Compiling DR in Visual Studio 2017

[R Soul]

Hello.

 

I've decided to have a look at the DR code, which starts with trying to compile it. I found this page and began going through the instructions.

 

I used TortoiseGit to clone DR. Is this any different to going to GitHub and downloading the project as a zip file, or is a Git client just for keeping things synchronized?

 

The link to TortoiseGit takes us to a different program:

 

Only a Google search takes us to the correct program.

 

I extracted the w32deps/ and w64deps/ folders into DarkRadiant so my folder structure matched the screenshot.

 

When I tried to compile (Debug/Release or Win32/64 makes no difference) I got well over 100 errors about missing files:

 

I did some searching and found a solution to the above:

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/38290169/cannot-find-corecrt-h-universalcrt-includepath-is-wrong

(reinstall VS (it may do an update) then you'll see the modify button mentioned by parsely72)

 

I then got it to compile, albeit with many warnings:

 

Those warnings disappeared after the first compilation, so I guess all relevant files were created.

 

Hopefully my story will help someone else. Does the wiki page need updating?

Edited September 27, 2018 by R Soul

[Bikerdude]

I'm surprised none of our code inclined members have come back to you.