Microsoft's classic win9X-era version of Visual C++.
Still in use for some shipping retail apps twelve years later!
Old test results
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Selected Test Results (selected in 'Test Results' table below)
What works
I used it to modify and rebuild a number of complex applications, even depending on third party library and DLL, and almost all seams to work fine.
edit code, with facilities like auto-completion and source browsing
edit visual resources
compile and link
What does not
Trying to save a project or workspace, the IDE always crashes. It means it is not possible to add new files, or change project settings from within the IDE
What was not tested
I never tried to debug software
Native alternatives for non-windows platforms: - Anjuta
HOWTO
Make sure you operate on a clean WINEPREFIX (~/.wine)!
Prerequisite installation by using 'winetricks' script
Winetricks
will take care of needed installation prerequisites and work around
some installer problems.
$ wget http://kegel.com/wine/winetricks
$ sh winetricks -q vcrun6 mfc40
Install steps to work around some bugs
After winetricks step start "winecfg" tool and select "Windows 98" from Windows Version Listbox. Press "Apply" button. Press "Ok" button.
Now you may run the installer.
The installer might crash when trying to install the required 'virtual machine for java' (bug 18097). Ignore this and upon "reboot" when asked to install DCOM98, uncheck the box and let the installer proceed.
After the installation is finished, change the Windows version back to default (Windows XP).
Installing with Wine Windows versions set to NT4/2K/XP
Because bug 5322 will probably stand a long time, I present another method.
1.) Save the following snippet to a text file, for example "vc6-installer-fix":
set $x=0x410000
set $end=0x420000
while(*++$x != 0x07B0B18B && $x < $end)
end
if $x != $end
set *(int*) $x = 0x5BC0335E
set *(int*)($x+4) = 0x900004C2
end
handle SIGSEGV pass nostop noprint
handle SIGTRAP nopass nostop noprint
cont
2.) run the following command, assuming you saved the snippet to "vc6-installer-fix":
$ winedbg --gdb setup.exe < vc6-installer-fix
NOTE: If the installer spawns a sub-installer that crashes due to this bug, you must first run the main installer and then attach to sub-installer with debugger.
This can be done in automated way (assuming the main installer has already started sub-installer):
It tells winedbg to query process ids, filters out the target process, converts the PID to decimal and then starts winedbg in gdb proxy mode, attaching to target process and executing patch script.
This should work for all VC6 installers and even Embedded Visual C++ 4.x ones.
What does it do?
Basically it starts the installer under control of a debugger and the works around bug 5322 by in-memory patching execution flow.
NOTE: This method is not recommended for the average user!
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