How to recompile

[Randymarsh9]

I know this is a very noobish question, but if I edit something in the source and want it to take effect, how would I actually go about doing that?

[pfyon]

What operating system are you using?

[trevius]

The wiki has tons of information if you search it a bit. Here is a post about a wiki page that should give you the info you need:

http://www.eqemulator.net/forums/showthread.php?t=28303

[Randymarsh9]

I am trying to recompile using that guide but I've already ran into a problem, idk how to install zlib. I just have a folder with everything in it and I'm not sure how to use a .dll

[Randymarsh9]

I did everything that that guide says and it isnt working at all. I keep succeeding and 1 build and getting 6 failures. One thing i noticed a few times was
LINK : fatal error LNK1181: cannot open input file 'zlib.lib' even though I am almost certain I pointed it to the places it says in the guide.
I also saw a ton of things like
7>c:\documents and settings\hp_administrator\my documents\solo server\source\common\../common/servertalk.h(443) : warning C4200: nonstandard extension used : zero-sized array in struct/union
7> Cannot generate copy-ctor or copy-assignment operator when UDT contains a zero-sized array
I did everything that guide said, I even got the new perl and installed it correctly.

[Shendare]

The warnings are many and harmless.

As for zlib, if you have added the zlib lib and include directories to your VC++ environment, you may need make a copy of zlib\lib\zdll.lib as zlib.lib.

[Randymarsh9]

......what?

[blackdragonsdg]

Open Visual Studio and go to the tools menu and select options. Expand the Projects and Solutions menu in the left pane then choose VC++ Directories. Look for where it says Show directories for: and select Include Files. Now add the file path to the zlib.lib file.

[mixxit]

That's because the guide links a file that doesn't have zlib.lib in it

It has a file called zdll.lib which you can just rename to zlib.lib without issues if you are compiling with Visual Studio 2008

[Zandig]

The guide is for Express Edition.

I haven't tried the full version so I can't comment on that.

You do not have to rename any zlib file using Express Edition.

[Randymarsh9]

well I renamed everything in C:\zlib\lib to be zlib instead of zdll, but I still failed 6 builds. When I look at it it still says stuff like fatal error: cannot open zlib.li. I have C:\zlib\lib and C:\zlib\include both in my directories thing too

[Shendare]

To clarify blackgragonsdg's instructions, the lib folder must be in your "Library files" list, and the include folder must be in your "Include files" list. Make sure it's set this way.

[Randymarsh9]

ok so can anyone just give an actual list of the things u need to add into the directories and what part? It's kinda hard trying to balance between what you all say and what the guide says

[Shendare]

http://www.eqemulator.net/wiki/wikka.php?wakka=VS2008

According to the guide, we are following the instructions, specifically this part:


5) Update your Microsoft Visual C+(+) 2008 Express Edition directories:
'Tools/Options/Projects and Solutions/VC+(+) directories'
and add the following directories using the dropdown "Show directories for" box:

* Include files: C:\mysql\include
* Include files: C:\perl\lib\CORE
* Include files: C:\zlib\include
* Library files: C:\mysql\lib\opt
* Library files: C:\perl\lib\CORE
* Library files: C:\zlib\lib


use the "New Line (Ctrl-Insert)" to add the above directories in the appropriate section.

[Randymarsh9]

sweet I finally got it to have all 7 succeed

[Randymarsh9]

ok just a question, someone said that now if you want to use custom spells u have to use the import spells.pl to have them take effect, but how do I use that pl? I have my spells_us and I see the .pl, but I don't have any clue what to do

[Zeice]

Just double click the import file, it should work.

[Randymarsh9]

nah It didn't do anything. Do I need to move it somewhere or something?

[Randymarsh9]

Do I really just double click it in the source? Does anyone know how to use that thing?

[trevius]

If you are running Windows, double-clicking it should work as far as I know. But, in order for it to work, you have to move it to your server folder where your config file and spells file are located.

[Randymarsh9]

i did that. it's in a folder with my eqemu_config, zone/world.exe, and my spells_us.

[Randymarsh9]

Basically when I open it, it just goes to a blank black screen that says C:Perl/bin/perl.exe at the top then it quickly disappears without doing anything. I have a blank spells_new table in my DB already

[trevius]

Here is a post with more info on using the import/export scripts:

http://www.eqemulator.net/forums/showpost.php?p=160509&postcount=45

[Randymarsh9]

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\HP_Administrator>cd C:\Documents and Settings\HP_Admin
istrator\My Documents\Solo Server\Pelican's Solo

C:\Documents and Settings\HP_Administrator\My Documents\Solo Server\Pelican's So
lo>perl import_spells.pl
install_driver(mysql) failed: Can't locate DBD/mysql.pm in @INC (@INC contains:
C:/Perl/site/lib C:/Perl/lib .) at (eval 4) line 3, <F> line 38.
Perhaps the DBD::mysql perl module hasn't been fully installed,
or perhaps the capitalisation of 'mysql' isn't right.
Available drivers: CSV, DBM, ExampleP, File, Gofer, ODBC, Oracle, Proxy, SQLite,
Sponge.
at import_spells.pl line 61

C:\Documents and Settings\HP_Administrator\My Documents\Solo Server\Pelican's So
lo>


Basically that's the error I am getting when I try to run it. It looks like someone else had that problem but it didn't really give a solution, or maybe I just don't understand it if he did