Important Notes About Seig 228

Currently, there are several kinks in the new CSE image that we'll have to work around for the projects. This page will contain directions on how to adjust your profile so that you can complete the project using the correct environment.


Visual Studio .NET and CSE 457

We (we being the staff of CSE 457) are not supporting Visual Studio .NET for our projects. This is for several reasons: At some point in time, this will all probably change. However, until then, we will officially support Visual Studio 6.0, and all other dev environments are to be used at your own risk.


How to get MSVC++ 6.0 to actually build with the new image

Because the new image has moved Visual Studio 6.0 to a new location, you will unfortunately have to reset all of its paths in order for it to find all of the files it needs to build things. This is a pain, I know, but you only have to do it once. Here's how:
  1. Open MSCV 6 through Start->Programs->Programming->etc

  2. Go to Tools->Options

  3. Go to the Directories tab

  4. In the dropdown menu to the right. . .
    • Under 'Include files':
      • Add C:\Program Files\VISUALSTUDIO6\VC98\Include

    • Under 'Executable files':
      • Add C:\Program Files\VISUALSTUDIO6\VC98\Bin
      • Add C:\Program Files\VISUALSTUDIO6\Common\MSDev98\Bin
      • Add C:\Program Files\VISUALSTUDIO6\Common\Tools

    • Under 'Library Files'
      • Add C:\Program Files\VISUALSTUDIO6\VC98\Lib

    • Under 'Source Files'
      • Add C:\Program Files\VISUALSTUDIO6\VC98\Include

  5. Also, the following graphics-specific paths need to be added to build Impressionist and future projects:
    • Under 'Library Files'
      • C:\Program Files\fltk-1.0.11\lib

    • Under 'Source Files'
      • C:\Program Files\fltk-1.0.11\

    • Under 'Include Files'
      • C:\Program Files\fltk-1.0.11\

How to reassociate c++ files to MSVC++ 6.0 instead of .NET

Currently, if you double click on any C++ related file in the labs, you will get booted into .NET. If you would like to change this binding, do the following:
  1. Go to Start->Settings->Control Panel

  2. Open Folder Options

  3. Select the File Types tab

  4. Find the extension you want to change in the list, and click Change.

  5. From the new popup, click Browse and find MSVC 6 on the harddrive (C:\Program Files\VISUALSTUDIO6\Common\MSdev98\Bin\msdev.exe).

  6. Click Ok, and then Ok again, and you're set!