Update YAZE project configuration and build instructions

- Increased warning level to Level4 in YAZE.vcxproj for better code quality checks.
- Enhanced preprocessor definitions to address C++23 deprecation warnings and improve compatibility with Clang.
- Added additional compiler options for better build performance and compatibility.
- Updated build instructions to recommend Clang for Windows, highlighting its advantages over MSVC.
- Included detailed setup options for both Clang and MSVC, along with troubleshooting tips for common issues.

YAZE.vcxproj

@@ -129,11 +129,12 @@
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     <ClCompile>
-      <WarningLevel>Level3</WarningLevel>
+      <WarningLevel>Level4</WarningLevel>
       <SDLCheck>true</SDLCheck>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;_DEBUG;_CONSOLE;_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_WARNINGS;SILENCE_CXX23_DEPRECATIONS;_SILENCE_CXX23_DEPRECATION_WARNING;_SILENCE_ALL_CXX23_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS;NOMINMAX;WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN;strncasecmp=_strnicmp;strcasecmp=_stricmp;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <ConformanceMode>true</ConformanceMode>
       <LanguageStandard>stdcpp23</LanguageStandard>
+      <AdditionalOptions>/permissive- /bigobj /utf-8 %(AdditionalOptions)</AdditionalOptions>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>src;src\app;src\lib;src\util;incl;src\lib\asar\src;src\lib\asar\src\asar;src\lib\asar\src\asar-dll-bindings\c;src\lib\imgui;src\lib\imgui_test_engine;src\lib\abseil-cpp;src\lib\SDL\include;$(ProjectDir)build;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
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@@ -144,13 +145,14 @@
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   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|Win32'">
     <ClCompile>
-      <WarningLevel>Level3</WarningLevel>
+      <WarningLevel>Level4</WarningLevel>
       <FunctionLevelLinking>true</FunctionLevelLinking>
       <IntrinsicFunctions>true</IntrinsicFunctions>
       <SDLCheck>true</SDLCheck>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>WIN32;NDEBUG;_CONSOLE;_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_WARNINGS;SILENCE_CXX23_DEPRECATIONS;_SILENCE_CXX23_DEPRECATION_WARNING;_SILENCE_ALL_CXX23_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS;NOMINMAX;WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN;strncasecmp=_strnicmp;strcasecmp=_stricmp;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <ConformanceMode>true</ConformanceMode>
       <LanguageStandard>stdcpp23</LanguageStandard>
+      <AdditionalOptions>/permissive- /bigobj /utf-8 %(AdditionalOptions)</AdditionalOptions>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>src;src\app;src\lib;src\util;incl;src\lib\asar\src;src\lib\asar\src\asar;src\lib\asar\src\asar-dll-bindings\c;src\lib\imgui;src\lib\imgui_test_engine;src\lib\abseil-cpp;src\lib\SDL\include;$(ProjectDir)build;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
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@@ -163,11 +165,12 @@
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   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|x64'">
     <ClCompile>
-      <WarningLevel>Level3</WarningLevel>
+      <WarningLevel>Level4</WarningLevel>
       <SDLCheck>true</SDLCheck>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>_DEBUG;_CONSOLE;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>_DEBUG;_CONSOLE;_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_WARNINGS;SILENCE_CXX23_DEPRECATIONS;_SILENCE_CXX23_DEPRECATION_WARNING;_SILENCE_ALL_CXX23_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS;NOMINMAX;WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN;strncasecmp=_strnicmp;strcasecmp=_stricmp;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <ConformanceMode>true</ConformanceMode>
       <LanguageStandard>stdcpp23</LanguageStandard>
+      <AdditionalOptions>/permissive- /bigobj /utf-8 %(AdditionalOptions)</AdditionalOptions>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>src;src\app;src\lib;src\util;incl;src\lib\asar\src;src\lib\asar\src\asar;src\lib\asar\src\asar-dll-bindings\c;src\lib\imgui;src\lib\imgui_test_engine;src\lib\abseil-cpp;src\lib\SDL\include;$(ProjectDir)build;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
