http://www.miscdebris.net/plplot_wiki/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=MajatoPLplotWiki - User contributions [en]2026-05-16T13:35:04ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.24.4http://www.miscdebris.net/plplot_wiki/index.php?title=Setup_Visual_Studio_Express&diff=2285Setup Visual Studio Express2010-11-20T14:20:36Z<p>Majato: In the batch file I've add a "call" instruction, so the process can come out of the batch file (vsvars32.bat.</p>
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<div>== Setup Visual C++ (2008) ==<br />
Visual C++ Express Edition<ref>[http://www.microsoft.com/express/vc/ Visual C++ Express Homepage]</ref> is a integrated development environments (IDE) developed by Microsoft that is a lightweight version of the Microsoft Visual Studio C++ product line. The idea of express editions, according to Microsoft, is to provide streamlined, easy-to-use and easy-to-learn IDEs for users other than professional software developers, such as hobbyists and students.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual_Studio_Express Wikipedia entry about Visual Studio Express]</ref><br />
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=== Download and install ===<br />
Download the webinstaller from the [http://www.microsoft.com/express/vc/ Visual C++ 2008 Express Edition Website] and run it. Go through the installer wizard - Visual C++ will be downloaded and installed accordingly. Alternatively you could download the whole DVD containing the complete Visual Studio 2008 Express Edition set ([http://www.microsoft.com/express/download/ scroll to the bottom]) to install the tools offline.<br />
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=== Setup ===<br />
To configure and compile plplot with Visual C++ it is best to use the Windows CLI. Compiling PLplot via Project/Solution files '''is not tested and not supported'''. Please follow the instructions in [setup_cli Setup CLI] to get the Windows Command Line Interface ready for development. Then open your [http://www.scintilla.org/SciTE.html favorite text editor] and enter the following CLI commands<br />
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@echo off<br />
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rem setup Visual C++ compiler<br />
call "%VS90COMNTOOLS%"\vsvars32.bat<br />
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rem setup PLplot library<br />
set PLPLOTDIR=path_to_plplot<br />
set PLPLOT_LIB=%PLPLOTDIR%\data<br />
set PATH=%PLPLOTDIR%\dll;%PATH%<br />
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and save this to e.g. <tt>vcvars.bat</tt>. Start you Windows CLI, cd into the directory where the batch file was saved and run <tt>vcvars.bat</tt>. Run <tt>nmake /?</tt>, to see if everything works. Your Visual C++ developing environment is now ready.<br />
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=== Links ===<br />
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