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Hi all,

I tried altering the source code a bit. Had some fun in altering the ships and resources on planets, but now I realized I have no idea how to compile this new code.

I just altered the .C files and can't seem to find any projectfiles to work with.

I use Borland C++ builder 6 on Windows XP pro.

Any1 care to help me out on this one?

Thanks in advance!

Can borland c++ builder compile normal c? I was under impression that there was a distinction. And I think UQM is written in C, not C++... don't quote me on that, though.

Anyway, the first thing I would try is getting all the required libs and include files listed in the INSTALL document.
If that doesn't work, I'd try getting a different compiler. GCC will probably get the job done. An alternative is microsoft's  visual c++ .net toolkit 2003, and i heard they had a beta of VC++ 2005 available somewhere. (All of these compilers are free of charge, btw).

I have used the C++ builder for regular C before, so it should work. I'll try what you said.

Thanks!

UQM comes with project files for MS dev studio, as that's what the Windows developers use, but none for Borland. You'd have to make your own for that. If you join us on IRC we may be able to give you some tips as you go along.

C++ is just an extension of C. All C++ compilers can compile regular C code, but NOT vice-versa.

- Dean

Wrong, here is example:
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#include <stdio.h>

void foo(void* p)
{
}

int main()
{
 foo("bar");
}
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You can compile this code using C compiler, but C++ one will report error.

Oh poo.   :P  Throw a const in there and everything's fine (for both C & C++).  C++ needed a little more rigorous syntax parsing than C used.

Daze, for 99.9999% of the C code out there, abcminiuser is correct.  Yurand pointed out part of the other 0.0001% :)