I''ve just installed Linux (Red Hat and Mandrake) and want to know if there is a similar tool to MSVC OR of there is a nice way to get a large (160+ file) workspace (12 projects) to compile under linux. ie,: - is there a .dsp\dsw -> Makefile conversion tool? - Can MSVC make the gcc make files?

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Original post by gimp
I... want to know if there is a similar tool to MSVC

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KDevelop is as close as you''ll get. There are other Linux IDEs, but either not free or of lower quality.

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OR of there is a nice way to get a large (160+ file) workspace (12 projects) to compile under linux.

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There are several, including GNU makefiles and autoconf tools; KDevelop and other programs often serve as front-ends for these tools, which are fairly ubiquitous.

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is there a .dsp\dsw -> Makefile conversion tool?

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Nope. But you could write one.

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Can MSVC make the gcc make files?

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Yes. It can import them or convert them, as you wish.

Frankly, Linux still lacks much in the way of productivity software, so if you migrated to Linux in reaction to Windows, bite the bullet, rein in your pride and go buy Win2k. That''s as good as it gets for now. On your new Linux system you''ll lack many of the tools necessary to create quality games: no good free/Free 3D modeler; no good sprite editor... coding on Linux is good and enjoyable, but developing content is a nightmare.


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Thankyou the information is useful, esp the infor about gcc\msvc.

I quite like MSVC. I can see many improvements (like allowing identical folder names or ''replace in file'') but on the whole it suits me fine.

I''m currently developing in Windows 2000, works fine, only managed to crash it twice in the last year(both times it was DirectX fullscreen + breaking to the debugger that did it.

I was planning on doing all my primary development on Win32 but all my code is seperated in to pure or OS dependent files. I have assumed that this would make it easy to do a conversion to linux(assuming linux supports all the OS stuff I''m doing).

When I get around to doing the port all I''m looking for is compiling\linking the binaries, not actually developing. The MSVC making gcc makefiles seems to be the path of least resistance.

Thanks

Chris