Compiler choices
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This article is about choosing a source code compiler. For a list of compiler-related subjects, see Compiler.
You have several choices for compiling unedited variants of the Source SDK depending on which version you are using.
Source SDK 2013
Up-to-date compiler choices for Source SDK 2013 are currently on the main Source SDK 2013 page.
Alien Swarm SDK
- Visual Studio 2005 / Visual C++ Express 2005 — which are the officially-supported compilers.
- Visual Studio 2010 / Visual C++ Express 2010 — needs a manual fix for Alien Swarm SDK, but works best for it.
Source SDK 2007 (and earlier)
- 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.
- GCC — which is used to compile Linux Dedicated Servers. See Compiling under Linux.