IceE1.0.0 on Visual C++ 2005

[hgp]

I have just tried to build IceE1.0.0 on Visual C++ 2005. It seems to work
(testsuite allTests.py returns a lot of oks). But I had to do some changes.
Maybe it is interesting for someone else what changes were
necessary.

1. In handle.h and proxyhandle.h the following blocks:

  #ifdef ___WIN32 // COMPILERBUG: Is VC++ or GNU C++ right here???
    template<>
    Handle(const Handle<T>& r)
  #else
    Handle(const Handle& r)  
  #endif

should be replaced by

    Handle(const Handle& r)

2. There is a conflict with the macro definitions __in and __out
from Microsoft in sal.h. A "quick an dirty" solution would be
the replacement of all __in and __out in the IceE code.
But most or even all of these statements could be found in
files dynamically generated from *.ice files.

I just started to work with the IceE-Code and to learn more about the
concepts of Ice. So the above means only: The build process was
succesfully and the libraries and executables passed the tests in allTests.py

For me it would be interesting to know:

• Is there (it must) a better solution for the second point: Either replacing
  __in and __out before they are dynamically distributed (Where?) or
  avoid the including of sal.h?
• Is a next release of IceE planned with support for Visual C++2005?

Thanks in advance for any advice
hgp

[beagles]

Hi,

Please see this thread regarding our support policy on the forums.

Thanks,

Brent

[hgp]

Hi,

sorry, haven't known that. Now my posting includes a signature.

Georg

[bernard]

Hi Hans-George,

Yes, the next version of Ice-E will support Visual Studio 2005. The current Ice-E was released a few months ago and requires a few changes.

If you're just experimenting with Ice and Visual Studio 2005, I'd recommend to use Ice 3.0 and not Ice-E, since we support Ice 3.0 built with VS2005: see this post.

Best regards,
Bernard