Source Code on Windows with MS Visual C++

Source Code Configuration for MS Visual C++

1. Setting the Environment Variables for Visual C++:
   The compiler CL.EXE and the linker LINK.EXE require that the environment variables PATH, INCLUDE, and LIB have been set properly.
   When Visual C++ was installed, setup created a batch file, VCVARS32.BAT for MS Visual Studio 6 and VSVARS32.BAT for MS Visual C++ .NET, containing the commands to modify PATH, LIB, and INCLUDE. Run VCVARS32.BAT (VSVARS32.BAT) before you compile LEDA as follows.
   1. At the command prompt, change to the \bin subdirectory of your Visual C++ installation (,e.g., c: \programs \microsoft visual studio \vc98 \bin).
   2. Type VCVARS32 (VSVARS32).
2. Go to the LEDA main directory (at the command prompt used above).
3. Type: lconfig [msc | msc6] [dll] [ ml | mld | md | mdd | mt | mtd ]

Remark: When using MSVC++ .NET you have to choose msc, when using MSVC++ 6.0 you have to choose msc6 in the command given above. When building an application with LEDA and MS Visual Studio 6 or MS Visual C++ .NET, the LEDA library you use depends on the Microsoft C runtime library you intend to link with. Your application code and LEDA both must be linked to the same Microsoft C runtime library; otherwise serious linker or runtime errors may occur. The Microsoft C runtime libraries are related to the compiler options as follows

C Runtime Library	Option
LIBC.LIB	-ML
LIBCD.LIB	-MLd
LIBCMT.LIB	-MT
LIBCMTD.LIB	-MTd
MSVCRT.LIB	-MD
MSVCRTD.LIB	-MDd

In order to get the suitable Libs or DLL please choose the corresponding option in the call of lconfig.

LEDA Compilation with MS Visual C++

Type make_lib for building the object code libraries

static:	libL.lib	basic library
	libG.lib	graph library
	libP.lib	d2-geo library
	libD3.lib	d3-geo library
	libGeoW.lib	GeoWin library
	libW.lib	window library
dynamic:	leda.dll, leda.lib
	libgeow.lib

Remarks: GeoWin is currently not available as a DLL.

Now follow the instructions given in the corresponding section for the Windows object code package (Section WinObjectCodePackage ff.).