Ok, maybe start by first reading the documentation for wincvs, then check whatever documenation related to it you can find in CS manual and other places you think might be good (hint www.google.com )

-M

Should be fixed in developer CVS by now, so in a few hours (at most) it should be fixed for everyone

-M

Did you set the CRYSTAL environment variable? Otherwise, do so (the manual tells you to

-M

Accualy I think Wouter is one of few here who don't need to learn CS better

(As a hint for those of you who don't know Wouter, he have been a CS contributor since 2000 at least

-M

Accualy you are wrong there Keen
/cel/ means that cel directory is located in the root directory (which probably is wrong)

-Mårten

Well, problem is that making a plugin of it would require a total rewrite which nobody is willing to do.

But if you feel like doing it we might accept it (although CSWS have already been removed in CVS version)

-Mårten

Well, my tips are not exactly first beginner things but rather stuff to read when you have understood the fundametals and want to move on a bit (like for example before you start coding CS internals

The C++ Programming Language (Third Edition), Bjarne Stroustrup
Effective C++ and More Effective C++, Scott Meyers
Code complete, Steve McConnell

Another good resource is C++ FAQ Lite

All those will not only teach you how to code better.. it will also help you how to think to become a better coder

-M

Hm, then you where not careful when installing cswin32libs

During the install it will ask for two directories. The first one must not be the same dir as CS, and the second must. Try to reinstall it, and take great care when doing it (it should leave you with zlib.h in include\csutil\win32 )

Other than that the dirs does not really matter (But when using msys+mingw it is safer to use directories without spaces)

-Mårten

I still insist you don't have cswin32libs installed. All prequisits for CS on VS 2003 is included there (including ODE, cal3d and zlib)

Of course you can install all these yourself, but then make sure you get the correct versions of all libs (you can see here http://cvs.sourceforge.net/viewcvs.py/*checkout*/crystal/CSlibs/Readme.rtf?rev=1.6 what libs and versions to use )


-Mårten

Yes, the version of cswin32libs must match your CS version, so if you are using CS ver 0.98 you must use cswin32libs of version 0.98

A reinstall (of correct version) should solve your problems.

-Mårten

The errors indicate wrong version of Cal3d, thus wrong version of cswin32libs. What version of CS and cswin32libs do you use?

-Mårten

First, the help you need is available in the manual here.  If you have any specific questions about it, feel free to ask.

Second, we do not in any way support using illegal licenses of software. If you indeed got Visual Studio .NET form a legitimate source you just have to contact Microsoft and they will send you the CDs with MSDN Library (the documentation)

-Mårten

Do you accualy have all of the CS sources? What file did you get and from where?

-M

What version of CS are you using? If you are using latest cvs (or at least not more than a month old) the libs have changed. There is now a new instruction at http://www.crystalspace3d.org/docs/online/manual/cs_4.21.3.php which shows it.

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Yes, it is very nice Kudos to Peter for writing it.
The reason you have not seen it here is that crystalzilla is older than this forum (and the whole of community.crystalspace3d.org). When CrystalZilla was new it was announced on crystalspace mailinglist and main-page.

-M