Version 5.0 The LEDA User Manual

Automatic Setting
Include header file LEDA/msc/autolink dll.h in one of your project’s cpp-files. Depending
on your build environment (Debug or Release build) the correct LEDA dll will be
chosen automatically when you build your project. Proceed with step 18 of the manual
setting.
Manual Setting
(1) In the ”File” menu of Visual C++ .NET click on ”New–¿Project”.
(2) Choose ”Visual C++ Projects” as project type and ”Win32 Project” as template.
Enter a project name, choose a directory for the project, and click ”OK”
(3) In the Win32 Application Wizard click on ”Application Settings”, choose ”Console
Application” and ”Empty Project”, and click ”Finish”
(4) After clicking ”OK” you have an empty project space
If you already have a source file prog.cpp:
(5) Activate the file browser and add prog.cpp to the main folder of your project
(6) In the Solution Explorer of your project click on ”Source Files” with the right
mouse button, then click on ”Add–¿ Add Existing Item” with the left mouse button
(7) Double click on prog.cpp
If you want to enter a new source file:
(5’) In the Solution Explorer of your project click on ”Source Files” with the right
mouse button, then click on ”Add–¿ Add New Item” with the left mouse button.
(6’) Choose ”C++ File” in Templates, enter a name, and click ”Open”.
(7’) Enter your code.
(8) In the Solution Explorer right click on your project and left click on ”Properties”
(9a) Click on ”C/C++” and ”Code Generation” and choose the ”Run Time Library”
(=compiler flag) you want to use.
The default value is ”/MLd”, alternatives are ”/ML”, ”/MD”, ”/MDd”, ”/MT”,
and ”/MTd”. Notice that you have to use the LEDA libraries that correspond
to the chosen flag, e.g., with option ”/MD” you must use leda md.lib and
libGeoW md.lib. Using another set of libraries with ”/MD” could lead to serious
linker errors.