Changes between Version 263 and Version 264 of BuildInstructions


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Jan 18, 2015, 9:59:23 PM (9 years ago)
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historic_bruno
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Removes XP and Vista from list of supported development OSes due to VS 2013; clarifies and updates some other notes

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    1717   * Modern graphics hardware is also recommended, though the game can run (slowly) on fairly old devices (!GeForce 4, Intel 945GM, etc)
    1818 * One of the following operating systems:
    19    * [#Windows Windows] (XP or newer)
     19   * [#Windows Windows] (7 or newer)
    2020   * [#Linux Linux]
    2121   * [#OSX OS X] (preferably 10.7/Lion or newer)
    … …  
    3333 * Windows 8
    3434 * Windows 7
    35  * Windows Vista
    36  * Windows XP
    37 
    38 Windows 2000 is not currently supported, see #2417.
    3935
    4036The only supported IDEs are:
    4137 * Visual C++ 2013
    4238
    43 We have dropped support for older versions of Visual Studio when moving to C++11, see #2669.
    44 
    4539'''Important notes:'''
    46  * Only 32-bit builds are supported (though they can be compiled and run on 64-bit Windows)
    47  * We have noticed occasional trouble with the free Express Editions; please consider acquiring the full version (e.g. via university programs). In particular, failures of the built-in self-test `test_wdbg_sym.h` seem to occur with VC2008 EE but not VC2008 nor VC2010 (c.f. #884).
    48 
     40 * We have dropped support for older versions of Visual Studio when moving to C++11, see #2669.
     41 * XP and Vista are supported as targets, but not for installing Visual Studio 2013.
     42 * Only 32-bit builds are supported, though they can be compiled and run on 64-bit Windows.
    4943
    5044=== Acquiring the code ===
    … …  
    5953
    6054=== Setting up the build environment ===
    61 The game must be compiled with Microsoft Visual C++. You can get the free Express edition here: [http://www.visualstudio.com/en-us/products/visual-studio-express-vs.aspx Visual Studio Express 2013]. Choose the version for "Windows Desktop".
     55The game must be compiled with Microsoft Visual C++. You can get the free Express edition here: [http://www.visualstudio.com/en-us/products/visual-studio-express-vs.aspx Visual Studio Express 2013]. Choose the version for "Windows Desktop". There is also the free [http://www.visualstudio.com/en-us/products/visual-studio-community-vs.aspx Community Edition], which has all the features of the Professional version for open source development.
    6256
    6357The Visual Studio project/solution files are automatically generated from the source files: