how to compile ASL (boost based Adobe C++ gui library) on windows 7?

Question

So I am triing to compile ASL on windows 7.

• I got Adobe C++ Library files, docs and examples from here to %ASL%
• I have downloaded and co

Answer 1

I was unable to build asl using .bat script shipped with library, but direct using of bjam did the job.

• download and install boost libraries (version 1.45), intel tbb libraries (last version), apl and asl (last versions)

• compile or download pre-compilled bjam and put it on %PATH%

• unpack downloaded libraries to disk using next layout:

\%PROJ_ROOT%
    \boost_libraries (put contents of archive_file/boost_1_45_0 here)
    \intel_tbb_libraries
    \platform_release (put contents of apl archive here)
    \adobe_source_libraries (put contents of asl/source_release archive here)

• In next step we need to fix %PROJ_ROOT%\platform_release\jamroot.jam file project entry in next way:

  project
   : requirements
     $(DARWIN_APL_REQUIREMENTS)
     <include>. # we should add this line because compiler 
                # can't find include files during compiling tests
   : default-build
     <link>static
     <threading>multi
     <preserve-test-targets>on

   : build-dir
      $(TOP)/../built_artifacts
   ;

• start Visual Studio Command Prompt

• cd to %PROJ_ROOT%\adobe_source_libraries and invoke bjam

• cd to %PROJ_ROOT%\platform_release and invoke bjam

Done ! )

P.S. I have Visual C++ 2010 Express, but I think that this guide should work for VS2008 too.