Maybe you have to use cslibs ver. 018.

[when some people needs this]

Hi all!

Compiling CS is not hard, but many people have issues to do this.  I maked an experimeriental precompiled SDK for VisualC++ Express (vc8).

You can download here:
http://w3.cablenet.hu/maxjoco/cs/cs-bin-package-2006-07-07-vc8-sdk_rel001.rar

I make the SDK better and update daily, and make support for CEL, when some people needs this. When nobody interesting, I don't wanna  work for nothing.

About the package:
svn version 2006. 07-.07. (I use this version).
Contains all debug and release dll-s and libs, all apps and tools compiled in release mode, and apps sources(without project files,this is a todo).

You need the latest cs win32 library package too , with msvc8 support.

Read the installing notes for more information.

In that case: I don't have any idea(except full reinstalling ).

[have]

The MSVC8 solution file doesn't contains project files for python plugin and module,but he  MSVC71 solution have it. You can convert this to MSVC 8 solution easily, just open it and MSVC Express makes the conversion.

This is not a beta version, but your error message is not a beta-only problem. Try the MS remover tool, then reinstall your MSVC, maybe help.

A question: You can't compile only CS or you can't compile any win32 application?

MSVC Express is freely aviablle, and you can develop commercial apps too with this edition too. You can download and use legally.
The mt.exe error is an old known problem in MSVC, just  google it:

http://www.google.com/search?hs=Hna&hl=hu&safe=off&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&q=+PRJ0002+mt.exe&btnG=Keres%C3%A9s&lr=

This were a beta bug in MSVC8. Have you an older MSVC (RC, or later)?

In that case  recomend you this tool to uninstall:
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=47065

With MSVC Express+PSDK+Support libs  I always can compile CS.  Maybe you can too

Greetings:
PWarrior

are you sure you are using the Express Edition of MSVC8?

Personally, I'm sure.

Where did you find that huge download? I can't find it. It shouldn't be that big so I would like to know which url exactly has that size.

Some older daily snapshot had this size (they contained debug data, I don't know, why). The newer packages(including latest)  has the correct size.

Or I recommend you a full reinstall (MSVC8, PSDK, and PSDK setup, following the official MS guide).

1. Is it possible to get binaries for CS that aren't just for artists and what is the disadvantage versus compiling it yourself.

No, the only way is compiling from source.

2. Could trying to compile a different version of CS (say, from the CVS) change my chances of it compiling properly? (See the thread "trouble compiling CS" to see what errors I got.

Ok, I go to this tpoic.

Did you  installed PSDK correctly? I use MSVC8 and never seen this errors and warnings. Follow this guide: http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/visualc/usingpsdk/

Mabe

First: see this thread: http://community.crystalspace3d.org/forum/index.php/topic,748.0.html

Next step: give me a compiler name, version, OS name, CS version etc.

No, but you have a lot of libraries in the directory. I don't know which ones you have to take exactly.

I copied EVERY dll in the CS directory (I did a quick search) and when I tried to run the EXE it said that the dlls didn't match (visualC != gcc). Any idea what THIS means?

That means, you must compile the CS itself and yout app wit the same compiler (gcc or visualC). You cannot use a VisualC compiled Cs app with gcc compiled dll-s.

You can't download this libs, you must compile yourself from code.  RTFM:

http://crystalspace3d.org/docs/online/manual/cs_2.4.2.php#2.4.2

Visual C++ 2005  has an option "creating project from existing code.". You select the neccessary dirs, that content your code, and save the project. Don't forget to make  the needed Crystal Space project settings.