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Building and running Building and running software on WNT with Visual software on WNT with Visual

Studio and CMTStudio and CMT

A step by step recipeA step by step recipe

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PrerequisitesPrerequisites

You need a PC running WNT....You need a PC running WNT.... You need to install:You need to install:

Windows AFS client See a system manager

Visual Studio 6.0, service pack 2 Available from NICE

Visual Fortran 6.1A Available from NICE

CMT must be installed on disk visible from your CMT must be installed on disk visible from your PCPC

On the S: disk at CERN

Installation details at:Installation details at: http://lhcb.cern.ch/computing/Support/html/DevStudio/

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Install CMT add-inInstall CMT add-in

Tools Menu > Customise... > Add-Ins and Macro Files tab > Browse... Button

Browse to S:\LHCb\Software\NtUtils\CmtAddIn.v2.dll

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1. getpack1. getpack

Gets package toGets package tolocal CMT arealocal CMT area

Creates DevStudioCreates DevStudioworkspaceworkspace

Using CMT requirementsfile

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2. Open the 2. Open the workspaceworkspace

File > Open Workspace... Menu navigate to the "Visual" subdirectory of your package open file called <packagename>.dsw

Workspace must be updatedif requirements change:

Build MSDEV Reload open projects

3. Build and execute3. Build and execute

If package consists of only one project (i.e. library)If package consists of only one project (i.e. library) Menu: Build > Build <package>

or F7 shortcut, or “build” icon on the toolbar.

If it consists of several projectsIf it consists of several projects can select the projects one by one, or build them all in one go: Menu Build > Batch build...

If package is an application, now ready to executeIf package is an application, now ready to execute Make sure that correct environment variables are set:

click on SetEnvironment button of the CMT toolbaronly needed first time you execute a particular program, or each time

requirements change (equivalent to "source setup.csh" on Unix)

Menu: Build > Execute <program>or Ctrl+F5 shortcut, or the “execute program” icon on the toolbar.

N.B.: execution directory is, by default, the directory in which the executable resides (usually Win32Debug).

To change: modify the working directory using Menu: Project > Settings... and change the Working directory in the Debug tab.

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ConclusionConclusion

Initial installation takes some timeInitial installation takes some time

CMT add-in, plus AFS access, (plus CMT add-in, plus AFS access, (plus WinCVS), make working with LHCb WinCVS), make working with LHCb packages in Visual Studio a pleasurepackages in Visual Studio a pleasure

Recommended to anyone who does not like debugging on Linux!

Looking into providing a batch build Looking into providing a batch build environment for people without access to a environment for people without access to a Windows PC.Windows PC.

No excuse for not testing software on both Linux and WNT...