N00b question: How do I view the Source code?

Need help testing contributed art or code or having trouble getting your newest additions into game compatible format? Confused by changes to data formats? Reading through source and wondering what the developers were thinking when they wrote something? Need "how-to" style guidance for messing with VS internals? This is probably the right forum.
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N00b question: How do I view the Source code?

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Do I need a certain compiler?
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Now the the old farts answer :wink: first off what OS do you run Win 7,OSX or ONE of the many flavors of Linux as that will determine which tool chain you will use. There is a procedure for each on the wiki athttp://vegastrike.sourceforge.net/wiki/ ... ode_HowTos If you have further questions fell free to post 8)

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Re: N00b question: How do I view the Source code?

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For me, properly configured CodeLite IDE works, in that it can edit, compile (/src as the project root) and run (needs VS/data path via -D in command line) VS.
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Thx for that TB :mrgreen: just the link I need at the moment since I`m stuck in the darkside(Win 7) ATM :lol: And I haven`t grokked VS2010 yet :? I still have to gather all the right libraries and such.But I have build the Ogre sample browser :D and the release version runs very nicely on my kit.Got to keep myself occupied out here in the wilds(I`m at my brothers in the country,no DSL :( )

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Re: N00b question: How do I view the Source code?

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I am running Win 7.

Thank you guys for the replies!

I have been trying to find out how to view the source code because when i download source code it gives me many folders, not one page of code. I am new to programming and I am wondering what all the folders are and which one is the actual code for the game
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All those folders are normal :shock: especially on any large project as C and C++ break things down into functions that are called from a main loop that and the source code also includes several utilities for manipulating data for inclusion in the game.Building vegastrike from source code on Windows is not a trivial task even for experts so don't be too disappointed if it takes a while to happen :wink: I know that i will probably do a jig when I finally succeed in getting a running exe :lol: While getting a Linux binary is a relative doddle.

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Re: N00b question: How do I view the Source code?

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Thank you very much for the response!

Yea I got a little intimidated when I saw all those folders when I was expecting just to see a script of code that I could just throw in my compiler and run it as if I made it :P
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