C++ build and readme updates

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -14,20 +14,18 @@ concurrency:
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
 env:
-  ICE_HOME: ${{ github.workspace }}/ice
-  PLATFORM: x64
+  ICE_HOME: ${{ github.workspace }}/ice # Makefile
+  IceHome: ${{ github.workspace }}/ice # MSBuild
+  Platform: x64 # For Msbuild
+  Configuration: Release # For Msbuild
 
 jobs:
   ci:
     name: ${{ matrix.os }}
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        os: [
-            ubuntu-22.04,
-            macos-14,
-            # windows-2022
-          ]
+        os: [ubuntu-22.04, macos-14, windows-2022]
 
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:
@@ -57,4 +55,4 @@ jobs:
         timeout-minutes: 30
         with:
           working_directory: ice-demos/cpp
-          msbuild_project: \"C++ demos.sln\"
+          msbuild_project: msbuild/ice.proj

cpp/Ice/async/README.md

@@ -20,5 +20,5 @@ process the request. While a long request is processing, short
 requests are still able to be processed and more long requests can be
 queued for processing by the worker thread.
 
-[1]: https://doc.zeroc.com/ice/3.7/language-mappings/c++11-mapping/client-side-slice-to-c++11-mapping/asynchronous-method-invocation-ami-in-c++11
-[2]: https://doc.zeroc.com/ice/3.7/language-mappings/c++11-mapping/server-side-slice-to-c++11-mapping/asynchronous-method-dispatch-amd-in-c++11
+[1]: https://doc.zeroc.com/ice/3.8/language-mappings/c++-mapping/client-side-slice-to-c++-mapping/asynchronous-method-invocation-ami-in-c++
+[2]: https://doc.zeroc.com/ice/3.8/language-mappings/c++-mapping/server-side-slice-to-c++-mapping/asynchronous-method-dispatch-amd-in-c++

cpp/Ice/asyncInvocation/README.md

@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@ In a second window, start the client:
 ```
 client
 ```
-[1]: https://doc.zeroc.com/ice/3.7/language-mappings/c++11-mapping/client-side-slice-to-c++11-mapping/asynchronous-method-invocation-ami-in-c++11
+[1]: https://doc.zeroc.com/ice/3.8/language-mappings/c++-mapping/client-side-slice-to-c++-mapping/asynchronous-method-invocation-ami-in-c++

cpp/Ice/plugin/msbuild/hello/hello.vcxproj

@@ -79,10 +79,10 @@
     <OutDir Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'">..\..\</OutDir>
     <IntDir Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'">$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\</IntDir>
     <LinkIncremental Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'">false</LinkIncremental>
-    <TargetName Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'">helloplugin37++11d</TargetName>
-    <TargetName Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|x64'">helloplugin37++11d</TargetName>
-    <TargetName Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'">helloplugin37++11</TargetName>
-    <TargetName Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'">helloplugin37++11</TargetName>
+    <TargetName Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'">helloplugin38d</TargetName>
+    <TargetName Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|x64'">helloplugin38d</TargetName>
+    <TargetName Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'">helloplugin38</TargetName>
+    <TargetName Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'">helloplugin38</TargetName>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'">
     <Midl>
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@
       <AdditionalDependencies>setargv.obj;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
       <DataExecutionPrevention>
       </DataExecutionPrevention>
-      <ImportLibrary>helloplugin37d.lib</ImportLibrary>
+      <ImportLibrary>helloplugin38d.lib</ImportLibrary>
       <TargetMachine>MachineX86</TargetMachine>
     </Link>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@
       <AdditionalDependencies>setargv.obj;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
       <DataExecutionPrevention>
       </DataExecutionPrevention>
-      <ImportLibrary>helloplugin37d.lib</ImportLibrary>
+      <ImportLibrary>helloplugin38d.lib</ImportLibrary>
       <TargetMachine>MachineX64</TargetMachine>
     </Link>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@
       <AdditionalDependencies>setargv.obj;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
       <DataExecutionPrevention>
       </DataExecutionPrevention>
-      <ImportLibrary>helloplugin37.lib</ImportLibrary>
+      <ImportLibrary>helloplugin38.lib</ImportLibrary>
       <TargetMachine>MachineX86</TargetMachine>
     </Link>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@
       <AdditionalDependencies>setargv.obj;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
       <DataExecutionPrevention>
       </DataExecutionPrevention>
-      <ImportLibrary>helloplugin37.lib</ImportLibrary>
+      <ImportLibrary>helloplugin38.lib</ImportLibrary>
       <TargetMachine>MachineX64</TargetMachine>
     </Link>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>

