help with compiler
girl16bit opened this issue · comments
Hi
I want to learn this book but I have no idea what compiler I need and if I can install it using winevdm
Somewhere I read about visual studio but what version I need?
https://github.com/yeokm1/programming-win31
Anybody can help?
It says you need MSC 7 or Borland C++ 3.1. MSVC 1.5 or Borland C++ 4.5 would probably also work.
Which of those should run in winevdm you think?
If I install them using winevdm, will the installer of the compiler also write files to my windows 10 folder (sometimes installers write files to your windows folder) or is everything written ONLY to the included windows folder of winevdm? I don't want old files in my windows 10 folder written by an old installer.
Thanks !
By default winevdm will not place any files in the real windows/system dir.
Which of those should run in winevdm you think?
I've tried MSVC 1.5 and Borland C 4.5 and both work well enough to compile programs.
By default winevdm will not place any files in the real windows/system dir.
So it will never do this or only if you enable a setting? Can you tell me what setting it is, so I make sure it's never enabled?
In the readme: "Run "install" shortcut or right-click on install.inf and select "Install""
Is this required to do or can I just drag and drop exe files without installing install.inf? What is this install.inf needed for?
Look at the contents of the file, and you'll see exactly what it does:
https://github.com/otya128/winevdm/blob/master/install.inf
Or, to install it show that the console doesn't appear every time it runs:
https://github.com/otya128/winevdm/blob/master/installw.inf
As for whether you can drag and drop files - why not try it and see what happens? It can't do any harm.
As for whether you can drag and drop files - why not try it and see what happens? It can't do any harm.
Seems to work without installing any .inf file too.