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philippM
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September 24, 2014

build libOVR with VS2010 - what is fsc.exe ?

I'm trying to build libOVR with VS2010 Express. I'm opening the LibOVR/Projects/Win32/VS2010/LibOVR.vcxproj and right-click libOVR and click "Build".
This is what I get:

1>------ Build started: Project: LibOVR, Configuration: Debug Win32 ------
1> Performing Custom Build Tools
1> Compiling shader and packing into header: C:\Users\Philipp\Desktop\OculusSDK\LibOVR\Src\CAPI\Shaders\DistortionChroma_ps.psh
1> 'fxc.exe' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
1> operable program or batch file.
1>
1> File: "DistortionChroma_ps" does not exist
1>
1> bin2header version 0.0.1
1> 2011 Jordan Irwin <antumdeluge@gmail.com>
1>
1> Usage: bin2header.exe file
1>
1> Generating shader reflection data for DistortionChroma_ps
1>CUSTOMBUILD : error : File not found: DistortionChroma_ps
1> Could Not Find C:\Users\Philipp\Desktop\OculusSDK\LibOVR\Src\CAPI\Shaders\DistortionChroma_ps

What is this fsc.exe, where do I get it, and how do I point VS2010 to it?

    4 replies

    kojack
    kojack
    Honored Contributor
    September 24, 2014
    fxc.exe is the HLSL shader compiler.
    There are two typical sources for it:
    - DirectX SDK June 2010 (the last stand alone DirectX sdk release).
    - Windows Platform SDK 8.0 or 8.1.

    I believe Visual Studio 2010 comes with the Platform SDK 7.1, so you'll either need to install the DirectX sdk or a newer platform sdk. Both are available for download from Microsoft.
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    philippMAuthor
    Up and Coming
    September 24, 2014
    spot-on, thanks!

    Now it works on Win32, but if I try to build for x64, I get a missing reference to setupapi.lib.
    What do I have to install to get this?
    kojack
    kojack
    Honored Contributor
    September 25, 2014
    setupapi.lib comes with the platform sdk. Here's its default location for different ones (64bit versions):
    5.0 - C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v5.0\Lib\IA64
    6.0 - C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v6.0A\Lib\x64
    7.0 - C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v7.0A\Lib\x64
    7.1 - C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SDKs\Windows\v7.1A\Lib\x64
    8.0 - C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\8.0\Lib\win8\um\x64
    8.1 - C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\8.1\Lib\winv6.3\um\x64
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    philippMAuthor
    Up and Coming
    September 26, 2014
    Excellent information, thanks.
    I'm a Mac guy, so I struggle to find anything when using Visual Studio and the various SDKs.
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