cpp/Ice/plugin/msbuild/logger/logger.vcxproj

@@ -79,10 +79,10 @@
     <OutDir Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'">..\..\</OutDir>
     <IntDir Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'">$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\</IntDir>
     <LinkIncremental Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'">false</LinkIncremental>
-    <TargetName Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'">loggerplugin37++11d</TargetName>
-    <TargetName Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|x64'">loggerplugin37++11d</TargetName>
-    <TargetName Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'">loggerplugin37++11</TargetName>
-    <TargetName Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'">loggerplugin37++11</TargetName>
+    <TargetName Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'">loggerplugin38d</TargetName>
+    <TargetName Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|x64'">loggerplugin38d</TargetName>
+    <TargetName Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'">loggerplugin38</TargetName>
+    <TargetName Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'">loggerplugin38</TargetName>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'">
     <Midl>
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@
       <AdditionalDependencies>setargv.obj;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
       <DataExecutionPrevention>
       </DataExecutionPrevention>
-      <ImportLibrary>loggerplugin37d.lib</ImportLibrary>
+      <ImportLibrary>loggerplugin38d.lib</ImportLibrary>
       <TargetMachine>MachineX86</TargetMachine>
     </Link>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@
       <AdditionalDependencies>setargv.obj;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
       <DataExecutionPrevention>
       </DataExecutionPrevention>
-      <ImportLibrary>loggerplugin37d.lib</ImportLibrary>
+      <ImportLibrary>loggerplugin38d.lib</ImportLibrary>
       <TargetMachine>MachineX64</TargetMachine>
     </Link>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@
       <AdditionalDependencies>setargv.obj;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
       <DataExecutionPrevention>
       </DataExecutionPrevention>
-      <ImportLibrary>loggerplugin37.lib</ImportLibrary>
+      <ImportLibrary>loggerplugin38.lib</ImportLibrary>
       <TargetMachine>MachineX86</TargetMachine>
     </Link>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@
       <AdditionalDependencies>setargv.obj;%(AdditionalDependencies)</AdditionalDependencies>
       <DataExecutionPrevention>
       </DataExecutionPrevention>
-      <ImportLibrary>loggerplugin37.lib</ImportLibrary>
+      <ImportLibrary>loggerplugin38.lib</ImportLibrary>
       <TargetMachine>MachineX64</TargetMachine>
     </Link>
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>

cpp/IceBox/hello/msbuild/server/server.vcxproj

@@ -79,10 +79,10 @@
     <OutDir Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'">..\..\</OutDir>
     <IntDir Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'">$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\</IntDir>
     <LinkIncremental Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'">false</LinkIncremental>
-    <TargetName Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'">helloservice++11d</TargetName>
-    <TargetName Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|x64'">helloservice++11d</TargetName>
-    <TargetName Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'">helloservice++11</TargetName>
-    <TargetName Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'">helloservice++11</TargetName>
+    <TargetName Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'">helloserviced</TargetName>
+    <TargetName Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|x64'">helloserviced</TargetName>
+    <TargetName Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'">helloservice</TargetName>
+    <TargetName Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'">helloservice</TargetName>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'">
     <Midl>

