Skystar 2 SDK with Devshed Dev-C++?

[colbec]

I have ordered one of these cards and in order to get set up with the software development kit I downloaded the SDK and tried to get it to compile with Dev-C++. From the docs it looks as though Technisat has MS Visual C++ in mind. Indeed when I compile the demo with Dev-C++ the compile screams it can't find basic windows headers, so I include these. Then it compiles much further along but still dies with comments about variables being missing or duplicated and all sorts of complaints about illegal coding not in compliance with ISO standards.

Has anyone been down this road before? Would MS VC++ and Dev-C++ be radically different? I'm concerned that using Dev-C++ in this context would lead me into a lot of fruitless tweaking of headers.

 

[VinceT3]

MS VC++ is a different beast entirely.. though anything MS generally is.. they follow the standards but allow you to venture off the standard path.. tons of microsoft specific classes and methods if I remember correctly.. (it's been several years since I've played in the C++ world)

 

[mastermesh]

visual C++ is great to have around. Check with the developer though to make sure you know which version to get. version 6 was good, but since that time, they did a lot of #net junk and it's way different.

 

[colbec]

Thanks, guys, you have confirmed my suspicions. I will not waste any more time on this until I can source a copy of VC++. I have a message in to Technisat and will let you know if anything new comes up.

 

[colbec]

Just downloaded VC++ 2005 Express from MS and it looks as if this platform is much more suitable. Project file recognized, looking good. Still will not compile the Demo due to missing directx SDK, but this is much futher along than with Dev-C++.

I'm still on dialup here so it will take me a week of downloading to get the directx SDK (400MB) so you won't hear from me for a while!

 

[colbec]

Note to file: the skystar SDK requires atlsd.lib library, this is not available in the Express version of VC++. So it requires the full blown retail version.

 

[grusome]

Look around and you can find Visual Studio 2005 Standard Edition for well under $200.00.
I think for a small fee you can also order a CD from Microsoft with the latest DirectX SDK on it.
Or better yet, if you have a friend who has access to a high speed connection (DSL or better) at home or at work, see if you can talk them into downloading it for you.
Just some thoughts that might help.
grusome

 

[colbec]

Thanks grusome, I checked for a MS CD with DX SDK but read in a number of places that this service was no longer available, however the CD was still part of the MSDN membership regular mailouts.

I did get a disk via an associate who has high speed net and it was after this SDK was loaded that the compile progressed to the point where it became obvious that the full version of C++ was necessary.

It would have been nice to play around with the skystar SDK but whether it is worth the $200 I don't know at this point. Maybe later.

 

[mastermesh]

if you are a student, or know a student in college, you might check out educational pricing... Also might check out library. I don't know about c++ but do know that I got visual basic installed from some programming book that I bought several years back. It was on the cd.