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"Mark Rivers" <[email protected]> · Thu, 31 Jan 2008 17:10:00 -0600

Here's from the Wikipedia article on Visual C++

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Visual C++ 6.0, (commonly known as VC6) which included MFC 6.0, was
released in 1998. The release was somewhat controversial since it did
not include an expected update to MFC. Visual C++ 6.0 is still quite
popular and often used to maintain legacy projects. There are however
issues with this version under Windows XP, especially under the
debugging mode (ex: the values of static variables do not display). The
debugging issues can be solved with a patch called the "Visual C++ 6.0
Processor Pack" downloadable from
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/vstudio/aa718349.aspx; curiously, this
page stresses that Users must also be running Windows 98, Windows NT
4.0, or Windows 2000., though these requirements probably are the
minimum, which means that any computer with these version of Windows or
later will run the patch. 

Visual C++ .NET 2002 (known also as Visual C++ 7.0), which included MFC
7.0, was released in 2002 with support for link time code generation and
debugging runtime checks, .NET 1.0 and Visual C# and managed C++
extensions for .NET. The new user interface used many of the hot keys
and conventions of Visual Basic, which accounted from some of its
unpopularity among C++ developers. 

Visual C++ .NET 2003 (known also as Visual C++ 7.1), which included MFC
7.1, was released in 2003 along with .NET 1.1 and was a major upgrade to
Visual C++ .NET 2002. It was considered a patch to Visual C++ .NET 2002
and shipped for minimal cost to owners of that version. This is the last
version to support Windows 95 as a target. 
eMbedded Visual C++ was used to develop for the Windows CE operating
system. eMbedded Visual C++ was replaced as a separate development
environment by Microsoft Visual Studio 2005. 

Visual C++ 2005 (known also as Visual C++ 8.0), which included MFC 8.0,
was released in November 2005. This version supports .NET 2.0 and
dropped managed C++ for C++/CLI. It also introduced OpenMP. With Visual
C++ 2005, Microsoft also introduced Team Foundation Server. Visual C++
8.0 has problems compiling MFC Appwizard projects that were created
using Visual Studio 6.0 so maintenance of legacy projects can be
continued with the original IDE if rewriting was not feasible. 

Visual C++ 2008 (known also as Visual C++ 9.0), was released in November
2007. This version supports .NET 3.5, and it is currently the latest
stable release. 
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I am compiling EPICS 3.14.8.2 on Visual C++ .NET 2003 (VC++ 7.1) with no
problems.

Mark

> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] 
> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jeff Hill
> Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 4:31 PM
> To: 'Evgeniy Tikhomolov'; [email protected]
> Subject: RE: Building EPICS base 3.14.9 on Windows
> 
> 
> Initial indications are that this compiler behavior points to 
> a compiler
> bug. I am not, for example, experiencing that problem with 
> Microsoft Visual
> Studio 2005 Version 8.0.50727.867, nor with sun pro, and also 
> not with any
> version of the GNU compiler that I have tried. Your 7.0 
> version originates
> in 2002, is probably three major releases behind the current 
> version. If
> possible please try a more recent release from Microsoft. I 
> have not yet
> tried Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 BTW. 
> 
> If this behavior WRT MS Visual C++ 7.0 changed in a point 
> release that is
> certainly an unfortunate result, but at this point in time it 
> is probably
> preferable for you to move up to a more standards compliant 
> compiler rather
> than risk introducing new code as a workaround into a mature release.
> 
> Jeff
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [email protected] 
> [mailto:[email protected]]
> > On Behalf Of Evgeniy Tikhomolov
> > Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 1:53 PM
> > To: [email protected]
> > Subject: Building EPICS base 3.14.9 on Windows
> > 
> > I can't build EPICS base 3.14.9 on Windows using MS Visual C++  .NET
> > compiler 7.0
> > HOST_ARCH=WIN32
> > 
> > Error message:
> > 
> > make[3]: Entering directory
> > `/cygdrive/w/Epics/base-3.14.9/src/ca/O.win32-x86'
> > cl /nologo /EHsc /GR -c             /D_CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE
> > /D_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_DEPRECATE /D__STDC__=0  /Ox /GL  /W3 /w44355
> > /MD    -I. -I.. -I..\\..\\..\\include\\os\\WIN32
> > -I..\\..\\..\\include        /Tp ..\\casw.cpp
> > casw.cpp
> > ..\..\..\include\osiWireFormat.h(72) : error C2146: syntax error :
> > missing ',' before identifier 'T'
> > ..\..\..\include\osiWireFormat.h(72) : error C2065: 'T' : undeclared
> > identifier
> > ..\..\..\include\osiWireFormat.h(72) : error C2687: cannot define a
> > nested UDT of a template class out of line
> > ..\..\..\include\osiWireFormat.h(72) : fatal error C1903: unable to
> > recover from previous error(s); stopping compilation
> > make[3]: Leaving directory
> > `/cygdrive/w/Epics/base-3.14.9/src/ca/O.win32-x86'
> > make[2]: Leaving directory `/cygdrive/w/Epics/base-3.14.9/src/ca'
> > make[1]: Leaving directory `/cygdrive/w/Epics/base-3.14.9/src'
> > make: Leaving directory `/cygdrive/w/Epics/base-3.14.9'
> > 
> > Evgeniy Tikhomolov
> > TRIUMF
> 
> 

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