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Author SHA1 Message Date
ben marsh
583aa01bf7 LiveCoding: Add support for lazy loading modules. This lets us enable live coding for the entire engine without a large startup penalty. Project modules are still preloaded by default.
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#ROBOMERGE-SOURCE: CL 5437980 in //UE4/Release-4.22/...
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[CL 5437990 by ben marsh in Main branch]
2019-03-18 18:07:05 -04:00
ben marsh
f80a741d90 LiveCoding: Tidy up console output.
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#ROBOMERGE-SOURCE: CL 5350764 in //UE4/Release-4.22/...
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[CL 5364832 by ben marsh in Main branch]
2019-03-11 18:57:09 -04:00
ben marsh
3ddbc6bee3 Better handling of window focus when compiling for live code.
* Console window is made visible and brought to the front when a compile is triggered.
* Patched application window is brought to the front once patching is complete.

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#ROBOMERGE-SOURCE: CL 5337696 in //UE4/Release-4.22/...
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[CL 5338036 by ben marsh in Main branch]
2019-03-07 11:58:51 -05:00
ben marsh
fd2bcd780a Fixes for static analysis warnings.
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#ROBOMERGE-SOURCE: CL 5307320 in //UE4/Release-4.22/...
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[CL 5314647 by ben marsh in Main branch]
2019-03-06 12:44:16 -05:00
ben marsh
cf183af67c Integrating live coding feature (aka Live++) into UE4.
Allows fast iteration of C++ changes without restarting the application. To use, select the "Live Coding (Experimental)" mode from the drop down menu next to the editor's compile button, or type "LiveCoding" into the console for a monolithic build. Press Ctrl+Alt+F11 to find changes and compile.

Changes vs standalone Live++ version:

* UBT is used to execute builds. This allows standard UE4 adaptive unity mode, allows us to reuse object files when we do regular builds, supports using any build executor allowed by UBT (XGE, SNDBS, etc..).
* Adding new source files is supported.
* Custom visualizer for FNames is supported via a weakly linked symbol in a static library (Engine/Extras/NatvisHelpers).
* Settings are exposed in the editor's project settings dialog.
* Standalone application has been rewritten as a Slate app ("LiveCodingConsole"). There is an additional option to start the program as hidden, where it will not be visible until Ctrl+Alt+F11 is hit. Similarly, closing the window will hide it instead of closing the application.
* Does not require a standalone licensed version of Live++.

Known issues:

* Does not currently support class layout changes / object reinstancing

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[FYI] Marc.Audy, Stefan.Boberg, Nick.Penwarden
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#ROBOMERGE-SOURCE: CL 5304722 in //UE4/Release-4.22/...
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[CL 5309051 by ben marsh in Main branch]
2019-03-05 18:49:25 -05:00