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#'''[http://www.microsoft.com/visualstudio/en-us/products/2005-editions/ Visual Studio 2005]''' / '''[http://download.microsoft.com/download/8/3/a/83aad8f9-38ba-4503-b3cd-ba28c360c27b/ENU/vcsetup.exe Visual C++ Express 2005]''' — which are the officially-supported compilers. | #'''[http://www.microsoft.com/visualstudio/en-us/products/2005-editions/ Visual Studio 2005]''' / '''[http://download.microsoft.com/download/8/3/a/83aad8f9-38ba-4503-b3cd-ba28c360c27b/ENU/vcsetup.exe Visual C++ Express 2005]''' — which are the officially-supported compilers. | ||
#'''[http://www.microsoft.com/visualstudio/en-us/products/2008-editions/ Visual Studio 2008]''' / '''[http://www.microsoft.com/express/Downloads/#2008-Visual-CPP Visual C++ Express 2008]''' — which can be used [[Compiling under VS2008|after a bit of work]]. | #'''[http://www.microsoft.com/visualstudio/en-us/products/2008-editions/ Visual Studio 2008]''' / '''[http://www.microsoft.com/express/Downloads/#2008-Visual-CPP Visual C++ Express 2008]''' — which can be used [[Compiling under VS2008|after a bit of work]]. | ||
#'''[http://www.microsoft.com/visualstudio/en-us/products/2010-editions/ Visual Studio 2010]''' / '''[http://www.microsoft.com/visualstudio/en-us/products/2010-editions/visual-cpp-express Visual C++ Express 2010]''' — needs a [[Compiling under VS2010#Alien Swarm| manual fix]] for [[Alien Swarm SDK]] | #'''[http://www.microsoft.com/visualstudio/en-us/products/2010-editions/ Visual Studio 2010]''' / '''[http://www.microsoft.com/visualstudio/en-us/products/2010-editions/visual-cpp-express Visual C++ Express 2010]''' — needs a [[Compiling under VS2010#Alien Swarm| manual fix]] for [[Alien Swarm SDK]], but work best. | ||
#'''[http://gcc.gnu.org/ GCC]''' — which is used to compile [[Wikipedia:Linux|Linux]] [[Dedicated server|Dedicated Server]]s. | #'''[http://gcc.gnu.org/ GCC]''' — which is used to compile [[Wikipedia:Linux|Linux]] [[Dedicated server|Dedicated Server]]s. | ||
Revision as of 11:26, 23 November 2013
You have several choices for compiling the Source SDK:
- Visual Studio 2005 / Visual C++ Express 2005 — which are the officially-supported compilers.
- Visual Studio 2008 / Visual C++ Express 2008 — which can be used after a bit of work.
- Visual Studio 2010 / Visual C++ Express 2010 — needs a manual fix for Alien Swarm SDK, but work best.
- GCC — which is used to compile Linux Dedicated Servers.
If you own a copy of Visual Studio you'll probably want to use that, and if you're compiling for Linux you don't have a choice to make, which leaves only the Express editions to choose between. There isn't much competition any more: choose 2010 for better compiling, better InteliSense, better UI, and better Vista/7 compatibility.
Additional SDKs
- Visual C++ Express 2005 users need to download the Windows SDK (Windows 2000 users: Platform SDK).
- If you want to create new shaders, the DirectX SDK is required.