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[kajdas <kajdas@...>]

As far as I know, this project does not support commercial compilers and it is strongly against using them. This is not in line with open-source and free-software ideology.
If you want to document compiling with one of those compilers, that is probably fine.
You may want to search previous threads regarding this subject.
Martin

---- eadthemm <padamsn@...> wrote: 
> I am currently makeing modifications to bring my copy of code to be
> compatable with visual c++ 2005.
> 
> the prob i have is round is used everywhere and is posix only.
> 
> 
> my oringal solution 
> 
> #ifdef _MSC_VER//add support for round under visual C++ 2005 express
> #ifndef _MSC_VER_FIX_
> double round(double x){return(floor(x+0.5));}
> float round(float x){return(floor(x+0.5));}
> long double round(long double x){return(floor(x+0.5));}
> #define _MSC_VER_FIX_
> #endif
> #endif
> 
> placed in fctsys.h because it was a high lvl header and coverd
> everythign that had used round
> 
> but this didnt agree with the linker not a prob i have had before on
> other projects.
> 
> so adding the above code block to each file using round works but is
> a bit nasty as thers multiple copys of it now.
> 
> is there another header file that would be better.
> would it be better to simply change round to floor(x+0.5)
> i went to using this method now 
> 
> my thougts are of possably commiting the changes and a build guide for
> visual c++ one day so i am asking what would be the best accepted
> practice for this with this project.
> 
> current progress log so far http://final.servegame.com/kicad.changelog.log
>