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ragnar-gd wrote:

"Build Source CMake (Windows)" which leads to:
http://dev.ryzom.com/wiki/ryzom/BuildForWindowsCmake
Following the instructions on that page, although the header on that page says "Compile", i do NOT get an executable in any directory, but still have to compile from VC Express with F5 or F7.
Only then an executable is made on my pc, and - of course - starts right away.
Is that intentional? Did I omit some important step? I'd rather have an EXE right after compiling with CMake... But that's just me... :)

after cmake, did you run nmake ? cmake will just build the solution that VC++ can use, it does not compile anything.
Dont have experience with cmake under windows, but should be the same as in linux. First you create 'project' with cmake and then you run make to compile the whole thing.

CMake is not a compiler, it generates projects that you need to open with Visual C++ (or generates nmake projects to be able to compile them in command-line).

I have a question in regards to the Wiki, if there are corrections or additional steps to be added to the Wiki, what is the process for doing so? Do we make a post in the forms, contact the author, etc? A change control system of sorts?

If you found an error in wiki and are sure you can fix it (without breaking anything :p), you can edit the wiki page directly (in the worst case, we would be able to modify it later). If you're not sure, you can join IRC channel #ryzom and ask there or on this forum.

Ok, there seems to be a corrective addition on the wiki now... thanks to whoever did that... (or, as likely as ever, i overlooked it at first) ... :-)

Still, this issue remains:

Then, still on:
http://dev.ryzom.com/
... is under "Getting started" the link to:
"Run Client (Windows)"
... which leads to:
http://dev.ryzom.com/wiki/ryzom/RunClientOnWindows

On that page on the first line you can read:
"We supposed you have finish the compilation and now you want to run your own client to connect on the open shard."
... where the word "compilation" is linked to:
http://dev.ryzom.com/wiki/ryzom/BuildForWindows

As that page is listed under:
"Legacy build systems (obsolete)" on the frontpage
... i would have expected:
http://dev.ryzom.com/wiki/ryzom/BuildForWindowsCmake
... instead. But, alas, it's not.

Why is this so?

... which is, "Run Client (Windows)" is linked to the "obsolete"/"legacy" way of compiling/building the client.
If there is a reason for it, please explain.
If not, say so, and correct it, or advise me, and i will correct it (that is, i.e. link it to http://dev.ryzom.com/wiki/ryzom/BuildForWindowsCmake).

Thanks for noticing that :) It's fixed now.

Thank you, kervela. :-)