Setting up VCtoolkit

[hutch--]

I have not had that much time to play with this stuff but I have put together a working C environment by installing the default VCtoolkit package then adding the libraries and header files from the Server 2003 SDK. Seems to build most of the test pieces I have floating around OK. Main advantage for me is it avoids the dreadful pig of an IDE that came with VC6 and it does not lock up if you make an error in the code.

[Vortex]

Hi Hutch,

VCtookit is a  kind offer by MS. It comes with a powerfull optimizing compiler. I wonder if it can be integrated with the asm editors available on the net.

[hutch--]

 :bg

I have it integrated with QE just fine.  :P

[Relvinian]

I don't use the VC Toolkit too much but do have it.  I have Visual Studio 6.0 and Visual Studio 2003 .NET.  I like having the IDE for some things (especially checking API reference materials -- just typing in the API name and hitting F1 to bring up the details on it) which the Toolkit or (using the PSDK -- either online or local) doesn't provide.

But when compiling non-MFC applications via a batch process, I do use the Toolkit version.  I use the IDE for debugging of both my C/C++ and ASM code.

Relvinian

[Xor Stance]

Which one works better the Vc toolkit, Vc preprocessor, and Masm32? To inline VB.  :toothy

[noman9607]

After a fiasco with visual c++ express I obtained visual studio 2003 standard at a great deal on ebay.
How can I "pump up" the visual c++ 2003 toolkit with library and header files from visual studio?

Using a folder compare utility it looks like some files are the same in the \bin,\lib, and \include subdirectories;  some are unique to the toolkit; and of course there are a lot that only exist in the Visual Studio NET 2003\Vc7 directories.
Is it ok to copy the studio files to the toolkit? Should I be selective? 

[Vortex]

Have a look at the thread below, it should give you an idea how to use VC Toolkit 2003 with Visual Studio libraries and header files :

http://www.masmforum.com/simple/index.php?topic=4448.0

[GregL]

noman9607,

Some more stuff on that subject:

Free Optimizing Compiler for Visual C++ .NET Standard


Note: I see the Visual C++ Toolkit 2003 is no longer available for download. Microsoft is pushing Visual C++ 2005 Express instead.  :tdown






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