vc++ problem..

I'm trying to compile metamod (I just needed a little change in it cos the metamod game details for ag are incorrect)...

anyway, I can't open the msvc workspace. I've tried vc++6 and .NET, it simply does nothing. I can view the .dsp and it's not corrupted or anything. I try to load it and, nope, not a bean, just vc++ with no workspace.

It's quite annoying, anyone know why this is happening? (vc++/.net are both working fine, tried and tested).

[sPlOrYgOn]

maybe the workspace isn't pointing at the dsp..

It is, I checked, but still not joy. Anyway, I made a new workspace, win32 dll blah blah...but I get a bunch of errors thrown

C:\Dev\metamod\metamod-1.17.1\metamod\engine_api.cpp(809) : error C2440: '=' : cannot convert from 'void *(__cdecl *)(const char *,const char *)' to 'struct sequenceEntry_ *(__cdecl *)(const char *,const char *)'
		This conversion requires a reinterpret_cast, a C-style cast or function-style cast
C:\Dev\metamod\metamod-1.17.1\metamod\engine_api.cpp(809) : error C2440: '=' : cannot convert from 'void *(__cdecl *)(const char *,const char *)' to 'struct sequenceEntry_ *(__cdecl *)(const char *,const char *)'
		This conversion requires a reinterpret_cast, a C-style cast or function-style cast
C:\Dev\metamod\metamod-1.17.1\metamod\engine_api.cpp(809) : error C2440: '=' : cannot convert from 'void *(__cdecl *)(const char *,const char *)' to 'struct sequenceEntry_ *(__cdecl *)(const char *,const char *)'
		This conversion requires a reinterpret_cast, a C-style cast or function-style cast
C:\Dev\metamod\metamod-1.17.1\metamod\engine_api.cpp(814) : error C2440: '=' : cannot convert from 'void *(__cdecl *)(const char *,int,int *)' to 'struct sentenceEntry_ *(__cdecl *)(const char *,int,int *)'
		This conversion requires a reinterpret_cast, a C-style cast or function-style cast
C:\Dev\metamod\metamod-1.17.1\metamod\engine_api.cpp(814) : error C2440: '=' : cannot convert from 'void *(__cdecl *)(const char *,int,int *)' to 'struct sentenceEntry_ *(__cdecl *)(const char *,int,int *)'
		This conversion requires a reinterpret_cast, a C-style cast or function-style cast
C:\Dev\metamod\metamod-1.17.1\metamod\engine_api.cpp(814) : error C2440: '=' : cannot convert from 'void *(__cdecl *)(const char *,int,int *)' to 'struct sentenceEntry_ *(__cdecl *)(const char *,int,int *)'
		This conversion requires a reinterpret_cast, a C-style cast or function-style cast
C:\Dev\metamod\metamod-1.17.1\metamod\engine_api.cpp(1056) : error C2440: 'initializing' : cannot convert from '' to 'void *(__cdecl *)(const char *,const char *)'
		None of the functions with this name in scope match the target type
C:\Dev\metamod\metamod-1.17.1\metamod\engine_api.cpp(1057) : error C2440: 'initializing' : cannot convert from '' to 'void *(__cdecl *)(const char *,const char *)'
		None of the functions with this name in scope match the target type
C:\Dev\metamod\metamod-1.17.1\metamod\engine_api.cpp(1058) : error C2440: 'initializing' : cannot convert from '' to 'void *(__cdecl *)(const char *,const char *)'
		None of the functions with this name in scope match the target type
C:\Dev\metamod\metamod-1.17.1\metamod\engine_api.cpp(1059) : error C2440: 'initializing' : cannot convert from '' to 'void *(__cdecl *)(const char *,const char *)'
		None of the functions with this name in scope match the target type
C:\Dev\metamod\metamod-1.17.1\metamod\engine_api.cpp(1060) : error C2440: 'initializing' : cannot convert from '' to 'void *(__cdecl *)(const char *,const char *)'
		None of the functions with this name in scope match the target type
C:\Dev\metamod\metamod-1.17.1\metamod\engine_api.cpp(1061) : error C2440: 'initializing' : cannot convert from '' to 'void *(__cdecl *)(const char *,const char *)'
		None of the functions with this name in scope match the target type
C:\Dev\metamod\metamod-1.17.1\metamod\engine_api.cpp(1062) : error C2440: 'initializing' : cannot convert from '' to 'void *(__cdecl *)(const char *,const char *)'
		None of the functions with this name in scope match the target type
C:\Dev\metamod\metamod-1.17.1\metamod\engine_api.cpp(1063) : error C2440: 'initializing' : cannot convert from '' to 'void *(__cdecl *)(const char *,const char *)'
		None of the functions with this name in scope match the target type
C:\Dev\metamod\metamod-1.17.1\metamod\engine_api.cpp(1064) : error C2440: 'initializing' : cannot convert from '' to 'void *(__cdecl *)(const char *,const char *)'
		None of the functions with this name in scope match the target type
C:\Dev\metamod\metamod-1.17.1\metamod\engine_api.cpp(1065) : error C2440: 'initializing' : cannot convert from '' to 'void *(__cdecl *)(const char *,const char *)'
		None of the functions with this name in scope match the target type
C:\Dev\metamod\metamod-1.17.1\metamod\engine_api.cpp(1066) : error C2440: 'initializing' : cannot convert from '' to 'void *(__cdecl *)(const char *,const char *)'
		None of the functions with this name in scope match the target type

Excuse the spam...I've tried a different engine_api.cpp/.h that I found posted elsewhere on these boards but it just threw up a load more errors

[Cpl. Shrike]

Maybee try this:

From button bar slect "File" select "New" .
Select "workspace" tab "specify a name (anyname)

Now right click the empty workspace.
Select "Insert project into workspace"
Now select the project file.

Hope this gives the files in your workspace/project

Ok I think I've got the problem, I need the metamod changes from Alfred Reynolds...

How do I apply the changes listed in .gz ?

[Pierre-Marie Baty]

Grab the Bots United SDK instead of the official one they include all the patches you need

Ah cheers, got that now....still throwing the compilation errors, over 100 now, same conversion problems...

[sparky99]

Lolz, I did the same thing... Im using VS2008 express ##Dont## use Patched HL SDK directories to build your metamod mod. Use the SDK files that came with the metamod-p Zip, they are different, as mentioned in the doc's.

So set your additional include directories to the metamod-p sdk.

C:\PROJECTS\metamod\metamod;
C:\PROJECTS\metamod\hlsdk\common;
C:\PROJECTS\metamod\hlsdk\pm_shared;
C:\PROJECTS\metamod\hlsdk\engine;
C:\PROJECTS\metamod\hlsdk\dlls

Having said that I have other metamod mods not complaining about the HLSDK p3 files being included.....