Guru help with settings please!!!

Lee · #1 (**permalink**) 07-21-2007, 03:18 PM

Hey,

I am trying to setup my compiler and am in need of help, I am using Visual C++ 2005 Express Edition

I am trying to set up two things.

1. When i declare a char in my program and its unsigned instead of me typing unsigned char i want it to do this by default, meaning when i declare a char that's unsigned it will change the code to unsigned char for me.

To do this i need to put "/J" somewhere though with this version i am not sure where i need to put it, in earlier versions you go into the properties and in the additional options text box under the tab C/C++ you type "/J", if that tabs there i cant find it?

2. I want to make it so my application uses multi threaded libraries and i cant seem to find the drop down list to change it, in older versions it comes under the C/C++ tab under a label "Use run-time library:" then you select what you want from the list, Again i cant find this

Please help!

Thanks

Bench · #2 (**permalink**) 07-21-2007, 05:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lee

Hey,

I am trying to setup my compiler and am in need of help, I am using Visual C++ 2005 Express Edition

I am trying to set up two things.

1. When i declare a char in my program and its unsigned instead of me typing unsigned char i want it to do this by default, meaning when i declare a char that's unsigned it will change the code to unsigned char for me.

To do this i need to put "/J" somewhere though with this version i am not sure where i need to put it, in earlier versions you go into the properties and in the additional options text box under the tab C/C++ you type "/J", if that tabs there i cant find it?

]2. I want to make it so my application uses multi threaded libraries and i cant seem to find the drop down list to change it, in older versions it comes under the C/C++ tab under a label "Use run-time library:" then you select what you want from the list, Again i cant find this

Please help!

Thanks

Perhaps my version (.NET 2003) qualifies as an 'older version' -however, I found this option in the Project's properties window. Under the C/C++ 'tree' of settings, there's a property page called Code Generation, where you can specify single or multi-threaded runtime libraries.

Is this what you're looking for?

As for the option to treat char as unsigned by default, the Property page beneath Code Generation is called Language. in VS 2003, I have the Default char unsigned option there.

If VS2005 is different (Last time I used VS2005 it looked more-or-less identical) then you might need to flick through MSDN's help pages.

Lee · #3 (**permalink**) 07-21-2007, 05:48 PM

Nope i got nothing, i have found a C/C++ tree but when you expand it theres only 3 things within, all of which are not what i am after.

I have been routing round MSDN but that site is made to be a pain to find things unless you get lucky. Is it maybe because i am using the express version? What i have found on MSDN is how you and the book said i should do it though i have less options.

Thanks for your help, any more help would be great

Bench · #4 (**permalink**) 07-22-2007, 06:32 AM

I've just been leafing through MSDN, and found this page

Breaking Changes in the Visual C++ 2005 Compiler (C++)

Apparently a lot of redundant features were removed in VS2005, with the single threaded runtime libraries seeming to be being one of them.. in other words, it would appear you're already using the multi-threaded runtime libraries.

Another option which appears in the C/C++ tree is called Command Line - does this appear in VS express edition?

Lee · #5 (**permalink**) 07-22-2007, 09:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bench

I've just been leafing through MSDN, and found this page

Breaking Changes in the Visual C++ 2005 Compiler (C++)

Apparently a lot of redundant features were removed in VS2005, with the single threaded runtime libraries seeming to be being one of them.. in other words, it would appear you're already using the multi-threaded runtime libraries.

Another option which appears in the C/C++ tree is called Command Line - does this appear in VS express edition?

Thanks for the link, thats one of two problems solved

, as for the 2nd i looked under the C/C++ tree and there was no command line option there

, there are other command line in options in other property windows, one comes under debug?

I am thinking try it in debug command line because i would think the compiler would treat it as an error but then the command would kick in and make it unsigned char?

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