Hello George, Am 10.10.2018 um 13:23 schrieb George Karalis: > Hello, > > This is an update of the current MSVC task. So far I had success in > integrating MSVC 2015 > to the project but it requires Windows SDK 8.1 or higher in order to work > correctly. I ‘ve > found that Microsoft has reworked the folder structure of this SDK so it > requires additional > work to be done in the configure.ac, in order to find the correct compilers > and tools. Same > thing at the Windows 10 SDK, which has a more different structure.
Thank you for your work! Windows is the main platform for our users with about 85% of downloads. Still is has been a bit neglected... A newer SDK/compiler will certainly help us on our way to a 64-bit version. > > Another thing that requires additional work is the integration of MSVC 2017. > I was able to > find the installation from the registry, using oowintool, copy the required > dll etc., but in Visual > Studio 2017 the folder structure is completely different, so changes are also > needed at > configure.ac, for —with-cl-home to work correctly. > > So that leaves me with the following notes: > > (1) Integrate MSVC 2010 with Windows 7.1 SDK, both are available from > Microsoft, no > additional work is needed at the configure level, and update the project > to MSBuild > (Easy) This is the SDK we are talking about? https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=8279 As a non developer I would say this should be our first step. > > (2) Integrate MSVC 2017 with Windows 10 SDK, requires more work, but it ’s > the main > goal. > > I ‘m thinking of doing an incremental integration. Work on option (1) and > after a successful build > continue to option (2). Option (1) also provides support for Windows XP, so > we could stick at > that for a while. After (1) is complete I presume that building to a new > compiler and SDK, will > be easier, since the project will have already changed to MSBuild. Sounds like a plan to me. And I also think it would be good if we can support XP for some additional time. Regards, Matthias > > What are your thoughts and suggestions about this matter? > > Kind regards, > George
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