Integrate Google Protocol Buffers .proto files to Visual C++ 2010

Question

I\'ve added a custom build step to my Visual Studio project files which generates the google protobuf .h/.cc files from th

Answer 1

Follow these detailed instructions to specify Custom Build Tool.

Considering your proto file resides together with .h/.cpp files in standard project configuration, here are values to be inserted in Custom Build Tool:

Command Line: 
path\to\protoc --proto_path=$(ProjectDir) --cpp_out=$(ProjectDir) %(FullPath)
Outputs: 
$(ProjectDir)%(Filename).pb.h;$(ProjectDir)%(Filename).pb.cc

Please note usage of item metadata macros, which replaced some of deprecated macros (like $(InputDir) and $(InputName)).

Now Protocol Buffers compiler will be run only when Input file (i.e. %(FullPath)) is newer than "Outputs".