Microsoft C/C++ Compilers

Post by **jussij** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 7:07 am

For the Microsoft C# compiler, provided it has been installed correctly, it should work out of the box with Zeus. Just import the Visual studio workspace and the code can be compiled and built from inside of Zeus IDE.

But for the Microsoft C/C++ compiler, it will require some minor configuration before it can be used inside the Zeus IDE.

Here the two steps required to get the Microsoft C/C++ compiler working inside the Zeus IDE.

Step 1: Create a Desktop Shortcut for a Zeus Batch File

Use the mouse right click button on the desktop and then use the New, Shortcut menu to create a shortcut with the following details:

Target: "C:\Users\<User Name>\AppData\Local\Programs\Zeus (x64)\ze.cmd"
Run: Minimized
Icon: Hit the Change Icon button, browse to "C:\Users\<User Name>\AppData\Local\Programs\Zeus (x64)\z..exe" and select the Zeus icon.

NOTE: The <User Name> shown above will need to be changed to suit.

Step 2: Test Everything is Working
By double clicking on the new shortcut above, you will have a new Zeus session that is correctly configured to run the Microsoft C/C++ compiler.

To test that configuration, create the following test.cpp file:

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#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
    std::cout << "Hello, World!" << endl << endl;
    return 1;
}

Now using the Compiler, Compile menu should result in this compiler output:

Microsoft (R) 32-bit C/C++ Optimizing Compiler Version 15.00.30729.01 for 80x86
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

test.cpp
Microsoft (R) Incremental Linker Version 9.00.30729.01
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

/out:test.exe
test.obj
user32.lib

This will have also resulted in the creation of a working test.exe executable file:

C:\temp>test.exe
Hello, World!
C:\temp>

Cheers Jussi

** Extra Debug Step if Required **

The batch file from above will only work if the vsvars32.bat file was located in the default Microsoft installer locations which may not always be the case.

Luckily the location of this batch file can be easily found from inside Zeus using the Tools, DOS Command Line menu and entering the following command:

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dir "$MsVcVarsPath"

Running this command should result in the following output:

Directory of C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\Common7\Tools

29/07/2009 14:03 <DIR> .
29/07/2009 14:03 <DIR> ..
29/07/2009 14:02 <DIR> 1033
28/04/2005 18:04 11,197 AtlTraceTool8.chm
08/11/2007 08:19 75,272 AtlTraceTool8.exe
29/07/2009 14:00 <DIR> Deployment
08/11/2007 08:19 45,568 errlook.exe
02/08/2002 15:50 7,427 errlook.hlp
07/11/2007 12:01 31,744 guidgen.exe
08/11/2007 08:19 51,704 gutils.dll
08/11/2007 08:19 27,640 makehm.exe
19/10/2004 14:34 115,559 spyxx.chm
08/11/2007 08:19 631,800 spyxx.exe
08/11/2007 08:19 161,280 spyxxhk.dll
29/07/2009 13:59 <DIR> Templates
08/11/2007 08:19 21,504 uuidgen.exe
30/08/2007 15:31 1,748 vcvars.txt
29/07/2009 13:59 <DIR> VDT
29/07/2009 14:06 2,257 vsvars32.bat
13 File(s) 1,184,700 bytes
6 Dir(s) 50,424,692,736 bytes free

You will notice the results of the search locate the vsvars32.bat file in the the C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\Common7\Tools folder.

This ties in with the code found in the batch file as shown below:

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REM Microsoft Visual Studio 2008
:VS2008
call "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 9.0\Common7\Tools\vsvars32.bat" goto VS2005
goto Zeus

If you find the vsvars32.bat file in a different, non-default folder location then just edit the ze.cmd batch to suit

Setting up the Language Server
To setup the C/C++ language server follow the instructions found here: https://www.zeusedit.com/lsp/c_cpp.html