[vtkusers] Re: Re: Visual C++ 2005 Express Beta is free to download

Paul Tait paul at opes.com.au
Tue Jun 29 21:14:40 EDT 2004


Microsoft also gives away their command line tools you just have to pay for
the IDE



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Goodwin Lawlor" <goodwin.lawlor at ucd.ie>
To: <vtkusers at public.kitware.com>
Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2004 6:46 AM
Subject: [vtkusers] Re: Re: Visual C++ 2005 Express Beta is free to download


> windows.h and user32.lib etc. come with microsoft's platform sdk:
> http://www.microsoft.com/msdownload/platformsdk/sdkupdate/ its a 320MB
> download and needs about 500MB of disk space.
>
> Apparently, this express version will be cheap but not free when its
> released next year... maybe developers who want free tools on windows
should
> stick to MinGW or Borland command line tools.
>
> Goodwin
>
>
> "William A. Hoffman" <billlist at nycap.rr.com> wrote in message
> news:6.1.1.1.2.20040629164729.07e6a660 at pop.nycap.rr.com...
> > The nmake generator does work.  I will work on the IDE.
> > However, the compiler does not come with a windows.h, so
> > I don't think it will go far to compile vtk.
> > Does anyone know how/where to get a windows.h for this compiler?
> >
> > -Bill
> >
> >
> > At 03:57 PM 6/29/2004, Goodwin Lawlor wrote:
> > >The dowload is Visual Studio 8... I tried to use the generator for
Visual
> > >Studio 7 .NET 2003. I got an error:
> > >
> > >"CMake was unable to find a build program corresponding to "Visual
Studio
> 7
> > >.NET 2003". CMAKE_MAKE_PROGRAM  was not set...."
> > >
> > >I set CMAKE_MAKE_PROGRAM to C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio
> > >8\Common7\IDE\VCExpress.exe
> > > (no longer msdev or devenv).
> > >
> > >I then got an error just saying cmake wasn't able to compile a simple
> > >program... using the NMake generator told me that cl couldn't find
> > >user32.lib. There's another 136MB optional download that probably
> contains
> > >user32.lib- I give it a go.
> > >
> > >Goodwin
> > >
> > >
> > >"William A. Hoffman" <billlist at nycap.rr.com> wrote in message
> > >news:6.1.1.1.2.20040629140807.08fce988 at pop.nycap.rr.com...
> > >> Why can't CMake 2.0 handle it?
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> At 01:41 PM 6/29/2004, Goodwin Lawlor wrote:
> > >> >Anyone want to try vtk with the new VC++? Its here:
> > >> >http://lab.msdn.microsoft.com/express/visualc/default.aspx
> > >> >Its a 82MB download so watch out. Cmake2.0 can't handle it though...
> > >> >
> > >> >Goodwin
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> >
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