Unicon: Compile

Unicon

Compile Unicon

Unicon is written in C and complied with lcc-win32 a powerful but easy to use program. These instructions provide a step-by-step guide to set-up a clean project on lcc-win32.

Note: This page lcc-win32 introduction is worth looking at before reading the following.

Create a new project

I have assumed lcc-win32 is installed on drive E, your location will be different just subsitute the appropricate drive.

1. Create new folder named unicon located in the projects folder: E:\lcc\projects\unicon
2. Start lcc-win32
3. Close any open project: Projects > Close
4. Create new project: File > New > Projects
5. In Definition of new project window, enter the following:
   1. Name: unicon
   2. Source: Click brows button navigate to and select project folder unicon (as created in step 1)
   3. Output directory: This is automatically filled in for you.
   4. Type of project: Click Windows application radio button
   5. Click create
6. Do you want to use wizzard: Click yes (Note: steps 7 to 14 are click-through)
7. Application characteristics: Click Ok
8. Class definition: Click Next
9. Generate code for window creation: Click Finish
10. lcc wizard: Click OK
11. Compiler settings: Click Next
12. Linker settings: Click Next
13. Debugger settings: Click Finish
14. Close lcc-win32: File > Quit

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Add project files

From the folder where you extracted unicon_project.exe copy the following files:

• unicon.c
• Logo.bmp
• uslogo.ico

to lcc-win32 project folder E:\lcc\projects\unicon

(Note Drive letter will be different depending where you installed lcc-win32)

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Add images to the resource file

1. Start lcc-win32 project automatically opens
2. Select: Design > Open/New
3. Select: uniconres.h click Open
4. Select: Design > New > icon
   1. Click brows, select uslogo.ico, Click Open
   2. Change Identity to: uslogo
   3. Check Set relative path mox
   4. Click OK
5. Select: Design > New > bitmap
   1. Click brows, select Logo.bmp, Click Open
   2. Change Identity to: logo
   3. Check Set relative path box
   4. Click OK
6. Select: File > Save all
   A pop-up is displayed “file has changed reload from disk”: Click Yes
7. Select: Compiler > Make
   This will display a “missing libraries” pop-up click Add libs (button bottom right)
8. Re-run make: Compiler > Make
   Note the message unicon built successfully.
9. Select: Compiler > Execute unicon.exe

The program will run and display a pop-up "Apache file problem" this confirms program was compiled and runs successfully.

Click OK, time to add Uniform Server to the project.

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Add Uniform Server to project

1. Extract a copy of Uniform Server 3.5 to any folder.
2. Open folder “Uniform Server” and copy all it's content to folder E:\lcc\projects\unicon\lcc

While in folder E:\lcc\projects\unicon\lcc delete the following files these are not required:

• Server_Start.bat
• Stop.bat
• UniController.exe
• Disk Start.vbs .

Do NOT delete “udrive” it contains Uniform Server.

You can now run unicon.exe either directly or from lcc-win32 (Compiler > Execute unicon.exe)

Note: Size of unicon.exe is large (approx 184K) this is because it contains debug information. After you have completed any modifications and tested change the compiler settings as follows:

1. Project > Configuration
2. Click Compiler tab
3. Un-check the “Generate debug info” box
4. Click OK a pop-up is displayed “Rebuild make file” click Yes
5. Re-run make: Compiler > Make
6. Note the size of unicon.exe reduces to about 67K

To further reduce size, while in Project > Configuration > Compiler tab

• Enable: Optimize
• Enable: Use Pentium pro instructions
• Enable: Eliminate unused assignments.

The reduction is small but still worth having.

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Summary

The above provides a complete development environment where you can modify the existing utility or create a new one.

Remainder of this series provides code snippets, which will help in understanding the utility’s source code.

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