IT JUST WORKS

* Fixed the entire external library pipeline.
  * Added setup.ps1, a handy powershell script to download, extract and organize ALL external dependencies.
  * Added makelibs.bat, a shorthand for creating all required .lib files from .dll/.def files in one go. (must be run in VS Developer Command Prompt.
* All projects have had their vcxproj files cleaned up.
* All configuration combinations are now buildable out of the box!!! (after library setup)
* Finalized BUILDING.md build instructions, and removed build instructions previously present in "lib/".
* Removed 10 kilotons of dlls just hanging out in the project folders. -- Without those I never would have Identified the issue with the wrong mpg123 library version <3
* Removed some " - Copy" files that had served their purpose. (they served no purpose)
* Removed the old Asciifier.cpp and .h files partying the the repository root folder.
* Added "assets/" with various previews of each program. Including an Ancient Egyptian version of AsciiArtist before it even had a name (dated around 2010, that shit can't even be run without installing VS 2008 VC++ express for those juicy debug dlls. Thanks past me!)

.gitignore

@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+# External libraries
+lib/*/
+
+
 # Compiled Object files
 *.slo
 *.lo

AsciiArtist.sln

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 
 Microsoft Visual Studio Solution File, Format Version 12.00
-# Visual Studio 14
-VisualStudioVersion = 14.0.25420.1
-MinimumVisualStudioVersion = 10.0.40219.1
+# Visual Studio 16
+VisualStudioVersion = 16.0.0
+MinimumVisualStudioVersion = 15.9.13
 Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "AsciiArtist", "AsciiArtist\AsciiArtist.vcxproj", "{0CC0F0F4-8041-4F01-B186-A1071367BB3D}"
 EndProject
 Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "PowerConsoleLib", "PowerConsoleLib\PowerConsoleLib.vcxproj", "{B571C836-8F8A-4A07-B42B-B93C98690426}"

AsciiArtist/AsciiArtist.vcxproj

@@ -22,32 +22,32 @@
     <ProjectGuid>{0CC0F0F4-8041-4F01-B186-A1071367BB3D}</ProjectGuid>
     <Keyword>Win32Proj</Keyword>
     <RootNamespace>AsciiArtist</RootNamespace>
-    <WindowsTargetPlatformVersion>10.0.14393.0</WindowsTargetPlatformVersion>
+    <WindowsTargetPlatformVersion>10.0</WindowsTargetPlatformVersion>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props" />
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'" Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>Application</ConfigurationType>
     <UseDebugLibraries>true</UseDebugLibraries>
-    <PlatformToolset>v140</PlatformToolset>
+    <PlatformToolset>v142</PlatformToolset>
     <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'" Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>Application</ConfigurationType>
     <UseDebugLibraries>false</UseDebugLibraries>
-    <PlatformToolset>v140</PlatformToolset>
+    <PlatformToolset>v142</PlatformToolset>
     <WholeProgramOptimization>true</WholeProgramOptimization>
     <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|x64'" Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>Application</ConfigurationType>
     <UseDebugLibraries>true</UseDebugLibraries>
-    <PlatformToolset>v140</PlatformToolset>
+    <PlatformToolset>v142</PlatformToolset>
     <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'" Label="Configuration">
     <ConfigurationType>Application</ConfigurationType>
     <UseDebugLibraries>false</UseDebugLibraries>
-    <PlatformToolset>v140</PlatformToolset>
+    <PlatformToolset>v142</PlatformToolset>
     <WholeProgramOptimization>true</WholeProgramOptimization>
     <CharacterSet>Unicode</CharacterSet>
   </PropertyGroup>
@@ -71,28 +71,38 @@
   <PropertyGroup Label="UserMacros" />
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'">
     <LinkIncremental>true</LinkIncremental>
+    <OutDir>$(ProjectDir)bin\$(Configuration)-$(Platform)\</OutDir>
+    <IntDir>$(ProjectDir)obj\$(Configuration)-$(Platform)\</IntDir>
     <IncludePath>$(ProjectDir);$(ProjectDir)..\PowerConsoleLib\;$(IncludePath)</IncludePath>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|x64'">
     <LinkIncremental>true</LinkIncremental>
+    <OutDir>$(ProjectDir)bin\$(Configuration)-$(Platform)\</OutDir>
+    <IntDir>$(ProjectDir)obj\$(Configuration)-$(Platform)\</IntDir>
+    <IncludePath>$(ProjectDir);$(ProjectDir)..\PowerConsoleLib\;$(IncludePath)</IncludePath>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'">
     <LinkIncremental>false</LinkIncremental>
+    <OutDir>$(ProjectDir)bin\$(Configuration)-$(Platform)\</OutDir>
+    <IntDir>$(ProjectDir)obj\$(Configuration)-$(Platform)\</IntDir>
     <IncludePath>$(ProjectDir);$(ProjectDir)..\PowerConsoleLib\;$(IncludePath)</IncludePath>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'">
     <LinkIncremental>false</LinkIncremental>
+    <OutDir>$(ProjectDir)bin\$(Configuration)-$(Platform)\</OutDir>
+    <IntDir>$(ProjectDir)obj\$(Configuration)-$(Platform)\</IntDir>
+    <IncludePath>$(ProjectDir);$(ProjectDir)..\PowerConsoleLib\;$(IncludePath)</IncludePath>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|Win32'">
     <ClCompile>
       <PrecompiledHeader>Use</PrecompiledHeader>
       <WarningLevel>Level3</WarningLevel>
       <Optimization>Disabled</Optimization>
+      <IntrinsicFunctions>true</IntrinsicFunctions>
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <DisableSpecificWarnings>4996</DisableSpecificWarnings>
       <SDLCheck>true</SDLCheck>
-      <IntrinsicFunctions>true</IntrinsicFunctions>
-      <PrecompiledHeaderFile>Stdafx.h</PrecompiledHeaderFile>
-      <AdditionalOptions>/std:c++latest %(AdditionalOptions)</AdditionalOptions>
+      <LanguageStandard>stdcpp17</LanguageStandard>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
       <SubSystem>Console</SubSystem>
@@ -105,7 +115,9 @@
       <PrecompiledHeader>Use</PrecompiledHeader>
       <WarningLevel>Level3</WarningLevel>
       <Optimization>Disabled</Optimization>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>_DEBUG;_CONSOLE;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <DisableSpecificWarnings>4996</DisableSpecificWarnings>
+      <LanguageStandard>stdcpp17</LanguageStandard>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
       <SubSystem>Console</SubSystem>
@@ -120,7 +132,8 @@
       <FunctionLevelLinking>true</FunctionLevelLinking>
       <IntrinsicFunctions>true</IntrinsicFunctions>
       <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
-      <AdditionalOptions>/std:c++latest %(AdditionalOptions)</AdditionalOptions>
+      <DisableSpecificWarnings>4996</DisableSpecificWarnings>
+      <LanguageStandard>stdcpp17</LanguageStandard>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
       <SubSystem>Console</SubSystem>
@@ -136,7 +149,9 @@
       <Optimization>MaxSpeed</Optimization>
       <FunctionLevelLinking>true</FunctionLevelLinking>
       <IntrinsicFunctions>true</IntrinsicFunctions>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>NDEBUG;_CONSOLE;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <DisableSpecificWarnings>4996</DisableSpecificWarnings>
+      <LanguageStandard>stdcpp17</LanguageStandard>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
       <SubSystem>Console</SubSystem>