Compiling source with msvc

[Doomulation]

First off, I know it's a bad idea to compile mupen with microsofts compiler, because it pretty much lacks POSIX support. HOWEVER, this is my problem and not yours and I am determined to compile the source using msvc.

Anyway... problem is, I don't have the dirent.h and all its subheaders. And without them, I can't compile the source.
If anyone knows where to get them or if anyone knows a way to get around to not using them, it would be appreciated if you would tell me.

 

[smcd]

The "Microsoft Services for Unix" might be of help? not sure... and i think it's free even. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/interopmigration/unix/sfu/sfuport.mspx

if not, you can rewrite the parts to use FindFirstFile/FindNextFile, etc

edit: there's also a cross platform dirent.h http://www.vrlab.umu.se/research/colosseum3d/doc/vrutils/html/dirent_8h-source.html

 

[Doomulation]

The first link doesn't help... I would either need to rewrite the code that uses dirent.h, which I don't know which it is, or aquire the header and its subheaders.
Second comment: I don't know what functions are defined within there, so it might be hard to rewrite code. Or wait... maybe I could comment it out? I might be able to find and rewrite those parts that rely on that header.
As for the third link... what are all these line numbers at each line?! :yucky: Pass in the ass. I will remove them tomorrow and see happens.

Thanks for the help.

 

[smcd]

Here ya go http://www.uku.fi/~tronkko/dirent.h direct from the author this time. No line numbers to remove

 

[Doomulation]

Ah, thank you very much.
EDIT: Whai! The header works! I successfully compiled mupen!

 

[smcd]

Does it run? Care to release it, or directions on what all you did/had to do?

 

[Doomulation]

It runs. I can release it if you want, because there was a lot of modifications made to the source to make it compile and link.
But I don't know if it a good idea to attach it here. I could send it over IRC though if you are interested.
Just express that you want it in the channel and I will find you