Compiling under Windows (Visual Studio 2010)

Compiling with VisualCpp - OTHire 0.0.3

• Compiling tutorial for Windows using Microsoft Visual C++ - A modified Open Tibia Server for the tibia 7.72

1. You need Visual C++ 2010 Express Edition - https://mega.nz/file/bQVQ1BoJ#KPZ6VyWeeoqmA1c0mlMNsbIxBNmhkOVwbom-58RLrwA
2. Download Avesta libraries - https://github.com/peonso/tibialegacyserver/raw/master/docs/libraries.7z

Steps

1. Download source code

• Create new project

• click File -> New -> Project...

• select Visual C++ -> General -> Empty Project

• set 'Name' for your project (I'll name it "server")

• set 'Location' for your project (It's "D:\projects" for me)

• leave 'Solution name' same as 'Name' ("server")

• 'Create directory' for solution should be checked

2. Adding files

• go to 'Location\Name\Solution name' of your project (D:\projects\server\server), and copy there all content of source folder
• in Solution Explorer right click on Header Files -> Add -> Existing item..., right click on Sort by -> Type, select all header files (.h extension), don't forget about the msvc.h and workarounds.h (from 'compiler' folder)
• in Solution Explorer right click on Source Files -> Add -> Existing Item..., select all source files (.cpp extension)

3. Setting project up

• go to (in menubar) Project -> Properties
• in the top left corner, set Configuration to 'Release'
• in tree widget on the left, go to Configuration Properties (you should be there anyway)
  • General, Platform Toolset should be 'v100', Character Set should be 'Use Multi-Byte Character Set ' , rest leave as default
  • C/C++
    • General
      • click Additional Include Directories, drop down button shall appear, click on it, and in new window add following directories:
        • libraries\inc\boost
        • libraries\inc\libiconv
        • libraries\inc\libxml
        • libraries\inc\lua
        • libraries\inc\mpir
        • libraries\inc\mysql
        • libraries\inc\sqlite
      • Multi-processor compilation (optional), you can set it to 'Yes', that will speed compilation
    • Preprocessor
      • Preprocessor definitions, click on it, choose edit, and add:
        • __USE_OTPCH__
        • __USE_MYSQL__
        • __SKULLSYSTEM__
        • __OLD_GUILD_SYSTEM__
        • __GUILDWARSLUARELOAD__
        • __ENABLE_SERVER_DIAGNOSTIC__
    • Precompiled Headers
      • set Precompiled Header to 'Use'
      • set Precompiled Header File to 'otpch.h'
  • Linker
    • General
      • Additional Library Directories, click dropdown button, edit and add:
        • libraries\lib (entire path, as exemple D:\otserv\projects\libraries\lib)
    • Input
      • Additional Dependencies, click dropdown button, edit and add:
        • libmysql.lib
        • libxml2.lib
        • lua5.1.lib
        • mpir.lib
        • sqlite3.lib
        • dbghelp.lib
• we are done here, press Ok
• in Solution Explorer -> Source Files, right click on otpch.cpp -> Properties
  • make sure Configuration (top left) is 'Release'
  • go to Configuration Properties -> C/C++ -> Precompiled Headers
    • set Precompiled Header to 'Create'
    • set Precompiled Header File to 'otpch.h'
    • press Ok

4. Compilation

• in the toolbar (top center) change configuration from 'Debug' to 'Release'
• click Build -> Build Solution
• executable will be in Location\Name\Release (D:\projects\server\Release)