HL2 SDK Compilation Problems

Töpher

Anyone else suffering problems?

Downloaded and installed Visual C++ 2005 Beta with the .NET 2 Beta framework from Microsoft. (This was the recommended version to use, and all I could find...).

I setup the developer environment as specified in the setup instructions and set the build configuration to Release SDK.

On compilation I get...

------ Build started: Project: client, Configuration: Release SDK Win32 ------
Compiling...
cl : Command line warning D9035 : option 'Og' has been deprecated and will be removed in a future release
stdafx.cpp
..\public\tier0\dbg.h(482) : warning C4996: '_vsnprintf' was declared deprecated
        C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\VC\include\stdio.h(304) : see declaration of '_vsnprintf'
..\public\vstdlib\strtools.h(90) : error C2440: 'return' : cannot convert from 'const char *' to 'char *'
        Conversion loses qualifiers
..\public\vstdlib\strtools.h(93) : error C2440: 'return' : cannot convert from 'const char *' to 'char *'
        Conversion loses qualifiers
Creating browse information file...
Microsoft Browse Information Maintenance Utility Version 8.00.40607
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
BSCMAKE: error BK1506 : cannot open file '.\Release_SDK\activitylist.sbr': No such file or directory
Build log was saved at "file://c:\DeadFlesh\src\cl_dll\Release_SDK\BuildLog.htm"
client - 3 error(s), 2 warning(s)
------ Build started: Project: hl, Configuration: Release SDK Win32 ------
Compiling...
cl : Command line warning D9035 : option 'Og' has been deprecated and will be removed in a future release
stdafx.cpp
../public\tier0\dbg.h(482) : warning C4996: '_vsnprintf' was declared deprecated
        C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\VC\include\stdio.h(304) : see declaration of '_vsnprintf'
../public\vstdlib\strtools.h(90) : error C2440: 'return' : cannot convert from 'const char *' to 'char *'
        Conversion loses qualifiers
../public\vstdlib\strtools.h(93) : error C2440: 'return' : cannot convert from 'const char *' to 'char *'
        Conversion loses qualifiers
Creating browse information file...
Microsoft Browse Information Maintenance Utility Version 8.00.40607
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
BSCMAKE: error BK1506 : cannot open file '.\Release_SDK\activitylist.sbr': No such file or directory
Build log was saved at "file://c:\DeadFlesh\src\dlls\Release_SDK\BuildLog.htm"
hl - 3 error(s), 2 warning(s)
========== Build: 0 succeeded, 2 failed, 0 up-to-date, 0 skipped ==========

I'm at a loss Any help lads?

DRakE

What exactly are you trying to do? Compile code?

Töpher

Aye, build the initial code into at least working dlls, so I have a point from which to start.
No point going on with coding if the supplied code doesn't compile right... Any ideas?

DRakE

Your talking to the wrong person here mate

I'll see if my programming friend can make heads or tails of it

SolarNexus

../public\vstdlib\strtools.h(90) : error C2440: 'return' : cannot convert from 'const char *' to 'char *'
Conversion loses qualifiers
../public\vstdlib\strtools.h(93) : error C2440: 'return' : cannot convert from 'const char *' to 'char *'
Conversion loses qualifiers

you have two return statements that return the wrong data-type; your trying to return a value which is of the data type "const char *", whereas the function requires a "char *" return value.

Change the datatype, or at least show us the code, not the error message. cant do much with an error message.

edit: this is a VC++ problem, and should probably me moved to that forum (programming).

Töpher

K, thanks, its just I haven't changed anything yet! Oh well, more figthing with it to be done! Yarr!

DRakE

I'll move it over to the programming board so

MOOOVED.

ressem

The recommended version to use is VS 7.1 , ie C++ .Net 2003.

It builds without issues. Unfortunately only parts of 2003 are free, including the compiler, excluding the IDE. (http://msdn.microsoft.com/visualc/vctoolkit2003/)

You should be able to get the 2005 IDE to work with the 2003 compiler (Tools / Options /Projects /VC++ Directories), but that's a guess, it might be restricted. Otherwise you can use another ide or the command line to do the build stage, copying the project build commands from those included in the solution file.

Töpher

Thanks for the tips, downloading the toolkit now and will see how I get on. Thanking you very much kind sir And thanks DRakE for moving it

SirLemonhead

Here ya go. Instructions for compiling on the .net 2005 beta.

http://www.chatbear.com/board.plm?a=viewthread&t=104,1102070328,6443&id=741090&b=4991&v=flatold

These might be useful too.
http://www.defiant00.com/hl2mods/
http://www.defiant00.com/hl2mods/convertto2005.html
http://hl2sdk.wolferix.de/wiki/index.php/Main_Page