Building Boost 1.64, 1.65, 1.66 with Visual Studio 2017
Visual Studio 2017 has been released, and it wasn’t exactly trivial to get previous versions of boost (1.63 and down) or next versions 1.67 and 1.68 to build with it.
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How to build Boost 1.62 with Visual Studio 2015
Boost 1.62 was released 28th Sept 2016 and can be downloaded from http://www.boost.org/users/history/version_1_62_0.html.
How to build Boost 1.61 with Visual Studio 2015
Boost 1.61 was recently released (May 2016) and can be downloaded from http://www.boost.org/users/history/version_1_61_0.html.
How to build Boost 1.60 with Visual Studio 2015
C++ Boost 1.60 library can be downloaded from http://www.boost.org/users/history/version_1_60_0.html.
Building Boost 1.58 with Visual Studio 2015
If you try to build Boost 1.58 with Visual Studio 2015, you’ll get this error “Unknown compiler version - please run the configure tests and report the results” when building, do this.
Master the Windows 10 Clean Up Tips
Though hard drives are getting larger in size, we still face issues such as filled up space, disorganized data, tons of clutter and duplicate files. The newly launched Windows 10 is also prone to host unwanted junk which should be removed occasionally to keep your computer running at its optimum performance. Here are the ways to deep-clean your system: :
Building Boost 1.58 for 32-bit and 64-bit architectures with Visual Studio 2013
This post describes building of boost library with Visual Studio 2013.
C2664: void doProcess(Data_ptr &&) : cannot convert argument 1 from Data_ptr to Data_ptr &&
This error is from Visual Studio, and happens when you try to call a method with move semantics (&&) and the type doesn’t understand it has to be moved.
How to even out light/dark edges of images with GIMP
I was making a huge seamless texture of a concrete wall, when I found out that the original textures were taken with a light source more powerful at the right side. This resulted in images where the left side was darker than the right one.
Most difficult thing in videogame development
I’m writing this post mostly as a reminder to me and my coworkers at Studiofreya that we are not alone at struggling with video game development. Today I’ve noticed a tweet by famous Hobby Game Dev that was just about this topic. I’m gonna take answers to his question as a ground stone for this post.
