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Possible values for are ”-ML”, ”-MLd”, ”-MD”, ”-MDd”, ”-MT”, and ”-
MTd”. You have to use the LEDA libraries that correspond to the chosen ,
e.g., with option ”-MD” you must use libl md.lib, libg md.lib, .... Using
another set of libraries with ”-MD” could lead to serious linker errors.
Remark: The option -Tp is necessary if the C++ source code files have extension
.c. If your files have extension .cpp this option is not necessary.
Example programs and demos
The source code of all example and demo programs can be found in the directory
\test and \demo. Goto and type make test or make demo to compile
and link all test or demo programs, respectively.
A.10 DLL’s for MS Visual Studio 6
This section describes the installation and usage of LEDA Dynamic Link Libraries (DLL’s)
with Microsoft Visual Studio 6.
Remark: This section describes the situation in a GUI package of LEDA. If you have
the geometry, graph, or basic package only the corresponding libraries are provided.
Preparations
To install LEDA you only need to execute the LEDA distribution file
LEDA---win32-.exe. During setup you can choose
the name of the LEDA root directory and the parts of LEDA you want to install.
Then you have to set the environment variable LEDAROOT as follows:
1. Windows NT/2000/XP: On these platforms LEDARROOT is set automatically to the
directory where you installed LEDA by the setup program.
2. Windows 95/98:
(a) Add the line set LEDAROOT= to the file ”autoexec.bat” where
is the root directory of your LEDA installation, e.g., D:\LEDA-4.4\
(b) Restart Windows 95/98 for the change to take effect.
Files and Directories
To compile and link your programs with LEDA, the LEDA main directory should contain
the following files and subdirectories:
Readme.txt
Install\win32 msc60 dll.txt
incl\
man html\
Readme File
txt–version of this section
the LEDA include directory
HTML version of the LEDA user manual