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Wix project template for Visual Studio Express versions?
Was looking for a free installer creator that integrates with Visual Studio 2012 Express. I have read great things about Windows Installer XML (WiX), but is seems like it won't work out of the box with the Express version of Visual Studio. Are there any work-arounds? I was wondering why a free and open-source capability wouldn't or couldn't support the project templates in the Express edition but can in all the others. Is this a built-in barrier from Microsoft to get people to upgrade?
Visual Studio Express does not support Extensibility by 3rd parties. This is a limitation Microsoft has placed on all the free editions of Visual Studio. Since Wix is being maintained as an open source project, it cannot integrate into Visual Studio Express as deep as it can into Visual Studio Professional and better.
You can still call Wix from the command-line or through WixEdit.
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Visual Studio 2015u3 is serviced by cumulative updates with KB3165756, which contains, among other things, fixes to the C++ compiler and libraries.
However KB3165756 refuses to do anything on a computer where Visual C++ Build Tools 2015 Update 3 is installed. It really wants one of VS Pro, Enterprise, Community or Express.
Are there special patches for Visual C++ Build Tools, or is it not updated at all and so it is actually a better idea to switch to Visual Studio Express 2015 for Desktop, in order to be able to receive patches?
Here is the answer I got on MSDN Visual Studio Development > Visual Studio Setup and Installation forum:
However KB3165756 refuses to do anything on a computer where Visual C++ Build Tools 2015 Update 3 is installed. It really wants one of VS Pro, Enterprise, Community or Express.
It is reasonable, check this: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/mt752379.aspx and it describes this update is applies to
Visual Studio Professional 2015
Visual Studio Enterprise 2015
Visual Studio Community 2015
Visual Studio Express 2015 for Web
Visual Studio Express 2015 for Desktop
Visual Studio Express 2015 for Windows 10
I have researched around and it looks like there is no special update for the Visual C++ Build Tools 2015, and refer to this blog: https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/vcblog/2015/11/02/announcing-visual-c-build-tools-2015-standalone-c-tools-for-build-environments/
The latest release of the Visual C++ Build Tools 2015 is here: Download Visual C++ Build Tools 2015
If you still want to install, it looks like you need a VS 2015 RTM update version on your computer. Since the VS community 2015 with update 2 and Visual Studio Express version are free and you can think about it.
Best regards,
Sara
I'm currently using Visual Studio 2013 Express for Windows desktop, but I can't really find the DirectX template, FILE -> New project -> Visual C++ , but there's neither a DirectX template nor a Windows app folder-sector. I've searched this in Google but no one seem to have posted about it. Where is the template?
The "DirectX" templates provided by Visual Studio are for Windows Store, Windows phone, or Universal apps. They are only provided in the VS 2013 Express for Windows, VS 2013 Pro+, or VS 2013 Community edition.
There are only two built-in Visual C++ Win32 desktop templates in Visual Studio:
Win32 Console Application
Win32 project
As others have noted, if you want to build for Windows Store, Windows phone, or Universal apps you need (a) Windows 8.1 and (b) some other edition of VS 2013.
If you are writing a Win32 desktop application and/or have Windows 7, consider downloading and installing this template: Direct3D Win32 Game Visual Studio template
Also, I highly recommend using VS 2013 Community rather than VS 2013 Express for Windows Desktop if you fit the quite generous license requirements--if not, buy VS 2013 Pro.
You need to download the correct version of Visual Studio. The desktop version doesn't have DirectX for Windows store apps. You need to download Visual Studio 2013 Express For Windows, scroll down to Express 2013 for Windows or direct link
Is MFC only available with Visual Studio, or is it also possible to use it with Visual C++ Express?
Now there exists a solution to this problem, for all the people want to use a free version.
Visual Studio Community 2013 comes with the MFC (Microsoft Foundation Classes) included. Download link: https://www.visualstudio.com/products/visual-studio-community-vs
Edit: Visual Studio Community 2015 is now also released.
From the FAQ:
Does Visual C++ 2008 Express Edition
include MFC and ATL?
No, MFC and ATL are not included with
Visual C++ 2008 Express. MFC and ATL
will be included in Visual Studio 2008
Standard and above editions.
Same for Visual C++ 2010 Express Edition.
Allegedly, Visual C++ 2010 Express, unlike previous versions, supports third party extensions. I just downloaded the release candidate SDK for Visual Studio 2010, but the installer fails saying that I don't have Visual Studio installed (which is true since i use Visual C++ 2010 Express). Have I missed something? Is there a version of the extension SDK that works with Express?
Visual C++ 2010 Express (or any of the Express versions for that matter) are NOT extensible.
The Visual Studio 2010 SDK can only be used with Professional or higher (as stated in the requirements on the download page).
You haven't missed anything, but your source of information was incorrect.
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Qt software recently released Qt Visual Studio Add-in. Does anybody know, is it a subset of Visual Studio Integration, or is there included something new? Anyone tried both?
It is a full replacement.
There is no need to use the (commercial) Visual Studio Integration.
I highly recommend switching to the new Qt Visual Studio Add-in, which finally is available as version 1.0.
Full replacement.
The only difference I noticed was that the Qt Designer opens in a new Window for the Open Source (LGPL/GPL) version. In a commercial license version the Qt Designer should be completely integrated.
It's a replacement, but a bit different. (It knows about precompiled headers! Finally!)