Trying to get OpenTTD to compile

Tango · Post by **Tango** » 09 Apr 2006 23:26

Ok Ive downloaded Visual C++ 2005 and the latest SDK. Also TortoiseSVN and downloaded the latest source.

Now im trying to compile but it refuses to and spits out loads of Errors, mainly can't find file table/strings.h.

Am I supposed to set the way it compiles with a file in the directory?

Thx

MeusH · Post by **MeusH** » 10 Apr 2006 15:49

Check if /table/strings.h is in existing directory (TortoiseSVN doesn't like renaming or removing directories)

Also please supply us with more details on your problems

gigajum · Post by **gigajum** » 10 Apr 2006 16:03

MeusH wrote:Check if /table/strings.h is in existing directory (TortoiseSVN doesn't like renaming or removing directories)

Also please supply us with more details on your problems

/table/strings.h will NEVER exist on plain SVN checkouts.
this file will be generatied during compile.

Please post some errors to say something

Darkvater · Post by **Darkvater** » 10 Apr 2006 16:52

Compile strgen first, this will create table/strings.h

Tango · Post by **Tango** » 10 Apr 2006 17:09

Darkvater wrote:Compile strgen first, this will create table/strings.h

how do I do that from MS C++ Visual Studio 2005?

gigajum · Post by **gigajum** » 10 Apr 2006 17:25

Load the project and then compile it.

But if you have no clue from MS VS i prefer you get familiar with it and C/C++ before trying to change some code. But i'm not going to writing here a step by step tutorial.

Take a look at http://wiki.openttd.org/index.php/MSVC6
That is a tutorial to get it done with Visual Studio 6.0. VS 8.0 should be similar.
Or you may take a look at the forum, there are other older threads about compiling. Maybe there you get a answer.

webfreakz.nl · Post by **webfreakz.nl** » 10 Apr 2006 18:16

A couple of months I installed MSVS-2005 (yes, i used the above mentioned WIKI-page) but didn't get OpenTTD to compile properly. Does anyone know if this has been fixed already? MSVS-2005 is so big, i don't want to install it and afterwards find out it still doens't work...

Darkvater · Post by **Darkvater** » 10 Apr 2006 19:59

I am compiling OpenTTD from VS2005 at the moment because 2003 for some reason crashes every time I run it. Windows is due to another reinstall

But just open the solution file, openttd.sln, VS2005 will start and convert it. When done, just build the solution; eg CTRL+SHIFT+B.

If that doesn't work, just right-click on the langs-project and select 'rebuild'. That should generate strings.h.

* Make sure you set the startup project as OpenTTD.

Also if you have no idea what things and settings I am talking about, it's perhaps best to not even bother with OpenTTD. No offense, but you most likely cannot code, and the source will be useless for you. Of course if you want to learn, that's a different topic, but be sure to read a lot of tutorials about programming and VS

webfreakz.nl · Post by **webfreakz.nl** » 10 Apr 2006 20:35

@Darkvater:

I don't agree with that if you can't code, you shouldn't botter the source code of OpenTTD. In fact, I don't know how to code C but I do know how to apply patches in order to get more satisfaction from the game PLUS 3th party addons

But thanks for you explanation of how to compile OpenTTD using MSVS2005

Tango · Post by **Tango** » 10 Apr 2006 23:48

Darkvater wrote: Also if you have no idea what things and settings I am talking about, it's perhaps best to not even bother with OpenTTD. No offense, but you most likely cannot code, and the source will be useless for you. Of course if you want to learn, that's a different topic, but be sure to read a lot of tutorials about programming and VS

Your talking to someone whos gradutaing from a computer science degree soon so yeh I know how to code and quite well...

I just aint familiar with the SVN/Visual 2005, once I know im gonna be patch crazy. Ill try what you said tomz, now bed time

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