Upon connection or removal of a serial port device, a notification is generated and shown in the windows system notifications area
Ensure git command line and visual studio C/C++ tools are installed From a visual studio command prompt
> git clone https://github.com/sgstechnical/portpopper.git
> cd portpopper
> cl src\PortPopper.cpp res\PortPopper.res
> portpopper.exe
You need both PortPopper.cpp and the PortPopper.res file. The res file provides an icon and a manifest that are required for notification apps.
If you make a change to the resource .rc file or the icon, you will need to re-build the .res file
From a visual studio command prompt
> rc res\PortPopper.rc
- Complete the settings dialog that is currently disabled
- Persist the settings