MacroQuest64

I've been using MQ for a long time. I have multiple computers, have a linux machine with web, ftp and mail servers,etc, have designed web sites and been working with computers in general all my life so I'm no random computer noob, but at the same time, I don't know a thing about c, c++, visual c, etc.

My question is, knowing absasmurfly nothing about c coding at this point, but having a desire to both use the new MQ and to start learning what makes it tick, how hard would it be for me to compile the new exe if I buy visual studio.net or whichever compiler you suggest?

I'm not looking to get flamed here. I'm sincerely looking to learn by doing, but want to know what is involved before I jump into the deep end.

Anyone willing to offer advice or suggestions?

with VC++ .NET Standard and a relatively fast computer, you will compile it in about 30 seconds.

the devs are generous and actually keep the .vcproj file with the source.

also make sure you grab ActivePerl 5.6.1 build 635

NOT :) ActivePerl 5.8.0 build 805

as it will try and link Perl56.lib and you'll only have Perl58.lib with the more recent build.

bah, my advice is to just get rid of perl entirely... there's a post here somewhere detailling how to do just that. I did it, it works perfectly well without perl, and less of a headache, less overhead, less hassle, less mess.

Brinx is right. I initially tried to install perl a few months back with the 5.8 version and nothing worked with it. I reverted to the 5.6 and it worked great.

Well, I just downloaded the Intel Visual C++ Compiler 7.0. I'll see if I get anywhere with it or if I end up going out and buying the microsoft one.

I have compiled most of the source but run into 2 errors when I do the build in Vis .NET.

MacroQuest fatal error LNK1181: cannot open input file '\SRC-20030308\Release\EQLib.lib'

EQLib fatal error LNK1181: cannot open input file '..\PerlCore\lib\Perl56.lib'


I am thinking this is because I amy not have avtive pearl loaded can anyone offer up a solution or post an email/IM name so we can talk. I am willing to pay for the services and time if needed. I want to get this figured out for a friend so he can play his bard again.

Salutations,
basically eqlib.lib is still open and cannot be written to. Open up My Computer, navigate to the Release folder, rename eqlib.lib to be eqlib0.lib, recompile.

okay, update #1.

I ordered the Microsoft Visual C++ .Net Standard online for around a hundred bucks with shipping which is supposed to arrive on Tuesday.

I'll wait till it arrives, install it and then be back to bother everyone with any problems I may run into :)

I now have progressed from wannabe to newb.

Hrm I have looked in the release folder and the file isn't even there. Is the previous file needed to create the eqlib.dll? If so I take it I need to install the active perl program. Anyone have a link to the program where I can get it?

Thanks for the help I installed teh version recommended and tried to do a build again just on the eqlib section and still recieve.

EQLib fatal error LNK1181: cannot open input file '..\PerlCore\lib\Perl56.lib'

Does this mean it is looking in the wrong directory?

I am really sorry if I am bugging you.

I am running Visual Studio .NET on my computer to do this work so any advice would be greatly appreciated :)

Salutations,
in the root dir, there is a source readme. get perllib from there, put it in perlCore/lib/

hehe maybe I am putting too much thought into this and it is very simple.

I created a c:\PerlCore\lib directory and put the Perl56.lib file into it and got the same error.


Then again it is getting late maybe I should just sleep on it,

Salutations,
put perl56.lib into SRC-20030308/PerlCore/lib/

bastards highjacking my thread