Category Archives: DDKWizard/DDKBUILD

DDKWizard 1.2.0a – clarification

Posted on 2007-12-02 by Oliver

I just fixed a cosmetic glitch in DDKWizard. If you downloaded 1.2.0, there’s no need to download it again. No program logic has changed! // Oliver

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DDKWizard 1.2.0 released (new license)

Posted on 2007-11-25 by Oliver

I am pleased to announce that version 1.2.0 of DDKWizard has just been released. You can download it as usual from here: – Direct download – Project website So, what’s new in this version? Not much and more than ever, … Continue reading →

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Let me get this straight: DDKWizard uses DDKBUILD (and hence uses DDK/WDK build.exe)

Posted on 2007-11-04 by Oliver

Today, searching for references to DDKWizard, I found that several people have posted misleading information in response to others recommending DDKWizard. For the most part they are recommending to use the DDK/WDK build environment. Bravo. That’s just what DDKWizard does, … Continue reading →

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DDKBUILD.BAT updated

Posted on 2007-09-17 by Oliver

OSR just updated their DDKBUILD.BAT to version 6.11! If you use this version, I recommend to update. As usual either at OSR Online or at the DDKWizard homepage. // Oliver

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DDKBUILD.CMD fix for RC2 (makes RC3)

Posted on 2007-09-12 by Oliver

Hey. For those among you, who have actually updated to RC2, here is a little fix, if you like manual patchwork. If you prefer the easy way, just download RC3 here. Apologies! This fix is yet another issue that can … Continue reading →

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Two bytes make the difference

Posted on 2007-09-08 by Oliver

… had to update the DDKWizard 1.1.2 setup. It won’t matter for those who downloaded it before. The only difference is, that the version shown in the dialog that allows you to choose the options was changed to 1.1.2 now. … Continue reading →

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DDKWizard 1.1.2 released

Posted on 2007-09-08 by Oliver

It has been almost half a year since DDKWizard got updated last time. But now it’s time for an update. Some accumulated reports of glitches and issues – especially those that bugged me most in daily use – got me … Continue reading →

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DDKBUILD release candidate 2 (update #1)

Posted on 2007-09-06 by Oliver

This release fixes minor issues found to cause DDKBUILD.CMD to fail under certain conditions, especially when either the DDK/WDK or the project was located in a folder that contained spaces or that had long (folder/file) names without spaces. One common … Continue reading →

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DDK BUILD utility and delay loads

Posted on 2007-08-17 by Oliver

Just found it out, although it’s not hard to find if you know where to look. If you put a line such as the following into your SOURCES file, you will be able to make use of the delay-load-feature that … Continue reading →

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Joanna Rutkowska gets serious ;)

Posted on 2007-08-02 by Oliver

She and a partner, Alexander Tereshkin, have published the source to BluePill, or rather a rewrite called New BluePill (NBP), since Rutkowska’s previous employer owns the rights to the original one: http://www.bluepillproject.org The source is a little flawed, at least … Continue reading →

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DDKBUILD.CMD getting closer to Gold

Posted on 2007-05-30 by Oliver

After a bug report which turned out to be a false alarm, I have only clarified some stuff in the help output and in the comments of the code. Furthermore one line of code saw some change, which doesn’t have … Continue reading →

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RSS feed for DDKWizard and DDKBUILD!

Posted on 2007-05-24 by Oliver

Today I set up an RSS feed for DDKWizard and DDKBUILD under this URL. If you are interested in either of these tools, please feel free to subscribe and get automatic notifications about updates within your favorite feed reader. // … Continue reading →

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DDKWizard and DDKBUILD.CMD updated

Posted on 2007-03-18 by Oliver

The fixes in DDKWizard are minor except for one. This one requires manual fixing in old existing projects that have been created using DDKWizard. The problem is described in section 5.1 “Important change in version 1.1.1b”. As for DDKBUILD there … Continue reading →

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Eeek, a subtle bug in beta 6 of DDKBUILD.CMD

Posted on 2007-02-26 by Oliver

Sorry fellows, please bear with me. The last version of the DDKBUILD.CMD script misbehaves if you set a variable inside the pre/post-build scripts and expect that variable to propagate beyond the script’s execution. Thanks to my colleague Kristmundur here at … Continue reading →

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DDKBUILD.CMD updated (v7.0 Beta 6)

Posted on 2007-02-23 by Oliver

Thanks to feedback from some users, several bugs could be fixed. The two worst were: Build scripts failed with relative pathes Return code of the script was wrong Also I took the chance to implement some minor changes in how … Continue reading →

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Bugfix release 1.1.1a for DDKWizard

Posted on 2007-02-07 by Oliver

Only some cosmetic changes and one real bugfix, of a bug that would cause confusion for users, were made. The bugfix concerns the Win32DLL project type. The 1.1.1 release did not have the line DLLENTRY=DllMain which was supposed to be … Continue reading →

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Eeek, the WDK build introduced a nasty change in behavior …

Posted on 2007-02-07 by Oliver

Today I noticed something very unpleasant when I tried to build a project that was initially created with DDKWizard with the WDK instead of the WNET DDK. Only one .rc file is allowed per directory. You may however include one … Continue reading →

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DDKWizard 1.1.1 released

Posted on 2007-02-04 by Oliver

Today I released DDKWizard 1.1.1 – fetch it here. This version brings “only” some improvements and corrections over 1.1.0 and nothing sensational 😉 Introduced new project type Win32DLL, the purpose should be clear from the name. The manual got an … Continue reading →

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Problems with DDKWizard? (2nd)

Posted on 2007-01-05 by Oliver

Some days ago I asked you whether there are some problems with DDKWizard. The reporter of the alleged bug at that time has never responded and may never respond. However, I heard from a friend, that the installation of some … Continue reading →

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Update to ddkbuild.cmd

Posted on 2007-01-03 by Oliver

I updated ddkbuild.cmd once more so it has turned version 7.0beta5 now. There is a fix for the treatment of build output in Visual Studio 2005 as described in “Memo to self: VS_UNICODE_OUTPUT” as well as some enhancements for the … Continue reading →

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