cpp/IceBox/hello/msbuild/server/server.vcxproj.user

@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<Project ToolsVersion="14.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+<Project ToolsVersion="14.0"
+  xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'">
-    <LocalDebuggerCommand>$(IceHome)\build\native\bin\$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\icebox++11.exe</LocalDebuggerCommand>
+    <LocalDebuggerCommand>$(IceHome)\build\native\bin\$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\icebox.exe</LocalDebuggerCommand>
     <LocalDebuggerCommandArguments>--Ice.Config=config.icebox</LocalDebuggerCommandArguments>
     <LocalDebuggerWorkingDirectory>..\..</LocalDebuggerWorkingDirectory>
     <DebuggerFlavor>WindowsLocalDebugger</DebuggerFlavor>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|x64'">
-    <LocalDebuggerCommand>$(IceHome)\build\native\bin\$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\icebox++11.exe</LocalDebuggerCommand>
+    <LocalDebuggerCommand>$(IceHome)\build\native\bin\$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\icebox.exe</LocalDebuggerCommand>
     <LocalDebuggerCommandArguments>--Ice.Config=config.icebox</LocalDebuggerCommandArguments>
     <LocalDebuggerWorkingDirectory>..\..</LocalDebuggerWorkingDirectory>
     <DebuggerFlavor>WindowsLocalDebugger</DebuggerFlavor>
@@ -16,12 +17,12 @@
     <LocalDebuggerWorkingDirectory>..\..</LocalDebuggerWorkingDirectory>
     <DebuggerFlavor>WindowsLocalDebugger</DebuggerFlavor>
     <LocalDebuggerCommandArguments>--Ice.Config=config.icebox</LocalDebuggerCommandArguments>
-    <LocalDebuggerCommand>$(IceHome)\build\native\bin\$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\icebox++11.exe</LocalDebuggerCommand>
+    <LocalDebuggerCommand>$(IceHome)\build\native\bin\$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\icebox.exe</LocalDebuggerCommand>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'">
     <LocalDebuggerWorkingDirectory>..\..</LocalDebuggerWorkingDirectory>
     <DebuggerFlavor>WindowsLocalDebugger</DebuggerFlavor>
     <LocalDebuggerCommandArguments>--Ice.Config=config.icebox</LocalDebuggerCommandArguments>
-    <LocalDebuggerCommand>$(IceHome)\build\native\bin\$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\icebox++11.exe</LocalDebuggerCommand>
+    <LocalDebuggerCommand>$(IceHome)\build\native\bin\$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\icebox.exe</LocalDebuggerCommand>
   </PropertyGroup>
-</Project>
+</Project>

