[Help] Can't compile ascent on x64 system!

[reeveerx]

Hi all. I really need some urgent help. I recently wiped my comp and installed Vista ultimate x64 and now I cannot compile anything. It is just saying that all the projects are skipped. I have tried all the help on here and have found no solutions to fix my problem. I am using VS 2008 and have everything I need. The problem exactly is outlined below. I have followed these steps to try and compile the needed files for a x64 release......

Ascent Win32/64 Libraries Distribution
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Installation Instructions:
Navigate to the directory of your chosen compiler (adjust pathes if necessary):

VS 2003: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7
VS 2005: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\VC
VS 2008: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\VC

Copy the files in VC\include to VC\include.
Copy the files in VC\lib to VC\lib.

Next, you need to compile the zlib and PCRE libraries.
Depending on your compiler, open the solution under Sources:

VS 2003: VC71-solution.sln
VS 2005: VC80-solution.sln
VS 2008: VC90-solution.sln

Depending on the architecture you want to build for, build the configuration:

Release/Win32 if you are under Win32,
Release/x64 if you are under Win64.

This should make a folder called Output_Release, or Output_x64_Release if you are building for X64.
In this folder you should find pcre.lib and zlib.lib.

Copy these two .lib files into:

(for Win32)
VS 2003: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\lib
VS 2005: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\VC\lib
VS 2008: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\VC\lib

(for Win64)
VS 2005: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\VC\lib\amd64
VS 2008: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\VC\lib\amd64

The two DLL files provided with this distribution should go in your binary folder, OR
under C:\Windows\System32.

This only has to be done once per compiler!
When you update ascent, this doesn't need to be done each time.

Now you can build Ascent as normal.

And then when I do all that and go to compile, the output window just says this.....


Code: Select all
1>------ Skipped Build: Project: pcre ------
1>
2>------ Skipped Build: Project: zlib ------
2>
========== Build: 0 succeeded or up-to-date, 0 failed, 2 skipped ==========


Can anyone tell me what is wrong with this, because it is baffling me as I have followed all the instructions to the letter.

Any help would be greatly appreciated! TIA!

P.S. One more thing I forgot to mention is that if I compile for a 32 bit release, it works fine. It just wion't compile for 64 bit!

[2dgreengiant]

I could try and compile it in 64 bit if you need. Otherwise i would advise re-downloading your compiler.

EDIT: after trying to compile it 64 bit for you i got the same error, therefor you may be running 32 bit version of your operating system.

[reeveerx]

Thanks for the quick response. I redownlaoded and installed Visual C++ express and it is just the same. Compiles fine for 32bit but not for 64bit. Just keeps saying skipped on all the projects. Isn't there anyone here who is using vista x64 and can compile? They could help maybe? Do I NEED to install the whole Visual Studio package or is just Visual C++ ok?

[Kirth]

S e a r c h! You need extra files for a 64bit compile. Just go ahead, and compile for 32bit. 62bit compiles work PERFECTLY on 64bit systems.

Kirth