MSV C++ 6.0, problem with scolor.h

[Jahh]

I just installed irrlicht 1.4.2, I downloaded the files and added the source, lib, and include directories to the appropriate areas in the option>directories tab in Visual 6.0. When I try to compile any example code it comes up with 13 errors about this part of the scolors.h file:

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		//! Adds two colors, result is clamped to 0..255 values
		/** \param other Color to add to this color
		\return Addition of the two colors, clamped to 0..255 values */
		SColor operator+(const SColor& other) const
		{
			return SColor(core::min_(getAlpha() + other.getAlpha(), 255u),
					core::min_(getRed() + other.getRed(), 255u),
					core::min_(getGreen() + other.getGreen(), 255u),
					core::min_(getBlue() + other.getBlue(), 255u));
		}

The first error on the list is:

c:\users\****\desktop\c++\irrlicht-1.4.2\include\scolor.h(279) : error C2780: 'const T &__cdecl irr::core::min_(const T &,const T &,const T &)' : expects 3 arguments - 2 provided
c:\users\****\desktop\c++\irrlicht-1.4.2\include\irrmath.h(80) : see declaration of 'min_'

4 others are conflicts with the irrmath.h the rest are declaration errors except the last one which is:

c:\users\jake\desktop\c++\irrlicht-1.4.2\include\irrxml.h(538) : fatal error C1506: unrecoverable block scoping error
Error executing cl.exe.

I have not edited any files, and irrlicht is the first engine I have added to this computer. Also all MSV 6.0 options are at their defaults.

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[Dark_Kilauea]

MSVC 6 support is rather depreciated. The best option would be to upgrade to 2005 or 2008 (ie. version 8 or 9). Both of the express versions of 2005 and 2008 are free (money wise) from Microsoft.

[vitek]

Yes. MSVC 6 is an old compiler and it has many problems with valid C++ code. As mentioned above, get your hands on the VC8 or 9 express compilers they are much better.

Travis

[rogerborg]

The Irrlicht.dsp file appears to be borked on the trunk; at least, my copy of VS6 claims that it's "modified" and refuses to open it.

I'll take a quick look at getting it working again, but the other option is to remove all VS6 project files from SVN / 1.5. It's really not something that I fancy supporting in the long term.

[hybrid]

Yes, probably we should also get rid if the VS6 files in the 1.4 branch, so no one will ask about it anymore

[rogerborg]

Removed on the trunk in SVN 1724.

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[jam]