Source code question
 

I will eventually figure out how to get the source code from the CVS, but until then I had been relying on getting code from the (kindly efforts of) DRP site - but they seem to have stopped at 840.

So, my not so newbie question is, how can I convert the source file available on this sites downloads area to a usable vcproject to use with Visual Studio? If this is not as simple as "do this thing" then nevermind, I do not want to waste devs time. But if it's easy, or there is a tool I can use to do it, please advise so I am not working with the 840 code anymore (although I think I have a greater understanding of things now - might even start making me own bugs-i mean, fixes. :))

Thanks in advance.
J

Hey John,

I just downloaded the source from here and it compiled with VS2005 Pro with just the usual warnings... I didn't change a thing (heh, now I got to re-compile cuz I left debug off. :(

No kidding? It looks like one huge file to me. I thought it had to be broken down into little .h and .cpp files? See, that's what I get for "assuming". I saw that large file and didn't even bother trying. I am using VS2005 Enterprise. I guess I'll try it later and see if it just works.

doh...

Well, yes. It's all compressed into one file. Use WinRar to decompress it and there's your source code....

Oh my dear god in heaven... I am such a noob. Here's what I was doing. Opening the .tar file with WinRAR, and seeing one 6.7mb file. Then thinking it was a text doc, I'd open it with Notepad or whatever to see what it was, and it looked all notepaddy. And I stopped there (no extension, us Windows people just freeze up and don't know what to do).

Forcing the non-extension "EQEmu-0.7.0-854-source" file to open with WinRAR, I see everything I need.

You are my hero. Thank you for your patience. :)