Guide: How to Compile Ascent yourself! [With photos]

[Skaren]

Compilating ascent guide by Skaren!



Step 1: Downloading necesary folders

1. Download Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 ( not 2008 becouse it wont work) - Download
2. DownloadPlatform SDK Files - Download [Filebeam] Download [Rapidshare]
3. Download a SVN client, ( Tortoise for exemple ) - Download | TortoiseSVN
4. Install all the downloaded things.. (will take a while)
5. Downloading ascent source
- create a folder named ascent where do you want to download the ascent source
- right click inside the folder - TurtoiseSVN - Export Check the image
- at URL of repository write svn://emupedia.com/svn/ascent
- Click OK

Step 2: Configurating Visual C++ to use the Platform SDK arhieves

1. Run Visual C++
2. Open arhieve named ascentVC80 (Attention don't open ascentVC70) its in /ascent/win
3. Go to Tools/Options Check the image
4. We go to the tab "Projects and Solutions" at the left side
5. Select VC++ Directories - Check the image
6. Click on the icon wich tells to make a new folder and introduce here:

C:Program FilesMicrosoft Platform SDK for Windows Server 2003 R2Bin

7. Go to the right side where says "Show Directories for:" select "Library files" - Check the image
8. Repeat same thing click on new folder , but this time introduce:

C:Program FilesMicrosoft Platform SDK for Windows Server 2003 R2Lib

9. Go again on right side where says "Show Directories for:" and select "Includes"
10. Repeat same thing as before.. new folder , and now introduce:

C:Program FilesMicrosoft Platform SDK for Windows Server 2003 R2Include

11. Now go to the folder C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\VC\VCProjectDefaults
12. In the file named corewin_express.vsprops (Which you can open with WorldPad) modificate the line AdditionalDependencies= To the following code:

AdditionalDependencies="kernel32.lib user32.lib gdi32.lib winspool.lib comdlg32.lib advapi32.lib shell32.lib ole32.lib oleaut32.lib uuid.lib" />

13. Save the folder and restart Visual C++

Step 3 - Compilating Ascent

1. Open ascentVC80
2. Go to Build/Configuration Manager
3. Selectati in "Active solution configuration" from Debug to Release - Check the image
4. Close Configuration Manager
5. Go to Build/Build Solution or press F7
6. Wait to compilate (Will take a while), The end message will have to show something like that: - Check the image

========== Build: 6 succeeded, 0 failed, 0 up-to-date, 0 skipped ==========

Step 4 - Compilating the Scripts

1. Open scripts2005.sln din \ascent\src\scripts
2. Same as upper, go to Tools/Options - Projects and Solutions - VC++ Directories
3. At Show Directories for: select Library files and write:
*DriveLetter*:\ascent\bin\release

C:ascentbinrelease

4. Do same thing as Step 3 ( 2-5 )
5. And this time you should have 0 build errors


Originally written to Ultimate forums by duster in Romanian, Traduction and adaptation by Skaren @ mmowned

Well that should be all... for questions write here

[Skaren]

Added a new mirror for SDK Files!

Download [Rapidshare]

[snowflaker]

i am gettinf full of fatal errors and it says in the end 1 succseed 6 failed meybe i should reinstal MVS 2005 ?

[Gastricpenguin]

Its called "compiling" O.o

[Skaren]

snowflaker have you used correclty the configuration manager? Try using step 2 again oh well if you say its compiling but i swear i know it was compilating

[Froogle]

It's compiling and this guide is a bit hard to follow.

[Skaren]

Kinda hard.. well some ppl followed the guide 1 by 1 and they succeed... however its a bit hard i know :P

[snowflaker]

i did everything step by step as in the guide but i got erro it says sometimes Aftal error-1006 or sth like that .And he says about no such files in directory :S

[Skaren]

when you click export you must select a folder from the svn.. one of the 3 revisions up there.. then click ok

[Phase228]

wow one long guide
P,S Fix your guide name it's Compiling

[Skaren]

Cant change it dunno why...

[snowflaker]

you need to be a mod to change name of thread :P xD

[Errage]

Fine, I'll do it...

[Skaren]

Thanks Errage lav you

[Darthgnomer]

This really helped me out a bunch. Thanks