VC++ proj file analysis + VC++ beginner questions

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September 3rd, 2012, 03:08 AM

mahaju

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VC++ proj file analysis + VC++ beginner questions

Hi

I am beginner in VC++
Is it possible to find out what type of VC project it is (dll, static library, console, etc) by lookking at the .proj file in Notepad?

Also, how can I see the complete compiler options used when building the project using VC++ IDE?

Also, what is the difference between project and solution? I heard solution can be a group of projects, but project itself is group of files so that we can work on codes spread on multiple files, so what is the point of having a group of groups?

Also, VC++ seems to have _tmain instead of main, what is up with that?

This is the VC++ proj file I am working with
Please let me know if you have any ideas.

Code:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ks_c_5601-1987"?>
<VisualStudioProject
	ProjectType="Visual C++"
	Version="7.10"
	Name="OctopusTestDll"
	ProjectGUID="{810A15C4-E0AB-4DB0-B3E2-2A47279DB50F}"
	Keyword="Win32Proj">
	<Platforms>
		<Platform
			Name="Win32"/>
	</Platforms>
	<Configurations>
		<Configuration
			Name="Debug|Win32"
			OutputDirectory="Debug"
			IntermediateDirectory="Debug"
			ConfigurationType="1"
			UseOfMFC="0"
			CharacterSet="2">
			<Tool
				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
				Optimization="0"
				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="C:\Projects\HCILab\OCTOPUS\OctopusDll"
				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE"
				MinimalRebuild="TRUE"
				BasicRuntimeChecks="3"
				RuntimeLibrary="3"
				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
				WarningLevel="3"
				Detect64BitPortabilityProblems="TRUE"
				DebugInformationFormat="4"/>
			<Tool
				Name="VCCustomBuildTool"/>
			<Tool
				Name="VCLinkerTool"
				AdditionalDependencies="OctopusD.lib Winmm.lib Dsound.lib"
				OutputFile="$(OutDir)/OctopusTestDll.exe"
				LinkIncremental="2"
				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="C:\Projects\HCILab\OCTOPUS\OctopusDll\Debug"
				IgnoreDefaultLibraryNames=""
				GenerateDebugInformation="TRUE"
				ProgramDatabaseFile="$(OutDir)/OctopusTestDll.pdb"
				SubSystem="1"
				TargetMachine="1"/>
			<Tool
				Name="VCMIDLTool"/>
			<Tool
				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"/>
			<Tool
				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"/>
			<Tool
				Name="VCPreLinkEventTool"/>
			<Tool
				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"/>
			<Tool
				Name="VCWebServiceProxyGeneratorTool"/>
			<Tool
				Name="VCXMLDataGeneratorTool"/>
			<Tool
				Name="VCWebDeploymentTool"/>
			<Tool
				Name="VCManagedWrapperGeneratorTool"/>
			<Tool
				Name="VCAuxiliaryManagedWrapperGeneratorTool"/>
		</Configuration>
		<Configuration
			Name="Release|Win32"
			OutputDirectory="Release"
			IntermediateDirectory="Release"
			ConfigurationType="1"
			CharacterSet="2">
			<Tool
				Name="VCCLCompilerTool"
				AdditionalIncludeDirectories="C:\Projects\HCILab\OCTOPUS\OctopusDll"
				PreprocessorDefinitions="WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE"
				RuntimeLibrary="4"
				UsePrecompiledHeader="0"
				WarningLevel="3"
				Detect64BitPortabilityProblems="TRUE"
				DebugInformationFormat="3"/>
			<Tool
				Name="VCCustomBuildTool"/>
			<Tool
				Name="VCLinkerTool"
				AdditionalDependencies="Octopus.lib Winmm.lib Dsound.lib"
				OutputFile="$(OutDir)/OctopusTestDll.exe"
				LinkIncremental="1"
				AdditionalLibraryDirectories="C:\Projects\HCILab\OCTOPUS\OctopusDll\Release"
				GenerateDebugInformation="TRUE"
				SubSystem="1"
				OptimizeReferences="2"
				EnableCOMDATFolding="2"
				TargetMachine="1"/>
			<Tool
				Name="VCMIDLTool"/>
			<Tool
				Name="VCPostBuildEventTool"/>
			<Tool
				Name="VCPreBuildEventTool"/>
			<Tool
				Name="VCPreLinkEventTool"/>
			<Tool
				Name="VCResourceCompilerTool"/>
			<Tool
				Name="VCWebServiceProxyGeneratorTool"/>
			<Tool
				Name="VCXMLDataGeneratorTool"/>
			<Tool
				Name="VCWebDeploymentTool"/>
			<Tool
				Name="VCManagedWrapperGeneratorTool"/>
			<Tool
				Name="VCAuxiliaryManagedWrapperGeneratorTool"/>
		</Configuration>
	</Configurations>
	<References>
	</References>
	<Files>
		<Filter
			Name="¼Ò½º ÆÄÀÏ"
			Filter="cpp;c;cxx;def;odl;idl;hpj;bat;asm;asmx"
			UniqueIdentifier="{4FC737F1-C7A5-4376-A066-2A32D752A2FF}">
			<File
				RelativePath=".\OctopusTestDll.cpp">
			</File>
		</Filter>
		<Filter
			Name="Çì´õ ÆÄÀÏ"
			Filter="h;hpp;hxx;hm;inl;inc;xsd"
			UniqueIdentifier="{93995380-89BD-4b04-88EB-625FBE52EBFB}">
		</Filter>
		<Filter
			Name="¸®¼Ò½º ÆÄÀÏ"
			Filter="rc;ico;cur;bmp;dlg;rc2;rct;bin;rgs;gif;jpg;jpeg;jpe;resx"
			UniqueIdentifier="{67DA6AB6-F800-4c08-8B7A-83BB121AAD01}">
		</Filter>
	</Files>
	<Globals>
	</Globals>
</VisualStudioProject>

September 3rd, 2012, 03:39 AM

MrFujin

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Quote:

Originally Posted by mahaju

Also, what is the difference between project and solution? I heard solution can be a group of projects, but project itself is group of files so that we can work on codes spread on multiple files, so what is the point of having a group of groups?

Think about if you want to create a chat or FTP application, this will be the "solution".
You will then create a project for the server application and a project for the client application.

You can take a look at Windows operating system itself. It has several system (e.g. DLL) files. In broad term, you can see those files as "projects" inside the solution "Create Windows".

VC++ proj file analysis + VC++ beginner questions

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