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Question on installing the Platform SDK
Michael:
--- Quote from: severach on February 05, 2006, 06:34:09 am --->I tested it by using the "new project" option in Code Blocks and just compiling the sample code included with each type of new project under 1.0rc2.
You're expecting too much. MinGW is the only compiler fully supported by Code::Blocks at this time. MSVT support is fair and the rest are bad. It isn't the compilers' faults that the IDE hasn't yet been programmed to support them. It took me almost 4 days to get my DLL to compile in all 5 compilers:
http://forums.codeblocks.org/index.php?topic=946.0
Once you figure out the best switches and the proper command lines, it's nothing to compile and run in all 5 compilers to ensure that you're on the straight and narrow. I've added a sixth compiler/IDE which caught yet more errant behavior and now provides me with a fully functional debugger.
http://smorgasbordet.com/pellesc/
>Same goes for MSVC, which without Platform SDK is almost useless.
Digital Mars without an updated platform SDK is minimally useful. Fortunately it is easy to upgrade. I whipped up a .BAT file installer from:
http://cmeerw.org/prog/dm/ms_sdk.html
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Hello,
That is not fully true that the only compiler fully supported by C::B is MinGW. I worked fine with M$ Toolkit 2003 and SDCC compiler. A variable amount of time is needed to know a compiler, how it works, how to use it, and so on. Some compilers are easier to use, other more difficult. For example, M$ Toolkit 2003 requires additional tools to work, e.g., Windows SDK, .Net SDK and may be others to work.
C::B is still in development and IMHO in the future compiler support will be improved.
Best wishes,
Michael
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