[ODE] Fwd: [ opende-Patches-1589445 ] Update vs2003 solution to add gimpact

[Remi Ricard]

Hi,
> Remi just submitted patch #1589445 to make the VS project files use
> GIMPACT. We can't accept that patch for the time being, and I wanted
> to give everyone the explanation.
>
> Ideally, we would include both OPCODE and GIMPACT in the build, with a
> #define to control which one got used. We aren't at that point; there
> is no way to "turn off" OPCODE with just a define. Consequently, you
> have to choose which trimesh engine you want at the time you run
> `configure` or `premake`, and then you are stuck with it until you
> configure again.
>
> The VS project files are autogenerated with premake, so you should be
> patching the "premake.lua" files, not the actual project files (this
> is described in ode/build/README.txt). I have to pick a trimesh engine
> when I generate the files, and for now that's OPCODE.
>
> I'll leave the future of the two trimesh engines open for discussion.
> I have not seen a ton of feedback on GIMPACT yet, certainly not enough
> to make me IMHO feel comfortable switching it for an 0.8 release. I
> think the best, if not the easiest, way forward is to work on making
> it possible to switch engines with a #define.
>
> In the meantime, you can create a new VS project file by getting
> premake from http://premake.sf.net/, dropping it on your path
> somewhere, and running:
>
>   $ cd ode/build
>   $ premake --with-tests --with-gimpact --target vs2003   # ...or...
>   $ premake --with-tests --with-gimpact --target vs2005
>
> ...which will create a new ode/build/ode.sln configured for GIMPACT
Since I did not install premake it was easier for me to create the 
project file manually to make my test.

I'm not using the ODE source three the way it is in my day-to-day job 
also.. So I already have a config.h file with
all the available options in it. I just have to comment/uncomment some 
lines to have the behavior I want.

I though, I did not know enough about the .lua file to try to update them.


Remi

P,.S. I hope the other patches will be more useful :-)