[argyllcms] Re: VS-2010 Express project file for compiling ArgyllCMS in Windows?

  • From: János, Tóth F. <janos666@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: argyllcms@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sun, 4 Aug 2013 21:37:16 +0200

Sorry, now I see that jambase doesn't support VC++11 yet.
I added a dirty workaround for the MSVC version detection and everything
got built without further errors. This was actually easier and faster than
using MinGW.


2013/8/4 János, Tóth F. <janos666@xxxxxxxxxx>

> I tried to compile the current developer code with VS2012 (minimal
> install).
> I ran makall from the VS2012 x86 Native Tools Commad Prompt (lauched as
> Administrator) after I placed the precompiled jam.exe in the freshly
> uncompressed ArgyllCMS source code folder.
>
> As it was already noted, I had to remove the /DEBUGTYPE:BOTH argument from
> the jambase file. After that I received this error:
>
> LINK : fatal error LNK1318:Cc_ numlib\LUtest.obj
> Unexpected PDB error; ACCESS_DENIED (15) 'D:\Argyll_V1.6.0_beta\NONE'
> LUtest.c
>
> As I understand it's an arithmetic test, but I don't get one of the
> predefined error messages, just this unexpected PDB error.
> Any ideas?
>
>
> 2013/3/27 Graeme Gill <graeme@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
>> Fridger Schrempp wrote:
>>
>> > http://www.argyllcms.com/ajam-2.5.2-1.3.3.zip, gives a *404 Not Found*
>> error at least since
>> > yesterday evening. Is this a bug or on purpose?
>>
>> My hosting company seems to delete files from my website at random
>> intervals.
>> I'm waiting for an explanation from them before uploading things again.
>>
>> > Anyway, Win32 compilation of ajam and Argyll sources in my proven VC++
>> 2010 SP1 Express dev
>> > environment was a simple task, taking not more than a few minutes.
>>
>> Good to hear.
>>
>> > Just three small points:
>> >
>> > 1) Given a proper VC++ 2010 installation there is a dedicated Visual
>> Studio 2010 command prompt
>> > that has everything needed for the compilation already in the %PATH%.
>> Using it makes the things
>> > very straightforward.
>> >
>> > 2) When compiling ajam I had to replace libc.lib by libcmt.lib in
>> builds/win32-visualc.mk, since
>> > libc.lib gives the familiar MSVC Win error...
>>
>> Jam uses threads, so I guess that's not much of a surprise, although the
>> Makefile should
>> take care of it...
>>
>> > 3) In Jambase of Argyll_V1.5.1  the line LINKDEBUGFLAG   ?=
>> /DEBUGTYPE:BOTH  /DEBUG ... ;
>>
>> It's not meant to use that option unless its' VC++6, but that's my fault
>> - I'm
>> not detecting the compiler properly. My setup scripts set $COMPILER and
>> Jambase
>> uses that. I'm not quite sure what environment variable to depend on
>> though.
>> I could try looking for "VC++NN" in the install path MSVCNT or
>> VCINSTALLDIR,
>> but I'm not sure if that is something that is fixed.
>>
>> Graeme Gill.
>>
>>
>

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