it? It makes smallest and quickest executable. For a challenge? Then why to spoil your challenge. Wink

[Updated on: Fri, 24 February 2006 11:37]

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Re: Compiling under Windows

Fri, 24 February 2006 23:53

rhekis

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I do not have much experience with C++ in .net or windows... what type of project should I create for freestars? .net, ATL, MFC, Win32, General? Each have several choices and I really do not know what they mean. Good to know someone has compiled under win Smile

thank you.

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Re: Compiling under Windows

Sat, 25 February 2006 05:32

m.a@stars

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Kotk wrote on Fri, 24 February 2006 17:36

rhekis wrote on Fri, 24 February 2006 06:08

I am trying to compile the server on windows ... has anyone done this before?

Freestars is developed under VC 6.0. I can confirm that under .NET 2003 (VC 7.1) you mentioned it compiles well and works too. Nod

Uh oh. What about *older* versions? I got VC5.0 at home. Embarassed

So many Stars, so few Missiles!

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Re: Compiling under Windows

Sat, 25 February 2006 21:12

LEit

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It should probably work with VC 5. However, I'm not sure the project files will work. You may need to build a different set of project files.

There is (I hope) nothing specific to VC6 in the server code. There are some ifdefs for windows specific code, but not many, mostly to do with warnings to ignore.

- LEit

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Re: Compiling under Windows

Sun, 26 February 2006 16:19

Kotk

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rhekis wrote on Sat, 25 February 2006 06:53

I do not have much experience with C++ in .net or windows... what type of project should I create for freestars?

With Visual Studio 2003 there is no need to create something. I just added recently Freestars/Server/FSServer.sln (and relating vcproj files) to CVS (2003 got good compiler). Open it and build. Some backbone parts of game generation and turn generation it does. Wink

m.a@stars wrote on Sat, 25 February 2006 12:32

Uh oh. What about *older* versions? I got VC5.0 at home. Embarassed

The dsw/dsp files made with VC 6.0 are probably not useful for VC 5.0. If you want to try compiling with VC 5.0 then you got to make needed projects yourself. Nod

Owerall ... not tried but it probably compiles with minor problems.

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Re: Compiling under Windows

Sun, 26 February 2006 17:52

rhekis

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Kotk wrote on Sun, 26 February 2006 16:19

Thanks, works wonderfully. Smile

For anyone else wondering you can also see the compilation documentation: http://sourceforge.net/docman/display_doc.php?docid=23207&am p;group_id=110390

I did not need to download the TinyXML pacakge as the instructions state however, it is included in the server files.

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