[Insight-users] compiling ITK by using Visual C++ Toolkit

[Mathieu Malaterre]

Nicolaus,

   You won't find everything right away from the download (it lacks libraries), you might want to read also this:

http://vtk.org/pipermail/vtkusers/2004-April/073395.html

  And the updated wxWindows/wxWidgets page (read the first paragraph):

http://www.wxwindows.org/lnk_msw.htm

HTH
Mathieu


> 
> From: Luis Ibanez <luis.ibanez at kitware.com>
> Date: 2004/06/27 Sun PM 03:20:08 EDT
> To: Nicolaus Andratschke <koegli at yahoo.com>
> CC: insight-users at itk.org
> Subject: Re: [Insight-users] compiling ITK by using Visual C++ Toolkit
> 
> 
> Hi Nicolaus,
> 
> The Free VC++ Toolkit that Microsoft has released contains
> the same compiler and linker that you use when you run the
> VisualStudio IDE.
> 
>     http://msdn.microsoft.com/visualc/vctoolkit2003/
> 
> As far as the compiler is concerned, it is not rudimental at all.
> It is simply a command line compiler + linker, as is the case for
> Borland or GCC.
> 
> 
> ITK should build with no problem with this VC++ compiler.
> 
> The trick is that, as you pointed out, this toolkit is
> delivered without NMake. This means that another build
> system should be used in order to take care of dependencies
> and controling the full build process. Options that come to
> mind are :  Cygwin nmake, and Borland make.
> 
> This however will require modifications in CMake in order to
> generate Makefile for those make versions, but with the paths
> and flags of the VC++ compiler.
> 
> If you already have NMake in your system, then you can simply
> proceed by configuring ITK with CMake and selecting to produce
> "NMake Makefiles" in the Upper right corner choice of CMake's
> GUI.
> 
> 
> Please let us know if you have further questions.
> 
> 
> 
>     Thanks
> 
> 
>       Luis
> 
> 
> 
> ----------------------------
> Nicolaus Andratschke wrote:
> 
> > Microsoft is offering a free VC++ Toolkit that comes
> > with compiler, linker and some basic libraries (no
> > MFC, ATL). No nmake etc.
> > Is there a possibility to compile ITK with this
> > rudimental MS c++ compiler?
> > 
> > 
> 
> 
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