@@ -178,13 +181,14 @@
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|x64'">
     <ClCompile>
-      <WarningLevel>Level3</WarningLevel>
+      <WarningLevel>Level4</WarningLevel>
       <FunctionLevelLinking>true</FunctionLevelLinking>
       <IntrinsicFunctions>true</IntrinsicFunctions>
       <SDLCheck>true</SDLCheck>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>NDEBUG;_CONSOLE;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>NDEBUG;_CONSOLE;_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_WARNINGS;SILENCE_CXX23_DEPRECATIONS;_SILENCE_CXX23_DEPRECATION_WARNING;_SILENCE_ALL_CXX23_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS;NOMINMAX;WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN;strncasecmp=_strnicmp;strcasecmp=_stricmp;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <ConformanceMode>true</ConformanceMode>
       <LanguageStandard>stdcpp23</LanguageStandard>
+      <AdditionalOptions>/permissive- /bigobj /utf-8 %(AdditionalOptions)</AdditionalOptions>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>src;src\app;src\lib;src\util;incl;src\lib\asar\src;src\lib\asar\src\asar;src\lib\asar\src\asar-dll-bindings\c;src\lib\imgui;src\lib\imgui_test_engine;src\lib\abseil-cpp;src\lib\SDL\include;$(ProjectDir)build;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
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     <Link>
@@ -197,11 +201,12 @@
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   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Debug|ARM64'">
     <ClCompile>
-      <WarningLevel>Level3</WarningLevel>
+      <WarningLevel>Level4</WarningLevel>
       <SDLCheck>true</SDLCheck>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>_DEBUG;_CONSOLE;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>_DEBUG;_CONSOLE;_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_WARNINGS;SILENCE_CXX23_DEPRECATIONS;_SILENCE_CXX23_DEPRECATION_WARNING;_SILENCE_ALL_CXX23_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS;NOMINMAX;WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN;strncasecmp=_strnicmp;strcasecmp=_stricmp;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <ConformanceMode>true</ConformanceMode>
       <LanguageStandard>stdcpp23</LanguageStandard>
+      <AdditionalOptions>/permissive- /bigobj /utf-8 %(AdditionalOptions)</AdditionalOptions>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>src;src\app;src\lib;src\util;incl;src\lib\asar\src;src\lib\asar\src\asar;src\lib\asar\src\asar-dll-bindings\c;src\lib\imgui;src\lib\imgui_test_engine;src\lib\abseil-cpp;src\lib\SDL\include;$(ProjectDir)build;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
     </ClCompile>
     <Link>
@@ -212,13 +217,14 @@
   </ItemDefinitionGroup>
   <ItemDefinitionGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)|$(Platform)'=='Release|ARM64'">
     <ClCompile>
-      <WarningLevel>Level3</WarningLevel>
+      <WarningLevel>Level4</WarningLevel>
       <FunctionLevelLinking>true</FunctionLevelLinking>
       <IntrinsicFunctions>true</IntrinsicFunctions>
       <SDLCheck>true</SDLCheck>
-      <PreprocessorDefinitions>NDEBUG;_CONSOLE;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
+      <PreprocessorDefinitions>NDEBUG;_CONSOLE;_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS;_CRT_NONSTDC_NO_WARNINGS;SILENCE_CXX23_DEPRECATIONS;_SILENCE_CXX23_DEPRECATION_WARNING;_SILENCE_ALL_CXX23_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS;NOMINMAX;WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN;strncasecmp=_strnicmp;strcasecmp=_stricmp;%(PreprocessorDefinitions)</PreprocessorDefinitions>
       <ConformanceMode>true</ConformanceMode>
       <LanguageStandard>stdcpp23</LanguageStandard>
+      <AdditionalOptions>/permissive- /bigobj /utf-8 %(AdditionalOptions)</AdditionalOptions>
       <AdditionalIncludeDirectories>src;src\app;src\lib;src\util;incl;src\lib\asar\src;src\lib\asar\src\asar;src\lib\asar\src\asar-dll-bindings\c;src\lib\imgui;src\lib\imgui_test_engine;src\lib\abseil-cpp;src\lib\SDL\include;$(ProjectDir)build;%(AdditionalIncludeDirectories)</AdditionalIncludeDirectories>
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     <Link>

