Two cl.exe files -- both are different and they are both MS C++ Compiler

[SkyIDE]

Ok,

I just started messing around with adding support for Visual C++ Express.

I also installed .NET 2.0 SDK. Here is the confusing part. There seem to be two cl.exe files and I have no idea which is the one utilized by VC++ Express.

One is located in C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\VC\bin
and one C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\bin


They both produce "different" options but the one in the C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\VC\bin does not seem to work as its linker cannot find some files. I already re-installed VC++ Express twice and same story ...  but

the one in C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\bin also didn't work -- its linker couldn't find some files so I had to re-locate the "missing" libs into system32 and the home dir too. Anyway my question is, which is the right compiler for VC++ Express? Which one should I work with to add support?

Microsoft's own installation fails to set things up properly. They probably didn't modify my env paths...

[f0dder]

Well, you need to set correct INCLUDE and LIB environment variables, or pass the right compiler and linker switch to add the paths - this doesn't happen automatically. Iirc the VC++ express is vc8. Any chance you've installed the "vc2003 toolkit" a while ago? That could explain the vc7 install.

Microsoft's own installation fails to set things up properly. They probably didn't modify my env paths...

Indeed not, instead it creates a shortcut to cmd.exe that sets up the environment. This is done, I guess, to make sure you can have several tools installed without getting a messed up system.

[SkyIDE]

Hmm I installed a lot of stuff lately including BDS2006 Enterprise and this installer installs other stuff as well such as .NET 1.0 + SDK, Service packs for .NET and a lot more. I wish I saw my file system structure before the installation of all this but I just looked in the about box for VC++ 2008 and it says version 8.0 so it's gotta be C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\VC\bin and that's the one I will work with.

Also all the "missing" files are located in C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\VC\lib so for some reason the VC++ installer did not modify my env variables

[f0dder]

For VC8, the paths you'll want to (manually) add are:
include: <%vsbase%\vc\include> & <%vsbase%\vc\PlatformSDK\include>
include: <%vsbase%\vc\lib> & <%vsbase%\vc\PlatformSDK\lib>

Note that there's no vsbase environment set up by the installer, you should grab this from the registry somewhere. Also, iirc the layout changed from VS2003 to VS2005. And I already explained why the installer doesn't modify your env variables

[SkyIDE]

Problem solved...Thanks! Back in business

And I already explained why the installer doesn't modify your env variables

yep