如何使用Daffodil将旧的VC6项目移至VS2010

Question

I've been interested in this project lately. I have an old legacy project made in VC6, which I hear is a great IDE but doesn't run smoothly on my machine. I also don't know how to work with it. A full blown move to a 2010/12 project is a big time spent so I wonder:

1. Can someone share some basic information on how to use this tool? I've been searching a lot and couldn't find anything more comprehensive than the site.

2. Which specific old VC6 tools do I need to make sure to have working for Daffodil? (compiler, linker, etc) where are they located on the installed machine?

Answer 1

To build your project in VS 2010:

1. Make sure the VC 6 build tools are installed and working.
2. Make sure VS 2010 and Daffodil are installed and working.
3. Open your VS 6 workspace in VS 2010.
   A. In Explorer, right-click on your VS 6 workspace (*.dsw) file.
   B. Choose Open With -> Microsoft Visual Studio 2010.
   C. Perform the migration when prompted.
4. Change the Platform Toolset to v60.
   A. Right click on the project(s) and select Properties.
   B. On the General page, set Platform Toolset to v60.
5. Build.

Answer 2

A quick read tells me that the concept of "Daffodil" is to use the VC6 compiler with the VS2010 IDE. Therefore, you wouldn't run VS6 on your machine. You just need the VC6 compiler and linker.

Answer 3

Start by letting Vs2012 migrate the project and see what doesn't work properly. The newer compilers are much better -once you've gone through the pain of the conversion.