Aha ! Thanks much Ima, I'll play a little with a clone of your repository tomorrow, maybe it will lead me to a full working build this time :)
On 18/04/2011, Ima Mechanique <ima.mechani...@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote: >> Thanks... this convinces me to go with VCE2010 (getting over the >> initial gripe I have about it, since it is the only sensible option I >> have to go ahead anyway). >> >> Right now it builds to the end, but it fails at the very last step >> with this error : >> >> 60> Looking for existing VisualStudio instance... >> 60> Didn't find open solution, starting new background VisualStudio >> instance... >> 60> Reading .sln file version... >> 60> Using version: VC100... >> 60> Value cannot be null. >> 60> Parameter : type >> >> Seems to be vstool complaining that it cannot find the instance of VS >> when calling GetDTEAndSolution() in main.cs... although VCE is open. >> Autobuild does that too on the command line. What can I do to make it >> find VCE and modify the solution ? I'm thinking some path is missing >> from my PATH env variable but I can't figure out which. > > I can't swear to it (I don't use the 'official' autobuild.xml), but as I > recall, that is a known problem for express, that should be fixed with > the OPEN-50 stuff that's coming soon ;-) VCE can't modify the solution > this way, it doesn't have the API required for it. This is one of the > many differences between Express and full versions. > > >> Thanks again >> >> >> On 18/04/2011, Ima Mechanique <ima.mechani...@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote: >> >> Thank you all for the pointers. >> >> >> >> So if I get this right, VS2005 is to be left behind... not really kind >> >> to people who are used to it, and who find 2010 to be an unbearable >> >> bloatware that runs 4x slower than the old IDE. Not mentioning that >> >> with 2005, at least I could do something else while compiling. With >> >> this one, I can do something else... as long as it's away from my >> >> computer. >> > >> > Not so much that 2005 is being left behind, but that LL is moving >> > forward. They cannot stay with the same environment when the Operating >> > Systems are moving forward; for many reasons. >> > How fast VC10 runs depends a LOT on your system and configuration. When >> > I first used autobuild with it, it took the same time to build the >> > viewer as 2005 had (approximately) However this turned out to be because >> > I was not using some of the optimisations possible that 2005 had been >> > using. With these enabled, it is now 35 minutes faster than 2005. Yes, >> > it is a resource hog, but that's how it gets to be faster, you can >> > change default values to prevent that if you want to, I make a cup of >> > coffee and do something else ;-) Also, autobuild is designed to use the >> > command line, not the IDE which is a great part of the resource eating. >> > Intellisense is a pain in the ... RAM, disc I/O, etc. for example. >> > >> > As has been said already, autobuild started on the 2005 build, if you >> > want to continue using it you will need to collect all the 2005 build >> > versions of the libraries and create a configuration file that uses them >> > instead of the default one which uses 2010 builds. >> > >> > If you are using the Express version of 2005 you will probably have to >> > do more to get it to work. The initial version of autobuild was not >> > express friendly. This is caused by many differences in how the >> > full/express versions work. >> > >> > Start with the repo at https://bitbucket.org/oz_linden/viewer-autobuild/ >> > >> > That is the one started for 2005 builds, so should contain some if not >> > all the library links I have no idea if those files are still available >> > from the amazon servers though.Be aware it is considerably out of date >> > with the main code base now, so you will have to import from >> > viewer-development, being careful not to over write the autobuild.xml, >> > best to rename it. >> > >> >> And if I also get this right, "VCexpressRelWithDebInfo" is the only >> >> configuration that I should use, isn't it ? I am told to always use >> >> the "OpenSource" ones, except if I am on Windows (which is the case). >> >> Doesn't matter, I'll try both. >> > >> > IIRC the OpenSource* configurations are for full versions of VC only. >> > They may work with a full version of 2005. >> > VCexpressRelWithDebInfo is for VC10 Express versions. It uses commands >> > not available on 2005, so probably will not work at all for you. >> > >> > -- >> > Ima Mechanique >> > ima.mechanique(at)blueyonder.co.uk >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Policies and (un)subscribe information available here: >> > http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/OpenSource-Dev >> > Please read the policies before posting to keep unmoderated posting >> > privileges >> > > > -- > Ima Mechanique > ima.mechanique(at)blueyonder.co.uk > > _______________________________________________ > Policies and (un)subscribe information available here: > http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/OpenSource-Dev > Please read the policies before posting to keep unmoderated posting > privileges > _______________________________________________ Policies and (un)subscribe information available here: http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/OpenSource-Dev Please read the policies before posting to keep unmoderated posting privileges
