Using open-source libraries for MyModeler C++ project

I will make some enhancements to my modeler project (http://ultrafluid.codeplex.com). I have moved to Visual Studio online.

MyModeler

My project use three open-source projects:

– Scintilla (http://www.scintilla.org/)

– MFC Naughter classes to encapsulate Scintilla edit control with MFC (http://www.naughter.com/scintilla.html)

– Boost (http://www.boost.org/)

My project was primary built in the 2012′. It was an idea to make my daughter Lisa able to place elements with the mouse.
It is a family project. It was also an free-time occupation when I was consultant for the “Banque de France” to build Architecture diagrams.
The initial goal of the project is to build diagrams with individual shapes elements. These elements contains properties and everything is store in a database.
Then, it is possible to make requests to find things. For the moment, I have no database. I need to implement that part of the software.

First surprise when I rebuilt the project with the latest version of Scintilla, the Naughter classes produced C++ compilation errors.
I needed to get the latest classes but also make some minor corrections (hide the code of 2 methods).
For boost, I have a version 1.59 on my computer and I have no evidence to jump to the latest version because I just use serialization and XML stuff which belong to a very stable library : serialization.

I rebuilt the project and it just works. The project updated to MSVC140 build tools with Visual Studio 2015.
This is the magic of C++ : it works along all theses years… But my open-source libraries has evolved and most of the time, getting an updated version can bring some changes.
In my case, the Naughter MFC classes depends on Scintilla project so the GET operation must assure that the 2 projects are synced.

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Tagged: C++, MFC, Visual Studio