1.2.1 Creating and Configuring a Project

This document contains instructions how to create a C++ project compatible with Soul tools and libraries using Visual Studio 2022.

Creating a Project

Create an empty C++ Console Application (.exe) project using Visual Studio 2022 Windows Desktop Wizard project template.
Right-click the project in the Solution Explorer and select 'Add New Item...'.
Select C++ File (.cpp) item and name the source file to 'main.cpp'.
Add the following code to the 'main.cpp' file:
// main.cpp:

int main()
{
return 0;
}

If you have no Property Manager tab page in the Solution Explorer, select View | Other Windows | Property Manager
Select the Property Manager tab in the Solution Explorer.
In the Property Manager, right-click your project and select Add Existing Property Sheet...
Navigate to the C:\soul-4.0.0\config folder and add the build.props file.
Open the project | Debug | x64 folder in the Property Manager, right-click the build configuration and select Properties
Select the User Macros property page and enter paths to your Boost include directory and Boost library directory in the Value field for the BOOST_INCLUDE_DIR and BOOST_LIB_DIR macros:

Select the Solution Explorer tab in the Solution Explorer window, right-click the project in the Solution Explorer and select 'Properties...'.
Select the Debug | x64 configuration.
Set the values in the General Properties tab page:
Set the values in the C++ | General tab page:
Set the values in the C++ | Language tab page:
Set the values in the C++ | Advanced tab page (to suppress spurious warnings):
Set the values in the Linker | General tab page:
Select the Release | x64 configuration.
Set the values in the General Properties tab page:
The changed settings in the C++ | General , C++ | Language , C++ | Advanced and Linker | General property pages are the same as for the x64 | Debug configuration. Other settings are defaults for the x64 | Release configuration.