Walkthrough: Building a Project (C++)
In this walkthrough, you deliberately introduce a Visual C++ syntax error in your code to learn what a compilation error looks like and how to fix it. When you compile the project, an error message indicates what the problem is and where it occurred.
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This walkthrough assumes that you understand the fundamentals of the C++ language.
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It also assumes that you have completed the earlier related walkthroughs that are listed in Using the Visual Studio IDE for C++ Desktop Development.
To fix compilation errors
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In TestGames.cpp, delete the semicolon in the last line so that it resembles this:
return 0
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On the menu bar, choose Build, Build Solution.
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A message in the Error List window indicates that there was an error in the building of the project. The description looks something like this:
error C2143: syntax error : missing ';' before '}'
To view help information about this error, highlight it in the Error List window and then choose the F1 key.
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Add the semicolon back to the end of the line that has the syntax error:
return 0;
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On the menu bar, choose Build, Build Solution.
A message in the Output window indicates that the project compiled successfully.
1>------ Build started: Project: Game, Configuration: Debug Win32 ------ 1> TestGames.cpp 1> Game.vcxproj -> C:\Users\<username>\Documents\Visual Studio 2012\Projects\Game\Debug\Game.exe ========== Build: 1 succeeded, 0 failed, 0 up-to-date, 0 skipped ==========
