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A README file about the project and compiling the source code

Open arutkowski00 opened this issue 8 years ago • 4 comments

I suggest creating a little README.md text file about compiling the source code: what libs are needed, how to prepare compiling environment etc., because currently provided .sln files for VS aren't working OOTB and it's not intuitive to set up everything correctly (like ./configure && make in Linux).

I'm fighting with this repo around 5h and I get some basic errors like syntax error : missing ';' before '*' in sysdeps.h. I installed DirectX SDK, WDK, VS2010, all dependencies I could find for WinUAE, set includes... and I still can't manage basic errors. I don't mind modifying the source code.

Compiling this should be easy, but is a pain in the... rear.

Just look at FS-UAE repo, everything is described with a set of instructions.

arutkowski00 avatar May 10 '16 14:05 arutkowski00

Sorry but I never do any kind of documentation. It is 100% hard rule for me, I'd quit first than to do documentation. It is someone else's problem.

Anyway, I am 100% sure you need at least MSVC2013 and must use current project files. Old ones are most likely totally obsolete. (Just as obsolete as my documentation would be if I'd existed)

http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=76900 has some compilation information which hopefully helps.

tonioni avatar May 14 '16 17:05 tonioni

@tonioni I'd be happy to help document the development environment, once I get everything working. Would you prefer a pull request about this?

midwan avatar Feb 10 '17 09:02 midwan

(Good enough) documentation help is always accepted :)

tonioni avatar Feb 11 '17 18:02 tonioni