From c1ce5b27fb3342321123e9b26a760e85835ab74e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mac Sample Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2022 10:10:09 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] adds partial build instructions with variable set helper --- README.md | 8 ++++++++ setvars.bat | 18 ++++++++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 26 insertions(+) create mode 100644 setvars.bat diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 5cd7cec..03de712 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -10,6 +10,14 @@ As the maintainer of this project, please make a few updates: - Understanding the security reporting process in SECURITY.MD - Remove this section from the README +## Building instructions + +This project is unlikely to build successfully under modern hardware/software, but you can get started with compilation and get partial completed binaries. Here's what will get you going. +- Make sure this repo is checked out to a folder with a short name, ideally right on the root of a drive (i.e. C:\3d). +- You will need Visual C++ 2.0's dev tools (located under MSVC20\BIN on its installer disk) on your path. Modern compilers dislike some of the pre C++98 conventions. +- From the root of this repo, run ```setvars.bat``` you can change the values in this script to change what your build will target. +- Run nmake and you'll begin building 3d Movie Maker. + ## Contributing This project welcomes contributions and suggestions. Most contributions require you to agree to a diff --git a/setvars.bat b/setvars.bat new file mode 100644 index 0000000..84ec288 --- /dev/null +++ b/setvars.bat @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +:: Setup the Socrates Directory Environment Variable +set SOC_ROOT=%cd% +:: Setup the Kauai dir that's needed by most things +set KAUAI_ROOT=%SOC_ROOT%\kauai +:: Update includes to cover whats needed +set include=%include%;%SOC_ROOT%\INC;%SOC_ROOT%\BREN\INC;%KAUAI_ROOT%\SRC +:: Setup the Build Type +:: This can be one of WIND, WINS, WINUD, WINUS +:: D specifies it is debug, vs S for shipping +:: U marks it as unicode +set BLD_TYPE_DIR=WINUS +::Setup other needed variables +:: These vary based on what you are targeting +:: Look at the $kvars.bat files under obj/%bld_type_dir% +set ARCH=WIN +set CHAR=UNICODE +set PROJ=SOC +set TYPE=DBSHIP \ No newline at end of file