Home/ Questions/Q 133479
In Process

The Archive Base Latest Questions

Editorial Team
  • 0
Asked: 2026-05-11T06:26:24+00:00

I have a tool that generates most (but not all) files that need to

  • 0

I have a tool that generates most (but not all) files that need to be compiled in Visual Studio. The tool reads a configuration file and generates c++ files afterwards. This list can differ from one call to another when the configuration is altered.

I am wondering whether it would be possible to adapt the compiling process to my needs, which would be :

  1. Launch the tool (not needed if configuration file has been modified)
  2. Retrieve new list of C++ files to be compiled (ideally isolated in a folder inside the project)
  3. Compile C++ files

EDIT: Having to close Visual Studio for this process to work is a no-go for me. The idea would be to have cpp files dynamically added as the first step of the compilation process.

Share

Leave an answer

You must login to add an answer.

Need An Account,

1 Answer

    • Use a pre-build step to run your tool.
      • Also, create a file containing the list of includes and sources
      • This file name should be fixed (so that you don’t have to change project properties or the vcproj file) — add it to the project. E.g: Project Properties > Command Line > Additional Options > @headerListingFile

    You are not trying to integrate lex/yacc output with VS, are you?

    • 0