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Debugging with command-line parameters in Visual Studio
I'm developing a C++ command-line application in Visual Studio and need to debug it with command-line arguments. At the moment I just run the generated EXE file with the arguments I need (like this ...
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View array in Visual Studio debugger? [duplicate]
Is it possible to view an array in the Visual Studio debugger? QuickWatch only shows the first element of the array.
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How to Detect if I'm Compiling Code with a particular Visual Studio version?
Is there any way to know if I'm compiling under a specific Microsoft Visual Studio version?
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Remove secure warnings (_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS) from projects by default in Visual Studio
Is there a way to set by default for all projects removing the precompiler secure warnings that come up when using functions like scanf(). I found that you can do it by adding a line in the project ...
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Unresolved external symbol in object files [duplicate]
During coding in Visual Studio I got an unresolved external symbol error
and I've got no idea what to do. I don't know what's wrong.
Could you please decipher me? Where should I be looking for what ...
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Displaying the #include hierarchy for a C++ file in Visual Studio
Problem: I have a large Visual C++ project that I'm trying to migrate to Visual Studio 2010. It's a huge mix of stuff from various sources and of various ages. I'm getting problems because something ...
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How to enable C++17 compiling in Visual Studio?
I want to use C++17 features.
How can I switch compiling from C++14 to C++17 in Microsoft Visual Studio?
Or is it not available in release versions of VS?
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How to fix .pch file missing on build?
When I build my c++ solution in Visual Studio it complains that the xxxxx.pch file is missing. Is there a setting I am missing to get the pre-compiled headers back?
here is the exact error for ...
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Should I add .vcxproj.filter files to source control?
While evaluating Visual Studio 2010 Beta 2, I see that in the converted directory, my vcproj files became vcxproj files. There are also vcxproj.filter files alongside each project which appear to ...
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CMake error at CMakeLists.txt:30 (project): No CMAKE_C_COMPILER could be found
I'm trying make a Visual Studio solution with CMake to compile the latest version of aseprite and CMake keeps giving me the:
No CMAKE_C_COMPILER could be found.
No CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER could be found.
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error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol _WinMain@16 referenced in function ___tmainCRTStartup
While I am running the simple code as below I have two errors as following:
#include <iostream>
#include <string>
using namespace::std;
template <class Type>
class Stack
{
public:
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Fatal error: "No Target Architecture" in Visual Studio
When I try to compile my c++ project using Visual Studio 2010 in either Win32 or x64 mode I get the following error:
>C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v7.0A\include\winnt.h(135): ...
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Cannot open include file 'afxres.h' in VC2010 Express
I'm trying to compile an old project using VS express 2010 but I get this error:
fatal error RC1015: cannot open include file 'afxres.h'. from this code
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How to display a dynamically allocated array in the Visual Studio debugger?
If you have a statically allocated array, the Visual Studio debugger can easily display all of the array elements. However, if you have an array allocated dynamically and pointed to by a pointer, it ...
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Should I compile with /MD or /MT?
In Visual Studio, there's the compile flags /MD and /MT which let you choose which kind of C runtime library you want.
I understand the difference in implementation, but I'm still not sure which one ...
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How to build Qt for Visual Studio 2010
I struggled finding a how-to which provides a stable solution for using Qt with Visual Studio 2010, so after collecting all the bits of information and some trial and error, I would like to write my ...
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How do I use CMake?
I am trying to use CMake in order to compile opencv.
I am reading the tutorial but can't understand what is CMakeLists files and how is it connected to the gui of CMake?
Also couldn't understand ...
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How to enable C++17 in CMake
I'm using VS 15.3, which supports integrated CMake 3.8. How can I target C++17 without writing flags for each specific compilers? My current global settings don't work:
# https://cmake.org/cmake/help/...
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How do I make a fully statically linked .exe with Visual Studio Express 2005?
My current preferred C++ environment is the free and largely excellent Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Express edition. From time to time I have sent release .exe files to other people with pleasing ...
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How can I make Visual Studio's build be very verbose?
I need to get a hold of every flag, every switch used in the build process by the Visual Studio binaries. I tried to obtain a verbose output by using vcbuild, but I wasn't able.
What do I have to do ...
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Cannot find Dumpbin.exe
I do not see dumpbin.exe on my system. I have Visual Studio 2005 on my system. When I type dumpbin on the command line, it says unrecognizable command.
Does it come with Visual Studio by default, or ...
Rakesh Agarwal
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How to #include header files from other projects from the same solution
I am working on a game using Visual C++. I have some components in separate projects, and have set the project dependencies. How do I #include a header file from a different project? I have no idea ...
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How to fix the error "Windows SDK version 8.1" was not found?
I recently updated visual studio 2015 and now, when i try to build any project it always fails and i get the error
Severity Code Description Project File Line Suppression State
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What is the difference between "Include Directories" and "Additional Include Directories"
In configuration properties of my project, under the "VC++ directories" there is an entry for "Include Directories". But under "C/C++" option, there is another entry called "Additional Include ...
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Using pre-compiled headers with CMake
I have seen a few (old) posts on the 'net about hacking together some support for pre-compiled headers in CMake. They all seem a bit all-over the place and everyone has their own way of doing it. What ...
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M_PI works with math.h but not with cmath in Visual Studio
I am using Visual Studio 2010. I have read that in C++ it is better to use <cmath> rather than <math.h>.
