[ODE] How I Compiled ODE Using MSVC7

[Jeff Weber]

I recently worked thru compiling the ODE.  I know many others have also had 
problems with it so I thought I'd lay out the steps I took.

STEP 1:
Downloaded ode and put it in the root of "C:\" (example: C:\ode-0.035\)

STEP 2:
Opened user-settings file (in the config folder) and set the following:
PLATORM=msvc  (I was compiling to a .lib)
PRECISION=DOUBLE
BUILD=release
WINDOWS16=0

STEP3:
Downloaded Make.exe from the link provided in the ode documentation. Put the 
"Make.exe" file in the root of the "ode-0.035" folder.

STEP4:
Opened "c:\ode-0.035\ode\src\error.cpp" and commented out all the "exit(1);

STEP5:
Added a lib folder to the root of "ode-0.035". Without this folder, I got an 
error.

STEP6:
Opened the VS.Net command prompt. (NOT the windows command prompt.) cd'd to 
c:\ode-0.035

STEP7:
make ode-lib

This  compiles to ode.lib and places it in the .lib file created in step 5.

That's it. Hope this helps some people. And if you figure out how to compile 
without having to comment out those exit(1) and abort(1) functions let me 
know.






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