docs/02-build-instructions.md

@@ -24,9 +24,12 @@ cmake --build build
 # Generate Visual Studio projects (with proper vcpkg integration)
 python scripts/generate-vs-projects.py
 
-# Or use CMake directly
+# Build with Clang (recommended for better Abseil compatibility)
-cmake --preset windows-debug
+.\scripts\build-windows.ps1 -Compiler clang
-cmake --build build --preset windows-debug
+
+# Or use CMake directly with Clang
+cmake -B build -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=clang++ -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=clang
+cmake --build build
 ```
 
 ### Minimal Build (CI/Fast)

scripts/README.md

@@ -21,6 +21,47 @@ This directory contains build and setup scripts for YAZE development on differen
 - **`generate-vs-projects.ps1`** - Generate Visual Studio project files (PowerShell)
 - **`generate-vs-projects.bat`** - Generate Visual Studio project files (Batch)
 
+## Windows Compiler Recommendations
+
+### ⚠️ Important: MSVC vs Clang on Windows
+
+**We strongly recommend using Clang on Windows** due to compatibility issues with MSVC and Abseil's int128 and type_traits features:
+
+#### Why Clang is Recommended:
+- ✅ **Better C++23 Support**: Full support for modern C++23 features
+- ✅ **Abseil Compatibility**: No issues with `absl::int128` and type traits
+- ✅ **Cross-Platform Consistency**: Same compiler across all platforms
+- ✅ **Better Error Messages**: More helpful diagnostic messages
+- ✅ **Faster Compilation**: Generally faster than MSVC
+
+#### MSVC Issues:
+- ❌ **C++23 Deprecation Warnings**: Abseil int128 triggers numerous deprecation warnings
+- ❌ **Type Traits Problems**: Some Abseil type traits don't work correctly with MSVC
+- ❌ **Int128 Limitations**: MSVC's int128 support is incomplete
+- ❌ **Build Complexity**: Requires additional workarounds and flags
+
+### Compiler Setup Options
+
+#### Option 1: Clang (Recommended)
+```powershell
+# Install LLVM/Clang via winget
+winget install LLVM.LLVM
+
+# Or download from: https://releases.llvm.org/
+# Make sure to add Clang to PATH during installation
+
+# Verify installation
+clang --version
+```
+
+#### Option 2: MSVC with Workarounds
+If you must use MSVC, the build system includes workarounds:
+- Abseil int128 is automatically disabled on Windows
+- C++23 deprecation warnings are silenced
+- Additional compatibility flags are applied
+
+However, you may still encounter issues with some Abseil features.
+
 ## Quick Start (Windows)
 
 ### Option 1: Automated Setup (Recommended)
@@ -62,49 +103,54 @@ REM Build
 ### build-windows.ps1
 - `-Configuration` - Build configuration (Debug, Release, RelWithDebInfo, MinSizeRel)
 - `-Platform` - Target platform (x64, x86, ARM64)
+- `-Compiler` - Compiler to use (clang, msvc, auto)
 - `-Clean` - Clean build directories before building
 - `-Verbose` - Verbose build output
 
 ### build-windows.bat
 - First argument: Configuration (Debug, Release, RelWithDebInfo, MinSizeRel)
 - Second argument: Platform (x64, x86, ARM64)
+- Third argument: Compiler (clang, msvc, auto)
 - `clean` - Clean build directories
 - `verbose` - Verbose build output
 
 ## Examples
 
 ```powershell
-# Build Release x64 (default)
+# Build Release x64 with Clang (recommended)
-.\scripts\build-windows.ps1
+.\scripts\build-windows.ps1 -Compiler clang
 
-# Build Debug x64
+# Build Release x64 with MSVC (with workarounds)
-.\scripts\build-windows.ps1 -Configuration Debug -Platform x64
+.\scripts\build-windows.ps1 -Compiler msvc
 
-# Build Release x86
+# Build Debug x64 with Clang
-.\scripts\build-windows.ps1 -Configuration Release -Platform x86
+.\scripts\build-windows.ps1 -Configuration Debug -Platform x64 -Compiler clang
 
-# Clean build
+# Build Release x86 with auto-detection
-.\scripts\build-windows.ps1 -Clean
+.\scripts\build-windows.ps1 -Configuration Release -Platform x86 -Compiler auto
 
-# Verbose build
+# Clean build with Clang
-.\scripts\build-windows.ps1 -Verbose
+.\scripts\build-windows.ps1 -Clean -Compiler clang
+
+# Verbose build with MSVC
+.\scripts\build-windows.ps1 -Verbose -Compiler msvc
 
 # Validate environment
 .\scripts\validate-windows-build.ps1
 ```
 
 ```batch
-REM Build Release x64 (default)
+REM Build Release x64 with Clang (recommended)
-.\scripts\build-windows.bat
+.\scripts\build-windows.bat Release x64 clang
 
-REM Build Debug x64
+REM Build Debug x64 with MSVC
-.\scripts\build-windows.bat Debug x64
+.\scripts\build-windows.bat Debug x64 msvc
 
-REM Build Release x86
+REM Build Release x86 with auto-detection
-.\scripts\build-windows.bat Release x86
+.\scripts\build-windows.bat Release x86 auto
 
-REM Clean build
+REM Clean build with Clang
-.\scripts\build-windows.bat clean
+.\scripts\build-windows.bat clean clang
 ```
 
 ## Troubleshooting
@@ -128,6 +174,21 @@ REM Clean build
    - Install Python 3.8+ from python.org
    - Make sure Python is in PATH
 
+5. **MSVC Compilation Errors**
+   - **Abseil int128 errors**: Use Clang instead (`-Compiler clang`)
+   - **C++23 deprecation warnings**: These are silenced automatically, but Clang is cleaner
+   - **Type traits issues**: Switch to Clang for better compatibility
+   - **Solution**: Install Clang and use `.\scripts\build-windows.ps1 -Compiler clang`
+
+6. **Clang Not Found**
+   - Install LLVM/Clang: `winget install LLVM.LLVM`
+   - Or download from: https://releases.llvm.org/
+   - Make sure Clang is in PATH: `clang --version`
+
+7. **Compiler Detection Issues**
+   - Use explicit compiler selection: `-Compiler clang` or `-Compiler msvc`
+   - Check available compilers: `where clang` and `where cl`
+
 ### Getting Help
 
 1. Run validation script: `.\scripts\validate-windows-build.ps1`