Changes between Version 1 and Version 2 of BuildingWindowsDependencies

Timestamp:

Jan 24, 2016, 5:38:22 AM (8 years ago)

Author:

historic_bruno

Comment:

Adds OpenAL Soft instructions

BuildingWindowsDependencies

@@ -142 +142 @@
         * Press '''Configure'''
           * Choose '''Yes''' to create the build directory if it doesn't exist
-        * Choose '''Visual Studio 2013''' default native compiler as generator, then Finish
+        * Choose '''Visual Studio 12 2013''' default native compiler as generator, then Finish
         * There should be an error because it can't find zlib yet
         * Set `ZLIB_INCLUDE_DIR` to the path to the zlib headers (in SVN, that is `libraries\win32\zlib\include`)
@@ -151 +151 @@
         * Press '''Configure''' until there are no errors or red entries
         * Press '''Generate'''
-        * In `lpng1xxx\build`, there should be a libpng.sln you can open in Visual Studio 2013. Open it
+        * In `lpng1xxx\build`, there should be a `libpng.sln` solution you can open in Visual Studio 2013. Open it
         * Open '''png1x''' project properties, select '''Debug''' configuration. Under '''Configuration Properties > Linker > Input > Additional Dependencies''', add a "d" onto the end of the zlib .lib filename (so it uses the zlib debug build in this case)
-        * Optional DLL version info: add lpng1xxx\scripts\pngwin.rc as a source file in the png1x project
+        * Optional DLL version info: add `lpng1xxx\scripts\pngwin.rc` as a source file in the png1x project
         * Build solution for '''Debug''' configuration, there should be no errors. Build the INSTALL project to copy files to the install folders set up earlier
         * Repeat for '''Release''' configuration
@@ -198 +198 @@
         nmake /f Makefile.msvc install
         }}}
+
+== OpenAL Soft ==
+
+* CMake GUI-based build:
+        * [https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=6812 Download] and install Microsoft DirectX SDK (June 2010)
+        * [http://kcat.strangesoft.net/openal.html Download OpenAL-Soft] source and extract somewhere (`X:\path\to\openal-soft-x.xx.x`)
+        * Open cmake-gui (v3.2 in this example)
+        * Set source location to the `X:\path\to\openal-soft-x.xx.x` folder
+        * Set build location to `X:\path\to\openal-soft-x.xx.x\build` (this way the build files will be separate from the source)
+        * Press '''Configure'''
+          * Choose '''Yes''' to create the build directory if it doesn't exist
+        * Choose '''Visual Studio 12 2013''' default native compiler as generator, then Finish
+        * Add Entry, `CMAKE_GENERATOR_TOOLSET` as a String, and set the value to '''v120_xp''' (to use the XP compatible toolset)
+        * Change `CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX` to `X:\path\to\openal-soft-x.xx.x\install`
+        * Uncheck/turn off `ALSOFT_UTILS`
+        * Press '''Configure''' until there are no errors or red entries (warnings are OK)
+        * Press '''Generate'''
+        * In `X:\path\to\openal-soft-x.xx.x\build`, there should be an `OpenAL.sln` solution you can open in Visual Studio 2013. Open it
+        * Build solution for '''Release''' configuration
+          * Build the '''INSTALL''' project by right-clicking on it (to copy files to the install folders set up earlier)
+        * `openal-soft-x.xx.x\install` should contain all the newly built libs
 
 == zlib ==
@@ -208 +229 @@
         * Press '''Configure'''
           * Choose '''Yes''' to create the build directory if it doesn't exist
-        * Choose '''Visual Studio 2013''' default native compiler as generator, then Finish
+        * Choose '''Visual Studio 12 2013''' default native compiler as generator, then Finish
         * Add Entry, `CMAKE_GENERATOR_TOOLSET` as a String, and set the value to '''v120_xp''' (to use the XP compatible toolset)
-        * Change CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX to `X:\path\to\zlib-x.x.x\install`
+        * Change `CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX` to `X:\path\to\zlib-x.x.x\install`
         * Change `INSTALL_*` group entries to `X:\path\to\zlib-x.x.x\install\*`
         * Press '''Configure''' until there are no errors or red entries
         * Press '''Generate'''
         * In `zlib-x.x.x\build`, there should be a `zlib.sln` solution you can open in Visual Studio 2013. Open it
-        * Build solution for Debug configuration, there should be no errors
+        * Build solution for '''Debug''' configuration, there should be no errors
           * Build the '''INSTALL''' project by right-clicking on it (to copy files to the install folders set up earlier)
-        * Repeat for Release configuration
+        * Repeat for '''Release''' configuration
         * `zlib-x.x.x\install` should contain all the newly built libs