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MSVC 2005 is Free!

Name:	Britton LaRoche
Date Posted:	Oct 05, 2007
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Compiling the TGE on windows is now free and easy! No more worries about setting up the build environment!

I plan on submitting a tutorial on building the TGE... but I can't commit to that at the moment. In the mean time I have provided the information on how to get your own free version of the MSVC 2005 compiler!

The download information is here: msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/express/aa975050.aspx
1. Download the C++ 2005 express edition
2. Download the SP1 Express service pack ( Download Visual C++ 2005 Express SP1 )

A good run down on the license and history is here:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Visual_Studio_Express
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual_C%2B%2B_Express

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Tim Heldna (Oct 05, 2007 at 03:55 GMT)

Have you been hiding under a rock or something? :)

Novack (Oct 05, 2007 at 04:01 GMT)

He seems to... :)

Tom Bampton (Oct 05, 2007 at 04:08 GMT)

This has been on TDN for 2 years ... you are so late to the party that it's not even fashionable ;)

Britton LaRoche (Oct 05, 2007 at 04:08 GMT)

Yes I have been under a rock since 2004 I saw no resource posts on this... So I thought I'd make a post. Here's the step by step...

Compile the TGE in 5 Easy Steps!

1. Install the TGE SDK and the MSCV 2005 Express edition.
2. Navigate to the C:\Torque\TGE_1_5_2\VS2005 Directory, locate the Torque Demo.vcproj and double click it. (this will open the torque demo project in the MSVC 2005 editor)

3. Set the output to release.

4. Build the project by selecting build / Torque Demo Solution -- or press F7

5. See the new torqueDemo.exe file you just created in C:\Torque\TGE_1_5_2\example

Britton LaRoche (Oct 05, 2007 at 04:11 GMT)

Tom,

Whats the link to the MSVC info on the TDN? I have some catching up to do!
Edited on Oct 05, 2007 04:11 GMT

Tim Heldna (Oct 05, 2007 at 04:12 GMT)

There's already a step by step. ;) Not that people should need one as there's already project settings for VC Express.

I commend your efforts but you're doing something that's already been done.

Tim Heldna (Oct 05, 2007 at 04:14 GMT)

Here's the TDN link: Guide to Compiling TGE 1.4 or 1.5 with Visual Studio 2005 Express

Britton LaRoche (Oct 05, 2007 at 04:20 GMT)

Tim,

Thanks! The link and the TDN seem to be down at the moment. When it comes up I'll have to get aquainted again.

Thanks for your help!

Novack (Oct 05, 2007 at 04:25 GMT)

Britton, the link its working fine for me. Nevertheless your work (as Tim already said) its commendable!! Good to get you back if you are going to work like this :)

Daz (Oct 05, 2007 at 05:45 GMT)

Welcome back from under the rock Britton!

Regardless of how old the news is, there is always the chance that somebody didn't know about it, and any effort to make the lives of other humans easier is a worthwhile effort indeed.

In a room of 100, I would happily tell 99 people something they already knew just for the sake of the one person in the corner who didn't.

Nikhil Sharma (Oct 05, 2007 at 14:23 GMT)

Browsing TDN is like running naked through a forest... wait, that doesn't make any sense.

Nice job with this. :)

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