James Smith wrote:
-- [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ] I've been playing around with the source sdk and have been trying to compile it with MinGW and MSYS. Most of the compile errors I encounter are from the pre-processor directives identifying that _WIN32 must mean I'm compiling with an MS compiler, which I have to modify and add a smarter check to. Although I think those problems are just the tip of the iceberg. So I was wondering if other's have looked into building a release that's a bit more compatible MinGW and other alternative compilers and ultimately(IDEs). I'm pretty new to the scene so I don't know if I'm asking a question other's have already answered or not.
You will have more problems during linking than you did during compiling. The compiled game code that you create must link against libraries that you don't have the source code to (for example the VGUI2 library). These libraries use Microsoft C++ name mangling for exporting function names and unfortunetly, this name mangling isn't compatible with any other compiler/linker. You can not convert the MSVC libraries easily to COFF format (or any other linker format) without having access to the source code to rebuild the libraries. Even if you can get everything to compile, you won't be able to link everything to generate the final DLL(s). Good luck! :) -- Jeffrey "botman" Broome _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders
