Compiling OpenTTD for Windows

[BlackyJack]

Hi,

is there anybody, who knows all the way to successfully compile OpenTTD 1.4.1 for Windows 32bit?

I followed this: https://wiki.openttd.org/Compiling_on_W ... _2008/2010 , but ended with a lot of errors and unable to compile it.


Thanx

[planetmaker]

I read your error "description" but ended also with a lot of errors: error: no description of the actual problem and errors encountered.

What exactly did you do? which OpenTTD version? Die you patch it? If so: did you try without patch before? Did that work? What *exactly*, word-by-word did you see? Paste the full output here, don't be shy. What did you expect to see instead? How does that output differ?

[kamnet]

Unless you have a specific need to compile it yourself, there's already a pre-compiled version: http://binaries.openttd.org/releases/1. ... -win32.exe

[Digitalfox]

I read your error "description" but ended also with a lot of errors: error: no description of the actual problem and errors encountered.

Ah ah made me laugh

[BlackyJack]

I dowloaded and installed Visual C++ 2010 Express.Installed without SQL server.
Instalation of Microsoft® DirectX SDK - August 2007 or earlier (only needed for DirectX Music, otherwise can be skipped. More later on.), ended with errors: Microsoft XAudio2 - This pre-release version of XAudio2 has expired; please upgrade to the latest version. (2 messageboxes)

Downloaded http://binaries.openttd.org/extra/opent ... .1-win.zip and unpacked to C:\useful\
Downloaded http://binaries.openttd.org/releases/1. ... source.zip and upacked to C:\source

Opened openttd_vs100.sln in Visual.

Next, I should "Go to Tools -> Options, then to Projects and Solutions -> VC++ Directories. Add the following lines:"

But I can't find way to add it to VS2010.

If you try to compile it, it fails, log contains i.e. c:\source\src\language.h(17): fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'unicode/coll.h': No such file or directory.


My goal is to be able to make some changes, but for start I need to be able to compile source as is. I developed some apps in C#: It is more simple to change runable code, than solve compilation problems and set up project by tutorial, that could be out of date.

[BlackyJack]

I can give you remote desktop access, I have it on virtual PC to make it "clean". Maybe it would be better than try to describe it.

[Digitalfox]

Did you try to follow?

https://wiki.openttd.org/Compiling_on_W ... ual_Studio

[BlackyJack]

Did you try to follow?

https://wiki.openttd.org/Compiling_on_W ... ual_Studio

Thanx, I'll try it. It looks like newer tutorial

[Eddi]

this error means it didn't find your unpacked useful.zip

[Digitalfox]

this error means it didn't find your unpacked useful.zip

Yep and I remember that when I first started to compile in VS2010 2 or 3 years a go it happen to me, I remember being something that 2010 wiki didn't explain properly (at least for someone who wasn't compiling for a while or never even before, it should make things even more helpful), my bad I should had then edited the Wiki :\

But now I'm in VS 2013, so a bit different!

[BlackyJack]

So, new problem.

VS 2013

warning MSB8003: Could not find WindowsSDKDir variable from the registry. TargetFrameworkVersion or PlatformToolSet may be set to an invalid version number.

error MSB6006: CL.exe exited with code -1073741515.


Trying to google it...

[BlackyJack]

this error means it didn't find your unpacked useful.zip

Yep and I remember that when I first started to compile in VS2010 2 or 3 years a go it happen to me, I remember being something that 2010 wiki didn't explain properly (at least for someone who wasn't compiling for a while or never even before, it should make things even more helpful), my bad I should had then edited the Wiki :\

But now I'm in VS 2013, so a bit different!

So, can you describe a successfull way to compile it in VS 2013?

[Digitalfox]

this error means it didn't find your unpacked useful.zip

Yep and I remember that when I first started to compile in VS2010 2 or 3 years a go it happen to me, I remember being something that 2010 wiki didn't explain properly (at least for someone who wasn't compiling for a while or never even before, it should make things even more helpful), my bad I should had then edited the Wiki :\

But now I'm in VS 2013, so a bit different!

So, can you describe a successfull way to compile it in VS 2013?

Ok, first I only compile nightly builds.

So if you're compiling any 1.4.* versions I can't help you with errors.

Second I don't apply patch's.

Third that wiki page I gave you works if you follow it, but I don't install the SDK (I don't play with sound).

Fourth have you looked at this:

http://helgeklein.com/blog/2010/01/visu ... -variable/

[BlackyJack]

Ok, last try on clean Win 7. Which version of VS is working for you?

[Digitalfox]

Ok, last try on clean Win 7. Which version of VS is working for you?

For example VS 2013 Express (it's free).

But don't do the SDK part on the wiki, just first put it to compile properly then if you really want try to install and configure the SDK, take easy steps...

[BlackyJack]

Finally!

I goes by this https://wiki.openttd.org/Compiling_on_W ... 2B%2B_2012

Used Win 8
VS 2013 Ultimate
Useful 5.1
Source 4.1

[Digitalfox]

Finally!

I goes by this https://wiki.openttd.org/Compiling_on_W ... 2B%2B_2012

Used Win 8
VS 2013 Ultimate
Useful 5.1
Source 4.1

Cool