But in the program I am trying to write (Win32 console application, empty project)...
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C99 stdint.h header and MS Visual Studio
To my amazement I just discovered that the C99 stdint.h is missing from MS Visual Studio 2003 upwards. I'm sure they have their reasons, but does anyone know where I can download a copy? Without ...
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Where does Visual Studio look for C++ header files?
I checked out a copy of a C++ application from SourceForge (HoboCopy, if you're curious) and tried to compile it.
Visual Studio tells me that it can't find a particular header file. I found the file ...
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How do I print to the debug output window in a Win32 app?
I've got a win32 project that I've loaded into Visual Studio 2005. I'd like to be able to print things to the Visual Studio output window, but I can't for the life of me work out how. I've tried '...
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Using CMake to generate Visual Studio C++ project files
I am working on an open source C++ project, for code that compiles on Linux and Windows. I use CMake to build the code on Linux. For ease of development setup and political reasons, I must stick to ...
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fatal error LNK1104: cannot open file 'libboost_system-vc110-mt-gd-1_51.lib'
Seem I can't get this to work. I made a simple console application (which depend on websocket++ library) which need Boost libraries.. but when I try to compile I get:
fatal error LNK1104: cannot ...
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Visual Studio support for new C / C++ standards?
I keep reading about C99 and C++11 and all these totally sweet things that are getting added to the language standard that might be nice to use someday. However, we currently languish in the land of ...
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What are ALL_BUILD and ZERO_CHECK and do I need them?
I've created a simple CMakeLists.txt:
cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8)
project (HelloWorld)
add_executable (HelloWorld main.cpp)
When I generate a VS2012 or VS2010 project from CMake, however, I ...
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module unsafe for SAFESEH image C++
I am using Microsoft Visual Studio 2011 Professional Beta
I am trying to run the OpenCV C++ files (http://opencv.willowgarage.com/wiki/Welcome) that I have compiled using cMake & the Visual ...
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How to declare a global variable in C++
I know one should not use global variables but I have a need for them. I have read that any variable declared outside a function is a global variable. I have done so, but in another *.cpp file, that ...
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Visual Studio: LINK : fatal error LNK1181: cannot open input file
I've been encountering a strange bug in Visual Studio 2010 for some time now.
I have a solution consisting of a project which compiles to a static library, and another project which is really simple ...
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Export all symbols when creating a DLL
With VS2005, I want to create a DLL and automatically export all symbols without adding __declspec(dllexport) everywhere, and without hand-creating .def files. Is there a way to do this?
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Visual Studio 2010's strange "warning LNK4042"
I've just been beaten (rather hardly) on the head by some non-trivial warning from Visual Studio 2010 (C++).
The compilation gave the following output:
1 Debug\is.obj : warning LNK4042: object ...
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How to detect whether there is a specific member variable in class?
For creating algorithm template function I need to know whether x or X (and y or Y) in class that is template argument. It may by useful when using my function for MFC CPoint class or GDI+ PointF ...
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How do I use a third-party DLL file in Visual Studio C++?
I understand that I need to use LoadLibrary(). But what other steps do I need to take in order to use a third-party DLL file?
I simply jumped into C++ and this is the only part that I do not get (as ...
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How to set up Google C++ Testing Framework (gtest) with Visual Studio 2005
It is not documented on the web site and people seem to be having problems setting up the framework. Can someone please show a step-by-step introduction for a sample project setup?
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How do I build an import library (.lib) AND a DLL in Visual C++?
I want to have a single Visual Studio project that builds a DLL file and an import library (.lib) file. (An import library is a statically-linked library that takes care of loading that DLL file in ...
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pinvokestackimbalance -- how can I fix this or turn it off?
I just switched to vs2010 from vs2008. Exact same solution, except now every single call to a C++ dll yields a 'pinvokestackimbalance' exception.
This exception does not get fired in 2008. I have ...
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What is Security Development Lifecycle Checks option in Visual Studio?
I am using Visual Studio 2013 Preview, although I'm sure I've seen it in earlier versions. When creating a new project using the wizard, I select C++, Win32 Console Application, and there is an option ...
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#include all .cpp files into a single compilation unit?
I recently had cause to work with some Visual Studio C++ projects with the usual Debug and Release configurations, but also 'Release All' and 'Debug All', which I had never seen before.
It turns out ...
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What is the difference between the /Ox and /O2 compiler options?
Microsoft's C++ compiler (cl.exe, as included with Visual Studio) offers several optimization switches. The difference between most of them seems self-explanatory, but it's not clear to me what the ...
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Visual Studio /**/ comment shortcut?
I want to know how to put the /**/ comments through shortcut. I know the Ctrl+K+C shortcut for the // comments but it comments the whole line. Sometimes while debugging, I want to do something like "...
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Why is Visual C++ lacking refactor functionality?
When programming in C++ in Visual Studio 2008, why is there no functionality like that seen in the refactor menu when using C#?
I use Rename constantly and you really miss it when it's not there. I'm ...
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Disabling Warnings generated via _CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE
What is the best way to disable the warnings generated via _CRT_SECURE_NO_DEPRECATE that allows them to be reinstated with ease and will work across Visual Studio versions?
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Useful Add-Ins or Plug-Ins for native Visual Studio developer [closed]
There are plenty of different Add-Ins for Visual Studio see Visual Studio Gallery
. Please share your experiences and favorites.
As motivation, here are some of my favorites:
Versioning Controlled ...