When is SFML 2.0 gonna be compatible with VC 2012?

[Assassinbeast]

Hey, sorry if its already been posted, but i couldn't seem to find it.

But when is SFML 2.0 gonna be compatible with VC 2012?

[eXpl0it3r]

It is already compatible with VS11/12, although there seems to be some problem with the express version and CMake.

If you want some binaries, I've build SFML 2 a few weeks ago in different versions, you can get the 7zip archive here.

[Assassinbeast]

Ahh ok, ty :-)

But im not sure if im gonna buy the full version just yet though 

[eXpl0it3r]

But im not sure if im gonna buy the full version just yet though 

Well you don't need to buy it, if you use my provided binaries. The problem is somehow just with CMake and the Express version which doesn't have any further influence on VS itself and will probably be fixed in the next CMake version (if it isn't already).

[Laurent]

But when is SFML 2.0 gonna be compatible with VC 2012?

It is. There's no precompiled version of the RC because in march, VC++11 and VS2012 were not released yet (and they are still not, right?).

The problem is somehow just with CMake and the Express version

What problem is there with CMake and the Express edition?

[eXpl0it3r]

What problem is there with CMake and the Express edition?

I'm not sure, because I've the Professional version (for free as a student), but we had once a discussion (somewhere in the forum) and there somebody mentioned the CMake doesn't recognize the free VS11 compiler correctly (so no SFML issue).
But like I said I got thos second hand.

[Mario]

It is. There's no precompiled version of the RC because in march, VC++11 and VS2012 were not released yet (and they are still not, right?).

It's released already. Only the new Office takes a few more weeks I suppose.

Regarding Express Edition: There shouldn't be any difference. The free version includes the compiler, linker, etc. Even the SDK download has everything (minus the IDE and testing/profiling stuff).

[Luis]

I can confirm it does work on Professional as I am a student as well and have compiled 2.0 RC just fine, but I do find it odd that it wouldn't work on Express 2012.

Like Mario said, I thought it was the same compiler and linker for both versions and only the IDE was different.. Guess not..

[Mario]

What you could try:

To create your project files, open the "Native Tools Command Prompt" (name might be different) from the start menu.

Using that Window, browse to the source folder of sfml, then run "cmake-gui". This should make it more easy for CMake to find everything. If this doesn't work either, we definitely need more details on how/where/why it's failing.

[Klaim]

Try the last version of CMake, 2.8.10 (in the download page, they didn't put public news on the main page yet). It should work with express.

[Predator106]

i don't know why you're going to consider buying it when there's e.g. KDevelop4 which is much better than VS last i used VS. and free..

[eXpl0it3r]

i don't know why you're going to consider buying it when there's e.g. KDevelop4 which is much better than VS last i used VS. and free..

Please don't start a IDE flame war, there's no sense for it...
Some people like X, others like Y. Some people work on Windows only, others work on Linux or Mac only.
There's no THE TRUTH when it comes to IDEs, so yes your comment was quite useless.

[Halsys]

Well if the X is doing fine and the person likes it? Why try Y if X is fine?
If it does its job and does it without lost hair or a broken blood vessel... Its a fine IDE by anyone.
Preaching Y would be pointless if someone is use to it for too long. Its a whole new habitat.
As for "Making" SFML and Building it, should be a easy job not a trivial one.
My post was probably not worth the Time, but that's my 2 cents.