Source directories in Visual Studio 2010

Question

I am using OF in my project and I want to use some add-ons but I have to add .cpp files to my project in order to compile them. I don't like it. Is there any option so I could specify a folder to scan for source files and compile every .cpp file it finds?

I thought it might be Source Directories in VC++ Directories section but it didn't work. Then I don't really get what it does.

Answer 1

If you want to compile sources using Visual Studio, you will have to add them to your project. There is nothing wrong about adding external sources to your project in a nice filter.

You can also create a makefile to be used by Visual Studio which will list sources you need.