cpp/IceGrid/icebox/README.md

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ icegridadmin --Ice.Config=config.grid -e "application add application.xml"
 ```
 
 If you are using 32-bit binaries on a Linux 64-bit host, first edit
-`application.xml` and replace `exe="icebox++11"` by `exe="icebox32++11"`.
+`application.xml` and replace `exe="icebox"` by `exe="icebox32"`.
 
 Using the IceGrid GUI
 ---------------------

cpp/IceGrid/icebox/application.xml

@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
             </properties>
          </server-instance>
 
-         <icebox id="IceBox" activation="on-demand" exe="icebox++11">
+         <icebox id="IceBox" activation="on-demand" exe="icebox">
             <description>A sample IceBox server</description>
             <properties>
                <properties refid="mx"/>

cpp/IceGrid/icebox/msbuild/server/server.vcxproj

@@ -79,10 +79,10 @@
     <OutDir Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'">..\..\</OutDir>
     <IntDir Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'">$(Platform)\$(Configuration)\</IntDir>
     <LinkIncremental Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'">false</LinkIncremental>
-    <TargetName Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'">helloservice++11d</TargetName>
-    <TargetName Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|x64'">helloservice++11d</TargetName>
-    <TargetName Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'">helloservice++11</TargetName>
-    <TargetName Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'">helloservice++11</TargetName>
+    <TargetName Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'">helloserviced</TargetName>
+    <TargetName Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|x64'">helloserviced</TargetName>
+    <TargetName Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'">helloservice</TargetName>
+    <TargetName Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'">helloservice</TargetName>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'">
     <Midl>

cpp/Makefile

@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ lang_srcdir     := $(top_srcdir)/cpp
 include $(top_srcdir)/make/Make.rules
 include $(lang_srcdir)/make/Make.rules
 
-exclude := Ice/qt
 demos := $(filter-out $(exclude),$(call demos-without-project-makefile,Client.cpp))
 include $(shell find $(lang_srcdir) -name Makefile.mk)
 $(foreach t,$(demos),$(eval $(call create-cpp-demo-project,$(t))))

cpp/README.md

@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@
 
 ## Overview
 
-This directory contains C++ sample programs for various Ice components. These examples are provided to get you started on
+This directory contains C++ sample programs for various Ice components. These examples
+are provided to get you started on
 using a particular Ice feature or coding technique.
 
 Most of the subdirectories here correspond directly to Ice components, such as
@@ -108,7 +109,7 @@ select `Build`.
   - Open a Visual Studio command prompt:
 
     ```shell
-    cd ice-demos\cpp11
+    cd ice-demos\cpp
     MSBuild /p:IceHome=<Ice dist path> /p:Configuration=<Release or Debug> msbuild\ice.proj
     ```
 
@@ -118,15 +119,15 @@ select `Build`.
   - Open a Visual Studio command prompt:
 
     ```shell
-    cd ice-demos\cpp11
-    MSBuild /p:IceHome=<Ice dist path> /p:Configuration=<Release or Debug> /t:InstallLocalPackages msbuild\ice.proj
+    cd ice-demos\cpp
+    MSBuild /p:IceHome=<Ice dist path> /p:Configuration=<Release or Debug> msbuild\ice.proj
     ```
 
     The command above creates NuGet packages for the source tree designated by
     `Ice dist path` (and first builds this source tree if needed), and then installs these
-    NuGet packages in the `ice-demos\cpp11\packages` folder.
+    NuGet packages in the `ice-demos\cpp\packages` folder.
 
-  - Start Visual Studio, open the `C++11 demos.sln` solution, and select your target
+  - Start Visual Studio, open the `C++ demos.sln` solution, and select your target
     configuration (Debug or Release) and platform (Win32 or x64). Right click on the
     desired demo in the Solution Explorer window and select `Build`.
 
@@ -138,7 +139,7 @@ If you are building Debug, add both the Debug and Release `bin` directories with
 command similar to:
 
 ```shell
-set PATH=%USERPROFILE%\ice-demos\cpp11\packages\zeroc.ice.v140.3.7.10\build\native\bin\x64\Debug;%USERPROFILE%\ice-demos\cpp11\packages\zeroc.ice.v140.3.7.10\build\native\bin\x64\Release;%PATH%
+set PATH=%USERPROFILE%\ice-demos\cpp\packages\zeroc.ice.v148.3.8.0-alpha0\build\native\bin\x64\Debug;%USERPROFILE%\ice-demos\cpp\packages\zeroc.ice.v143.3.8.0-alpha0\build\native\bin\x64\Release;%PATH%
 ```
 
 This is required because the Debug `bin` directories provide only a subset of all
@@ -148,10 +149,10 @@ If you are building Release, you should add only the Release `bin` directory to
 your PATH with a command similar to:
 
 ```shell
-set PATH=%USERPROFILE%\ice-demos\cpp11\packages\zeroc.ice.v140.3.7.10\build\native\bin\x64\Release;%PATH%
+set PATH=%USERPROFILE%\ice-demos\cpp\packages\zeroc.ice.v143.3.8.0-alpha0\build\native\bin\x64\Release;%PATH%
 ```
 
 Then refer to the README.md file in each demo directory for usage instructions.
 
-[1]: https://doc.zeroc.com/ice/3.7/introduction
+[1]: https://doc.zeroc.com/ice/3.8/introduction
 [2]: https://doc.zeroc.com/technical-articles/general-topics/chat-demo

make/Make.rules

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 # The default for the demos is to build with debug information and no
 # optimization.
 #
-#OPTIMIZE               = yes
+OPTIMIZE                ?= yes
 
 #
 # Define PLATFORMS to the list of platforms to build. This defaults