I am trying to build a library (first time i ever tried that) and the instructions in the documentation are enough for someone who understands how but not for noobs like me.
Here is the what the documentation says " To create a library do the following minimum steps:
create a “Win32 static library” called “library”,
add all source files into this project,
add the symbol “TETLIBRARY” to compile switches.
build the project. "
Ok, I done the first 2 bullet points. There are only 3 source files and I added them. creating a win32 static lib was easy enough. I have spent the last half hour / fourty-five minutes searching for how to "add a compile switch" and closest I got was adding "TETLIBRARY" to command line in properties and that just returned a "no such file" error
So my question to you lovable square-eyed eggheads is: How do I add the symbol “TETLIBRARY” to compile switches."?
I assume it means define TETLIBRARY as a preprocessor symbol. To do this:
Open the Project Properties. Select "All Configurations" in the Configurations drop-down list (at the top left of the dialog). The navigate to:
Configuration Properties | C/C++ | Preprocessor
You should see something like:
Preprocessor Definitions: WIN32;<different options>
Change this to:
Preprocessor Definitions: TETLIBRARY;WIN32;<different options>
Close the dialog. You are done.
The <different options> refer to the Debug and Release build options. If you go back into the dialog you should see that TETLIBRARY is defined for both builds.