ProjectEverDriven-CompileKit

The purpose of this project is to create a layer between coding in the HSP and the compilation process for ProjectEverDriven. When compiling directly from the HSP-SDK, the created executable is unable to be launched.

So, I delved into the DLL hspcmp.dll of the HSP-SDK and thought it might be worth trying to compile the code directly with the DLL. Fortunately, an executable compiled like this works like a charm.

Furthermore, I included a translated version of the iconins.exe in this project. This tool can be used to change the icon of the created executable. Initially, I tried using other tools like ResourceHacker, but the executable wouldn't launch if one changes the icon in that manner.

Installation

To install just copy the executeable into hsp-sdk folder.

How to compile

After you cloned the projects repository you just need to create a build directory. Then you open a command prompt in the build directory and run:

cmake ..

After this you can just open the project in visual studio and run ALL_BUILD. Now it's getting compiled.

Add as external tool to HSP Script Editor

Open the settings inside of the HSP Script Editor

Select ExtTool from the Tool section and click Add...

So in the Tool TextField can you select a name. File Path is just the path to the PED-CompileKit.exe and in Command Line one should add a config file and the source file with %F (That is the macro for the current file) If not changing the output directory it will be written to the folder where the source file is located.

Usage

You can launch the program with different parameters. I've added the ability to add a config file because the commandline for external tools in HSP Script Editor isn't very long. You use the same switches like the command line except the sign. For example:

  icon="C:\Users\Star4Fun\Desktop\start.ico"
  versionfile="C:\Users\Star4Fun\Desktop\modversion"
  source="C:\Users\Star4Fun\Desktop\ProjectEverDriven\start.hsp"
  output=C:\Users\Star4Fun\Desktop
  name=EchidnaWarsDX.exe
  execute

-i="C:\Users\Star4Fun\Desktop\start.ico"  -v="C:\Users\Star4Fun\Desktop\modversion" -s="C:\Users\Star4Fun\Desktop\ProjectEverDriven\start.hsp" -o=C:\Users\Star4Fun\Desktop -n=EchidnaWarsDX.exe -e -d