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@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@ +These Milkshape plugins require a DLL that allows the plugin to function +(DON'T get me started on the genius of returning C++ classes from DLLs...) + +Details on building this are in step II. + +---------------------------------------------------------------------------- +I. GETTING STARTED +---------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +Pre-requisites: + + mingw with msys. + + Microsoft C++ Compiler (I used the free Visual C++ 2003 Toolkit). This + is optional. + + w32dlib -- this is a simple Win32 dialog library available from: + http://www.wherewilliputthisbloodything?.com/ + + Edit make.conf and set the path to your Milkshape SDK as appropriate. + Also edit the other variables as you see fit. + + +---------------------------------------------------------------------------- +II. BUILDING THE DLL WRAPPER +---------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +If you wish to build your own wrapper then: + + 1. Open a command tool (with paths set to the MS C++ compiler) and cd + into the wrapper directory. + + 2. type 'nmake'. + + 3. Copy the resulting mingwms.dll to your Milkshape application directory. + + +If you wish to use the pre-built wrapper (the DLL and LIB file are part of +the source release for people without the compiler), simply: + + 1. Copy the wrapper/mingwms.dll to your Milkshape application directory. + + +---------------------------------------------------------------------------- +III. BUILDING THE TEST DLL +---------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +You can skip this if your feeling over-confident... + + 1. Open an MSYS shell. + + 2. cd test + + 3. Type make. + + 4. Copy the resulting mstest.dll to your Milkshape application directory. + + 5. Run Milkshape and test the "Mingw test plugin". It simply displays + the names of the meshes in a model using the medium of Message Boxes. + + +---------------------------------------------------------------------------- +IV. BUILDING THE (SIMPLE) OPENGL DLL +---------------------------------------------------------------------------- + + 1. Open an MSYS shell. + + 2. cd opengl + + 3. make depend + + 3. make + + 4. Copy the resulting msGLExport.dll to your Milkshape directory. + + 5. Run Milkshape, load a model and you can export using "Simple OpenGL". + + 6. Docs for this will are available in docs/msGLExport.txt + + +---------------------------------------------------------------------------- +IV. BUILDING THE EXPLODE MODEL DLL +---------------------------------------------------------------------------- + + 1. Open an MSYS shell. + + 2. cd groupexplode + + 3. make depend + + 3. make + + 4. Copy the resulting msGrpExplode.dll to your Milkshape directory. + + 5. Run Milkshape, load a model and you can use the "Group Exploder" tool. + + 6. Docs for this will are available in docs/msGrpExplode.txt + + + +---------------------------------------------------------------------------- +$Id: INSTALL,v 1.1 2005-05-08 23:44:30 ianc Exp $ |