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

1. 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>SharePropertiessiteC++.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>Shareetcmsvcmake.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>ShareLangCpposconfigWIN32omosconfig.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>ShareLangCppmsbuild.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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Want More ?
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• IBM Rhapsody in C and C++ Training with UML (4 days)
• EVOCEAN Rhapsody in C++ with RaspberryPi Training (3 days)
• Rhapsody for System Engineers with SysML (4 days)
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