Anyone has MS Visual C++ 6?

(th0rn3) #1

Can anyone give me the full version of Microsoft Visual C++ 6?

(-SSF-Sage) #2

Count me in. I’ve been trying 3 days to get atleast some compiler to compile… :confused: Darn I’m too nooby in coding. I would have thought I’d made it to atleast to the point where I get it compiled, but I guess I was wrong. :confused: I was just 5 mins ago looking for that myself.

(kamikazee) #3

Posting it falls under spreading warez, I’m afraid. If you want it, you either must look for someone who still has a copy or look for it by illicit means.
However, if you are still studying, ask your teachers. Some schools/universities have a partnership with Microsoft which means they can get student licenses, and just maybe they still have a copy of VC++ 6 around. If they don’t but still take part in the MSDNAA program, you could grab a Visual Studio 2003, 2005 or 2008 license (generally, the older the version, the better the C/C++ compiler can be used for W:ET). The full editions come with all libraries needed to compile the W:ET and ET:QW source.

If no such options are available, you could try your luck with Visual Studio Express (2005 or 2008) which can supposedly be downloaded freely. I guess this could be the IDE Sage is using, which makes things slightly more complicated because you need to download and install some extra libraries.

(kamikazee) #4

On a side note: if you are adventurous, you may also try the Eclipse CDT distribution.
It has a few drawbacks, including the fact that you need to install your own compiler toolchain (though this also means you could use Borland’s compilers or MinGW and MSys) and that Eclipse was originally a Java IDE.

Other than that, it can be considered a worthy alternative, seeing how I actually start to miss its features when I switch back to VS.

(nUllSkillZ) #5

?
Try to use GNU/Linux.
It doesn’t cost anything.

You could try to install GNU/Linux in a virtual machine (VirtualBox for example (which also doesn’t cost anything)).
Or create a dual boot PC.

Advantage:
You can compile for GNU/Linux and crosscompile for Windows.

There’s a thread covering the details.

(kamikazee) #6

In the case of Linux, Eclipse sure doesn’t take the extra work I mentioned, seeing how most distributions have the GNU compilers installed.

(-SSF-Sage) #7

:stroggbanana: Finally I’m able to compile and did some tests yesterday. I already got many simple/small tests working ingame. Class and weapon stuff… :stroggbanana::stroggtapir:

Yeah it’s noobish, but I’m a coder noob. Experience in C; 2 days.