Can't compile on Windows 8: Desktop Target

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Shinkiro1(Posted 2016) [#1]
I have downloaded and installed Visual Studio 2015.
When compiling it now tells me it can't find make. Do I have to install that as well?
The docs only say to install Visual Studio 2013 which I can't find anymore.
Also tried mxdevinstall but I don't know at which path to point it to.

Is there a step by step explanation of getting this to work?


Shinkiro1(Posted 2016) [#2]
I can't figure this out.
Are you guys all using MinGW or Visual Studio for compiling?


MikeHart(Posted 2016) [#3]
I have mingw installed. Works fine. But then, I am on Windows7


dawlane(Posted 2016) [#4]
If I remember you have to change the MSBUILD_PATH in config.winnt.txt to the location of the VS2015 MSBuild executable.

MSBUILD_PATH="${PROGRAMFILES(x86)}\MSBuild\14.0\Bin\MSBuild.exe"
MSBUILD_PATH="${PROGRAMFILES}\MSBuild\14.0\Bin\MSBuild.exe"

Edit: And don't forger to add #GLFW_USE_MINGW=False to the to of main project file.


Shinkiro1(Posted 2016) [#5]
Installed MinGW and got it working now.

PS: I needed to change 1 line of the 40k to get my game to compile. A little bit awesome :)