[Bf-committers] iksolver_plugin.c error, MSVC 2010 express project files.

[lguillaume]

You need to use Cmake 2.8 to create msvc 2010 project file, I use it with
the beta 2 of msvc 2010.

2010/3/29 Chris Gunn <cwize1 at gmail.com>

> Blender is suppose to be built using CMake or Scons. These two tools are
> designed to make cross platform software building as painless as possible.
> That is, one set of config files for all platforms.
>
> You get similar errors trying to use the VS2008 files in VS2008. From what
> I
> can tell the VS files aren't maintained and I am surprised they haven't
> been
> deleted. The CMake and Scons files are the ones that are updated and are
> the
> ones that should be used.
>
> CMake had support for VS2010 since November last year. So in theory it
> should work without too much modification.
>
> Chris
>
> On Mon, Mar 29, 2010 at 1:59 PM, Pacific Morrowind <
> pacificmorrowind at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > oh sure... will have to read up on cmake but that no problem - I enjoy
> > new knowledge of any kind.
> > However I've found another thing:
> > MSVC 2010 doesn't support (for example) [code]#include
> > <MT_assert.h>[/code] except with MS header files (at least that's the
> > only kind of files that it seems to accept that format with) - however
> > it will work fine with [code]#include "MT_assert.h"[/code]. So I'm
> > wondering if a patch that changed any/all of those #include
> > <whateverfile> to #include "whateverfile" would be accepted? - If so
> > I'll make a patch up of all of my changes for those. (For this at least
> > I know it /should/ work with any other build system since most of the
> > includes are already using quotes).
> > Thanks for the comments and suggestions.
> > Pacific Morrowind
> >
> > On 28/03/2010 6:27 PM, Erwin Coumans wrote:
> > > (accidently hit the send button early)
> > >
> > > It would be better to support cmake, and not checking in manual
> > > generated visual studio 2010 projectfiles.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Erwin
> > >
> > > On Mar 28, 2010, at 18:23, Erwin Coumans<erwin.coumans at gmail.com>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >> As Tom mentioned, could you please try using cmake to autogenerate
> > >> visual studio 2010 project files?
> > >>
> > >> It would be better for
> > >> Thanks,
> > >> Erwin
> > >>
> > >> Sent from my iPhone
> > >>
> > >> On Mar 28, 2010, at 17:19, Pacific Morrowind<
> pacificmorrowind at gmail.com
> > >>
> > >>> wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>> Hi all;
> > >>> I have finally gotten around to starting on building the Blender
> > >>> source
> > >>> code myself so that I can test changes that I want to do.
> > >>> However I'm using MSVC 2010 express; for which there are no project
> > >>> files. So I have started converting the project files
> > >>> (unfortunately it
> > >>> is requiring quite a lot of manual changes as well as the
> > >>> solution/project automatic upgrade), when I'm done the manual changes
> > >>> I'll submit them for inclusion (unless someone of the blender team
> > >>> says
> > >>> that they would be unwanted or something like that).
> > >>> however I've found some errors/oddities in the blender source code:
> > >>> -  hundreds of truncation from double to float and similar warnings
> > >>> (non
> > >>> fatal, and I'm guessing purposeful?)
> > >>> - a couple fatal errors;
> > >>>     - a few of which I've figured out and were in the project files
> > >>> and
> > >>> could easily be changed even with my less than high skill level
> > >>> (and a
> > >>> few errors in the MSBuild 4.0 system - which does make me feel good
> > >>> since they are getting paid to program, and have years of coding
> > >>> experience and are still making errors - makes me feel higher skill
> > >>> level than I actually am)
> > >>>     - only one (so far) in the blender code which I've traced and
> > >>> figured out a fix for:
> > >>>     that is in /iksolver_plugin.c/ (which is in
> > >>> /\source\blender\ikplugin\intern\/); line 44 is currently [code]
> > >>> #include
> > >>> "IK_solver.h"[/code]. However that won't work with MSVC 2010
> > >>> ( builder
> > >>> can't find the file). So to fix it I replaced it with [code]#include
> > >>> "..\..\..\..\intern\iksolver\extern\IK_solver.h"[/code]; This works
> > >>> fine
> > >>> for MSVC 2010. However I have no idea how the other build systems
> > >>> will
> > >>> respond to that change; so before I submit that as a patch could
> > >>> someone
> > >>> with some other build system test that out?
> > >>>
> > >>> If anyone can test that I'd be really grateful. Also sorry for my
> > >>> (rather apparent) inexperience and lack of knowledge on C++
> > >>> programming.
> > >>> As you may be able to guess by this message I'm hoping to get
> > >>> involved
> > >>> in the Blender development and hope that I will be able to
> > >>> contribute at
> > >>> least a bit despite my currently very limited knowledge and
> > >>> experience.
> > >>> Pacific Morrowind (or Nick if you prefer)
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