I am trying to use Microsoft visual studio IDE to run my c++ code, however, when I go to create a project, I do not see the option for a c++ project. I tried reinstalling the program to see if I could somehow install the package/extension however it just won't seem to come up.
The only templates that appear are in c# or f#.
If someone could please lead me into the right direction so that I can fix this, it would be great. Thank you.
I don't see any mention of C++ in the release notes.
According to this post on MSDN, there is no C++ support in the Mac version of Visual Studio. It contains links to instructions for using Visual Studio Code, as well as the option to install a VM running Windows.
Apparently Visual Studio Code supports C++ projects, since it can execute external tools. The Microsoft Visual C++ build tools are free for Windows, but I don't think there is a version for the Mac, so some other external compiler is necessary.
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I guess I may be getting into trouble for asking ironically obvious questions. I had found the place that shows where things are installed on Visual Studio 2015 in 2016, but now I can't remember where it is. I see instructions of how to check using the command line, although I saw a nifty place that showed me which components were installed somewhere in the toolbars on top in 2016. Funny.
I dug up an old project of mine from college when we exclusively used Visual Studios, and I'm looking to run it again. I don't have the exe anymore, just the debug version. When I run the debug version, I get the missing MSVCP120D.dll error. I have no way to recompile this into the release version. Is there a way for me to download the missing dlls, without downloading Visual Studios?
Incase you didn't know, MSVCP120D.dll is a dynamic link library for the IDE "Microsoft Visual C++ 12.0", which I believe is from Visual Studio 2013.
If you know the version of Visual Studio that you used (You specified 2010 and 2012 in the tags), you can use the following link to download the toolchain, Visual C++: https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/kb/2977003
Another option is reverse-engineering, but this will be an incredibly difficult process and cannot give you the source that you originally used to create the debug version. Your best bet is to find the version you're after, if not re-writing it.
This installation, should you have the administrator privileges to perform it, should cause the error to cease, as your system will be able to find it in Sys32/Syswow64.
Edit: I would be vary wary to download a .dll from any other site other than Microsoft's official site, malicious DLLs are readily available from dodgy sites.
I have created a c++ game with the following libraries : SDL2 and SDL2_MIXER. I want to give the game to some friends who have no programming experience to play with. Now I don't really know how to do that.
What I have tried is to use installshield limited edition with visual studio. After giving the installation program to some friends they all had a common problem-error that a dll MVCsomething was missing.
What is the simplest way to give my friends the app? Since c++ is translated to assembly do I have to compile the source again each time I change a machine?
Given the way that you've tagged your question, it is unclear if you are using Visual Studio or CodeBlocks to compile the code.
I guessing that you're compiling it in Visual Studio, and therefore they're getting an error that they don't have the appropriate MSVCRT DLLs—in other words, the C runtime library that your code depends upon, having been compiled with Microsoft's compiler. Point them to download the version of the Visual C++ Redistributable matching the version of Visual Studio that you're using on your development computer. For example, if you have VS 2015, they'll need to install Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2015.
Alternatively, you can bundle the required redistributable into your installer to make sure that it gets installed automatically, if it isn't already. In InstallShield, I believe that's done by marking the VC++ Redistributable as a "requirement". Make sure that it's set as a prerequisite. Although, judging from the answer to this question, it may be that InstallShield LE doesn't support this. If that's the case, my advice would be to ditch InstallShield altogether and use something like Inno Setup to build an installer. There is a moderate learning curve, but it is useful knowledge. That being said, I can't believe Microsoft would ship a mechanism for creating a setup program with Visual Studio that didn't support automated installation of the CRT. I have not kept up with what Visual Studio supports nowadays with respect to setup wizards.
Since c++ is translated to assembly do I have to compile the source again each time I change a machine?
No, no. Assuming that your friends are all running Windows (and not, say, Linux) and have x86-based machines (which they do if they're running Windows), your code will work fine. The only hitch would be if you are compiling 64-bit code that runs on your machine, but they only have 32-bit machines. Then you'll need to have a 32-bit and 64-bit version. (Or a single 32-bit version, which will run on both.)
I have a simple question in which I think the answer is no as I can only find back wards compatibility with Visual Studio.
I was wondering can VS2015 use the latest C++ compiler offered with VS2015? I am running into issues with things like to_string not being defined, while I have a work around for all my issues I would like to code with simple function calls rather than use work arounds.
If anyone knows how to do this or can show me a trick for it please let me know!
PS I saw the http://daffodil.codeplex.com/ and I see it only lets me set compiler settings for older versions of VS.
You can set the Platform Toolset to Visual Studio 2015. Bring up the properties for your project, and on the General page you can specify the Platform Toolset. If VS2015 isn't listed you installed the IDE but not the C++ compiler, or something got messed up in your install.
I've recently discovered Emscripten as a way of writing native code and running it in a web browser.
I'd like to work with an IDE for code completion and be able to customize the build process for Emscripten.
The only tool I've found to build Emscripten this way is with VS2010 which has very limited c++11 support so that's not desirable.
I thought of using VS2013 and writing a custom build script but I've never used VS so I'm unsure how to do that or if it's even possible.
What are people using to work with Emscripten?
Not sure if you are aware of this. On the requirements page, the following is stated:
Visual Studio 2010 is required! Visual Studio 2012 and Visual Studio 2013 do not correctly compile Fastcomp. This issue will be fixed (eventually) when Fastcomp is migrated to use a LLVM 3.4 or later.