[Bf-committers] Re: Compiling Blender for Dummies (using Visual Studio 8)

[erwin at erwincoumans.com]

The links I mailed compile out of the box, no modifications needed. 

Erwin
PS: but it doesn't come with the optional OpenEXR support, thanks for 
pointing that out. 


Austin Benesh writes: 

> It does, except a few modifications are necessary. 
> 
> On 5/17/06, erwin at erwincoumans.com <erwin at erwincoumans.com> wrote:
>>  
>> 
>> 4 easy steps to compile Blender with VC2005: 
>> 
>> 1: download files (src, libs & projectfiles, see link below)
>> 2: open/compile blender\intern\make\msvc_8_0\intern_vc8.sln
>> 3: open/compile blender\extern\make\msvc_8_0\extern_vc8.sln
>> 4: open/compile blender\projectfiles_vc8\blender\blender_vc8.sln 
>> 
>> Use either 'Blender Release' or 'Blender Debug' as Build target. 
>> 
>> Blender sources (CVS checkout 17 March 2006): 
>> 
>> www.continuousphysics.com/ftp/pub/test/blender/blender_cvs_sources_17may2 
>> 006
>> .zip 
>> 
>> Windows libs:
>> www.continuousphysics.com/ftp/pub/test/blender/blender_lib_windows.zip 
>> 
>> MSVC 8 projectfiles:
>> www.continuousphysics.com/ftp/pub/test/blender/blender_vc8_17may2006.zip 
>> 
>> Directory should look like: 
>> 
>> <drive>\subfolders\blender
>> <drive>\subfolders\lib 
>> 
>> They are manually made (not as nice as msvc autogenerated), but it should
>> compile out-of-the-box. 
>> 
>> Erwin 
>> 
>> Austin Benesh writes: 
>> 
>> > Scott, I have had the same troubles as you have had. For the most part,
>> > the
>> > projectfiles do work. In the past I was having quite a few problems 
>> with
>> > them, but they should now work. I am one of the only, if not the only,
>> > user
>> > of MSVC 8.0 on this list. I can guarantee that Blender sucessfully
>> > compiles
>> > in MSVC8.0 with few modifications.
>> >
>> > On 5/17/06, Scott Johnson <scottj at cs.und.edu> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Gotcha.
>> >>
>> >> Thanks a lot for the advice.
>> >>
>> >> ~Scott
>> >>
>> >> Gilbert, Joseph T. wrote:
>> >>
>> >> >The vc7 project files are formated to Visual C++ .NET 2003 format.
>> >> >
>> >> >-----Original Message-----
>> >> >From: bf-committers-bounces at projects.blender.org
>> >> >[mailto:bf-committers-bounces at projects.blender.org] On Behalf Of
>> >> >Gilbert, Joseph T.
>> >> >Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2006 10:44 AM
>> >> >To: bf-blender developers
>> >> >Subject: RE: [Bf-committers] MSVCPP .NET
>> >> >
>> >> >>From wikipedia: :)
>> >> >
>> >> >Visual C++ 6.0, which includes MFC 6.0 (released in 1998), was (and
>> >> >still is) widely used for large and small projects.
>> >> >
>> >> >Visual C++ .NET 2002, which includes MFC 7.0 (known also as Visual 
>> C++
>> >> >7.0), was released in 2002 with support for link time code generation
>> >> >and debugging runtime checks. This version also included managed
>> >> >extensions to the C++ language, as well as a new user interface
>> (shared
>> >> >with Visual Basic and Visual C#), which is a primary reason why 
>> Visual
>> >> >C++ 6.0 is still in wide use.
>> >> >
>> >> >Visual C++ .NET 2003, which includes MFC 7.1 (known also as Visual 
>> C++
>> >> >7.1), was released in 2003 and was a major upgrade to Visual C++ .NET
>> >> >2002.
>> >> >
>> >> >Visual C++ 2005, which includes MFC 8.0 (known also as Visual C++ 8.0
>> ),
>> >> >which was released in November of 2005. This version also introduced
>> >> >support for the C++/CLI language. It is currently the latest release.
>> >> >
>> >> >(It looks like the droped the .NET desigination on vc8 - even though
>> it
>> >> >uses .NET - maybe they want to hide it?)
>> >> >
>> >> >-----Original Message-----
>> >> >From: bf-committers-bounces at projects.blender.org
>> >> >[mailto:bf-committers-bounces at projects.blender.org] On Behalf Of 
>> Scott
>> >> >Johnson
>> >> >Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2006 10:35 AM
>> >> >To: bf-blender developers
>> >> >Subject: Re: [Bf-committers] MSVCPP .NET
>> >> >
>> >> >Is .NET the same as vc 7?  Sorry, I am somewhat new to VC - I usually
>> >> >use either KDevelop or CodeBlocks.
>> >> >
>> >> >~Scott
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >Gilbert, Joseph T. wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >>If your using msvc 7 make sure you have the proper folder hierarchy.
>> >> >>
>> >> >>C:\blender (from CVS)
>> >> >>C:\lib\windows (from CVS)
>> >> >>C:\lib\windows\QTDevWin (the quicktime 6 sdk)
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>-----Original Message-----
>> >> >>From: bf-committers-bounces at projects.blender.org
>> >> >>[mailto:bf-committers-bounces at projects.blender.org] On Behalf Of
>> Scott
>> >> >>Johnson
>> >> >>Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2006 10:06 AM
>> >> >>To: bf-blender developers
>> >> >>Subject: [Bf-committers] MSVCPP .NET
>> >> >>
>> >> >>Hello All -
>> >> >>
>> >> >>I am trying to get the project files working to compile correctly
>> under
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >>MS VCPP .NET, and I seem to be having troubles with libraries not
>> being
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >>found.  After correcting individual projects to point to the correct
>> >> >>library paths, they seem to work ok, but I was just wondering if
>> anyone
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >>else had this trouble.  Perhaps I am using incorrect project files,
>> or
>> >> >>do I need to go through and modify individual project files before
>> >> >>compiling?
>> >> >>
>> >> >>~Scott
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
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