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@@ -6,23 +6,32 @@ Setting Scripts @@ Replace this section with a proper package build/install instructions when the package name is finalized. + @@ Interestingly INSTALL files for our packages provide instuctions how to build the package but not how to install it. -The "driver" scripts that you will be invoking are cl-NN, link-NN, lib-NN, -etc., where NN is the Visual Studio version (e.g., 11, 12, 14, etc). There -are also the "configuration" scripts, msvc-NN, which provide the Visual -Studio/SDK location and configuration (in a way similar to vcvars32.bat). -There is also a bunch of other helper scripts that you will not need to -modify or invoke directly. +The "driver" scripts that you will be invoking have names in the following +form: + +<tool>-<version>-<target> + +Where: + +<tool> is one of 'cl' 'link' 'lib' 'mt' 'rc' +<version> is the Visual Studio version, for example, 11, 12, 14u2, 15rc1 +<target> is the compiler target, for example, 32 (x86), 64 (x86_64). -It is also required to build msvc-filter utility. To do that run build2 in the -project's directory. +There are also the "configuration" scripts, msvc-NN/msvc-<version>-<target>, +which provide the Visual Studio/SDK location and configuration (in a way +similar to vcvars32.bat). There is also a bunch of other helper scripts that +you will not need to modify or invoke directly. It is also required to build +msvc-filter native utility using build2. -All of these scripts and utility should reside in the same directory. In -particular, you cannot copy, say, cl-NN to /usr/local/bin/ while leaving the -rest in some other directory -- this will not work. What you can do, however, -is create symlinks to the driver scripts in /usr/local/bin/ -- this will work. +All of these scripts and utilities should reside in the same directory. In +particular, you cannot copy, say, cl-<...> to /usr/local/bin/ while leaving +the rest in some other directory -- this will not work. What you can do, +however, is create symlinks to the driver scripts in /usr/local/bin/ -- this +will work. If you only need to make the scripts usable by a single user, then the easiest approach is to add the script's directory to your PATH in, say, .bashrc, for @@ -31,12 +40,36 @@ example: export PATH=$HOME/msvc-linux:$PATH Alternatively, if you have something like ~/bin/ that is already in PATH, then -you can simply add symlinks to the scripts. This way you can also choose +you can simply add symlinks to the scripts there. This way you can also choose shorter tool names, for example: for t in cl link lib mt rc; do \ ln -s .../msvc-linux/$t-14u2-64 ~/bin/$t-14; done +While you can modify the configuration scripts, retainig such modifications +over updates will be tedious. As a result, there are several environment +variables that you can set (e.g., in your .bashrc) to adjust some of the +common configuration values. + +Currently you can override WINEPREFIX and INSTALLDIR via the following +environment variable hierarchy (from highest to lowest precedence): + +MSVC_<MAJOR><MINOR>_* # MSVC_14U2_INSTALLDIR +MSVC_<MAJOR>_* # MSVC_14_INSTALLDIR +MSVC_* # MSVC_INSTALLDIR + +The WINEPREFIX value corresponds to the WINEPREFIX Wine environment variable +that allows one to use an alternative (to ~/.wine) root directory. You can +use it, for example, to maintain multiple Visual Studio updates (e.g., 14u1, +14u2, 14u3) which otherwise cannot coexist in a single installation. + +The INSTALLDIR directory can be used to alter the Visual Studio installation +directory name (not path; the default is "Microsoft Visual Studio NN.0"). +This can be used, for example, to implement an alternative multiple updates +strategy by installing them in the same Wine root but in different +directories. For details on how this value is used refer to the configuration +scripts. + Install Wine ------------ @@ -155,7 +188,6 @@ Add overrides for msvcr120.dll and msvcp120.dll: run winecfg, select the Copy and Setup Visual Studio 14 ------------------------------- -Note: If using 14 Update 2, then use the *-14u2 driver scripts. Note: 14 Update 2 requires Wine 1.9 or later (bug #34851). Note: 14 Update 2 is known to work with Wine 1.9.7, 1.9.8 but not 1.9.15. @@ -188,9 +220,9 @@ System32/} to .wine/drive_c/windows/{syswow64/ system32/} and add Wine overrides (run winecfg, select the "Libraries" tab, then enter the DLL name and press "Add"). -To discover the list of DLLs, run cl-14 to compile and link and an executable -and then run the executable itself (see Test below): any DLL that causes an -error needs an override. +To discover the list of DLLs, run cl-14 to compile and link an executable and +then run the executable itself (see Test below): any DLL that causes an error +needs an override. For Wine 1.7.55-1.9.8 the list is: @@ -212,7 +244,7 @@ The following overrides are necessary because of some unimplemented functions: Test ---- -cl-NN /EHsc /MD /TP hello-world.cxx +cl-<...> /EHsc /MD /TP hello-world.cxx ./hello-world.exe @@ -224,3 +256,60 @@ built with more recent Visual Studio versions) you may want to add the following line to your .bashrc or similar: export WINEDEBUG=fixme-all + + +Hacking +======= + +To add support for a new Visual Studio version follow this overall plan: + + +Install Visual Studio +--------------------- + +Install the new version on a Windows machine keeping the setup as close to +default as possible. Specifically, don't alter the default installation +directory, SDK to use, etc. Normally, you would make sure all the compilers +that you will need are installed (32, 64-bit x86, ARM, etc) and that's it. +Note also that we use the 64-to-32-bit cross-compiler for 32-bit builds. + + +Come up with Configuration(s) +----------------------------- + +By examining the INCLUDE and LIB environment variables in the corresponding +Visual Studio Command Prompts, determine which SDK/CRT versions are used, +executable paths for the tools (use the where command), etc. + +Based on this information create the corresponding configuration file(s) in +msvc-NN/ subdirectory. Use the existing configuration from the closest version +as a guide. + + +Create Driver Scripts +--------------------- + +Create the driver scripts corresponding to each new configuration. For example +(replace <version> and <target>): + +for t in cl link lib mt rc; do \ + cp cl-11-32 $t-<version>-<target>; done + + +Copy and Setup Visual Studio on Linux +------------------------------------- + +Copy the Visual Studio setup over to a Linux machine as discussed above using +instructions from the closest version as a guide. Use the new driver scripts +for testing. + +Write down new instructions or update one of the existing. + + +Update Common Scripts +--------------------- + +In a new version of Visual Studio the tools may have new options that may need +to be handled in the msvc-common/msvc-<tool>-common scripts. To check if any +were added, take a diff of usage outputs (/? option) from the new version and +the most recent that is already supported. |