Rhapsody 8.X - Support for Visual Studio 2015

Setting up IBM Rational Rhapsody C++ to support Microsoft Visual Studio 2015

Frank Braun,

Managing Partner EVOCEAN Deutschland GmbH

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Introduction

Prerequisite :

• Rhapsody 8.x and Visual Studio 2015 or Visual Studio Community 2015 installed

Problem:

• Compiling a Rhapsody Model with Microsoft Visual Studio (MSVC) as selected

environment results in error -> No Visual Studio installed

Reason:

• The current Rhapsody Version (until 8.1.5) does not support Visual Studio 2015

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Solution

To support Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 some little changes need to be

performed in the Rhapsody environment settings.

These changes are explained in the following document, which includes the

following steps:

• Add VS2015 Environment as a new selection to the Rhapsody Site File

• Adopt the Rhapsody Microsoft Batch file to build Visual Studio 2015

• Uncomment one line in the Rhapsody Microsoft OS adaptor configuration file

• Add two lines in the MSBuild Makefile to build the Rhapsody Framework with

Visual Studio 2015

• Build the Rhapsody Framework with the new settings for VS2015

• Test the environment.

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Adding VS2015 Environment in siteC++

In <RHAPSODY_ROOT>\Share\Properties\siteC++.prp

• Add the following section as shown below:

Note that you need a third end to close (end) the file itself.

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Adopt the Microsoft Build Batch File

In <RHAPSODY_ROOT>\Share\etc\msvcmake.bat

• Add or Change the following 4 lines as shown below

Original File Changed File

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Customizing Microsoft adaptor OS configuration file

In <RHAPSODY_ROOT>\Share\LangCpp\osconfig\WIN32\omosconfig.h

• Comment out the line:

#define OM_NEW_OPERATOR_NEEDS_DUMMY_PARAM

• So that it looks like this:

//#define OM_NEW_OPERATOR_NEEDS_DUMMY_PARAM

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Change MSBuild.mak

For being able to compile the Rhapsody Framework with Visual Studio 2015

we also need to adopt the Rhapsody MSBuild Makefile.

In <RHAPSODY_ROOT>\Share\LangCpp\msbuild.mak

• Add the following 2 lines as shown below.

Original File Changed File

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Building the Rhapsody Framework with VS 2015

Preparation

• Launch Rhapsody in C++ and create a new Project

• On Component level in the configuration make sure the MSVC is select .

Build the Framework

• Select Code->Build Framework

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Testing Environment

Add a class to the Model then press Generate/Make/Run.

The Model should build and link without any errors.

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