====Preprocessor====

  #ifdef _MSC_VER // msvc-8
  ///  '=' : conversion from 'double' to 'float', possible loss of data
  #pragma warning (disable: 4244) 
  // 'sprintf': This function or variable may be unsafe. 
  #pragma warning (disable: 4996)
  #endif


  #ifdef _MSC_VER  // will detect if you're using msvc ++
  debugi( _MSC_VER );
  // 1200 = msevc-4.00.1610.0
  // 1400 = msvc-8.0.50214.0b2 8.0.50727.42
  #endif

  #ifdef _WIN32_WINCE
  #include "wceres.rc"         // WCE-specific components
  #endif

[[WinCE]] :
DEBUG,_i386_,UNDER_CE=$(CEVersion),_WIN32_WCE=$(CEVersion),$(CePlatform),i_386_,UNICODE,_UNICODE,_X86_,x86


  #if ===defined(ssize_t)===
  #  define ssize_t  long
  #endif // Visual C++ does not define ssize_t by default.


===SYMBOLS===

The following are keywords in [[Microsoft]] [[C]] and [[C++]]
You can't use any C keywords in a C++ program.

Names with leading underscores are Microsoft extensions.

[[C]] Language Keywords:

  unsigned signed
  short float char int double long

  void enum union typedef struct sizeof

  if else
  while do for
  switch case default
  break  goto continue
  return

  static const extern volatile register

  **asm 	**pascal __fortran
  **fastcall 	**self  auto **segment  **based __segname
  **cdecl 	**huge **inline **interrupt **loadds **near
  **export **far 	__saveregs

[[C++]] Language Keywords:
  this class virtual friend private protected public
  throw try catch
  new delete
  operator  inline
  __multiple_inheritance __single_inheritance __virtual_inheritance

The following are not keywords, but they have special meaning in Microsoft C++:
  main
  argc argv envp
  _setenvp _set_new_handler  __emit _setargv



=== Linker===


How to enable disable console ( go to link options )

Or put this in your main.cpp

  #ifdef _MSC_VER // control msvc linker
  #pragma comment(linker,"/SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE") // or "/subsystem:windows"
  #pragma comment(linker,"/ENTRY:main")
  #pragma comment(lib, "opengl32.lib")
  #endif // _MSC_VER

  find ./ -name "*.lib"  -exec basename {} \; \
  | xargs -n 1 --replace echo "#pragma comment(lib, {} )" # [[Shell]] Trick


  MSVCRTD.lib(crtexew.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol _WinMain@16 referenced in function _WinMainCRTStartup


http://www.dependencywalker.com/ [[ClosedSource]] [[Software]]




===FILES===

Semi Useless files : .opt .ncb ...

http://filext.com/detaillist.php?extdetail=PDB

A program database (PDB) file holds debugging and project state information that allows incremental linking of a Debug configuration of your program.



===MFC===

Is there any free implementation of MFC ? the wine project may did

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/vcmfc98/html/_mfc_cwnd.asp


===BUG===

[[MSVC]] :

  1>Microsoft (R) Incremental Linker Version 8.00.50727.42

  ...
  1>Project : error PRJ0003 : Error spawning 'cmd.exe'.


  echo %PATH
  # ... and check for other VC

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003\Vc7\bin

make sure to have :

 PATH=C:\WINDOWS\System32;c:\windows\system;c:\windows\system32



http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&threadm=ecrYwd6DBHA.1936%40tkmsftngp04&rnum=1&prev=/groups%3Fq%3D%2522:%2Berror%2BPRJ0003%2B:%2BError%2Bspawning%2B%27cl.exe%27.%2522%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26selm%3DecrYwd6DBHA.1936%2540tkmsftngp04%26rnum%3D1




===[[GNU]] tools===

===MISC===
dll :
libtool for msvc ?
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dllproc/base/dynamic_link_library_entry_point_function.asp

http://www.mail-archive.com/autoconf@gnu.org/msg11820.html


[[Emacs]] w/ msvc :

http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/windows/faq10.html

http://www.dotemacs.de/dotfiles/DavidJolley.emacs.html

===LINKS===


http://appdb.winehq.com/appview.php?appId=53

http://appdb.winehq.org/appview.php?appId=892

http://codingstyle.com/articles/using-ms-vcpp-with-gnu-wine.html

http://bylands.dur.ac.uk/~mh/wine-faq.html

http://www.lemondeinformatique.fr/sections/actualites/developpeur_referenc/visual_studio_.net_p

http://www.microsoft.com/emea/msdn/betaexperience/frfr/order.aspx

=== [[Bugs]] , [[Error]]s===

  Error	102	error: failed to open selection tool IDE key.	cl

  error C2039: ... is not a member of 'ATL::_NoAddRefReleaseOnCComPtr<T>'

  cl : Command line error D8037 : cannot create temporary il file; clean temp directory of old il files

http://groups.google.fr/group/microsoft.public.win32.programmer.directx.sdk/browse_thread/thread/9ede0f87e95f15dc/1920c2fad1152d24?

=== MSVC-8===

  * http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/visualc/download/
  * http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=0BAF2B35-C656-4969-ACE8-E4C0C0716ADB&displaylang=en#filelist


===== MISC =====

  * http://charlespetzold.com/etc/DoesVisualStudioRotTheMind.html
  * [[STL]] http://www.unknownroad.com/rtfm/VisualStudio/warningC4251.html


===== MORE =====

@TaG: [[MSVC]] [[CPlusPlus]]