Re: directx samples
From: john andrew (johnandrew_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 12/28/04
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Date: Mon, 27 Dec 2004 20:29:01 -0800
"john andrew" wrote:
>
>
> "Phil Taylor" wrote:
>
> > I said paths for headers, libs, src.
> >
> > headers for compiling, libs for linking, src for the common files.
> >
> > you are having all 3 sets of problems because of bad paths.
> >
> > "john andrew" <johnandrew@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:45AE030D-D6FA-4923-B82D-BE27FAB2E1C4@microsoft.com...
> > >
> > >
> > > "Phil Taylor" wrote:
> > >
> > >> all your problems are due to bad paths. fix the paths for headers, libs,
> > >> and
> > >> source and you will be able to compile. not compiling has nothing to do
> > >> with
> > >> hw, its all sw at that point. its only when you run the app that hw gets
> > >> involved.
> > >>
> > >> "john andrew" <johnandrew@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > >> news:0B910336-F0A2-4717-A41D-18BD2D262D2A@microsoft.com...
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> > "john andrew" wrote:
> > >> >
> > >> >>
> > >> >>
> > >> >> "Hanna-Barbera" wrote:
> > >> >>
> > >> >> > > When I load the sample files source, the files fail to compile
> > >> >> > > because it
> > >> >> > > cant find d3dx8.lib, .h files. Which exist and seem to in the
> > >> >> > > link
> > >> >> > section.
> > >> >> > > I think this is behaving like it cant use the hardware for these
> > >> >> > > 3D
> > >> >> > samples.
> > >> >> > > It is just not obvious and the docs wernt that helpful but I will
> > >> >> > > look at
> > >> >> > > them closely again.
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > You can copy the include directory to your VC include folder or put
> > >> >> > the
> > >> >> > path
> > >> >> > of the include folder in the search list.
> > >> >> > To do the later,
> > >> >> > Project->Settings (or ALT+F7)
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > Click on C++ tab
> > >> >> > Change Category to Preprocessor
> > >> >> > There is a place where it says "Additional Include Directories"
> > >> >> > and you can also check off Ignore standard include paths
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > > > > I get error message eg cannot load media, your hardware doesnt
> > >> >> > > > > support
> > >> >> > 3D
> > >> >> > > > > function....I have on-board SiS-650..... graphics
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > Like Phil said, you need a better graphics card or run on reference
> > >> >> > drivers,
> > >> >> > if you have the reference drivers installed. You would need to
> > >> >> > install
> > >> >> > the
> > >> >> > DX8 SDK and never install the Release runtime of DX8, else you have
> > >> >> > to
> > >> >> > copy
> > >> >> > the ref drivers to your system32 folder and it can be messy.
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> >
> > >> >>
> > >> >> I can get direct3D to work with VB example/tutorials in SDK with the
> > >> >> correct
> > >> >> display in directX. The same tutorials with MVc++6 wont work because
> > >> >> it
> > >> >> cant
> > >> >> find the include file, I even pasted the include files/libs in the src
> > >> >> directory.
> > >> >>
> > >> >> It doesnt make sense that direct3D will work with VB but not VC++6
> > >> >> The include statements arguments are inn vc++6 'Resources' tab in
> > >> >> proj->settings
> > >> >>
> > >> >> This is annoying as I want to use C++ with directX
> > >> >
> > >> > I can get the tutorials to run in SDK after I linked files in options
> > >> > I cant get the examples to run in SDK , maybe my graohics card is just
> > >> > not
> > >> > up to it
> > >> > I keep on getting an error with d3dapp.cpp
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > > I dont know , I loaded VC6++ on a newer PC and an old PC with the same
> > > configurations. The newer PC will run the c++ tutorials in SDK. The older
> > > 1
> > > will not. The problem is it wont build .exe. The same error I get for
> > > more
> > > involved direct3D programs on newer PC. I will look at the paths but
> > > compiling is not the problem, its linking.
> > >
> > > I will have another look but I am not hopeful.
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> Hi
>
> I know the paths , as I said before I have done that. In Tools->opt->dir is
> where I set paths for include, src, lib and the set the path for each. I can
> get the tutorials in SDK8 to work now for directX3D.
>
> I cant get the examples to work eg billboard.....all of them in the SDK. The
> exe in bin dont work either because of a 'hardware is insufficient..type
> .error.
>
> To be exact the d3dapp.cpp wont compile on the examples but everything else
> will. I checked the paths and settings to see lib files already added. It
> shouldnt be this complicated unless my graphics hardware on-board is too
> weak.
> If I can get smaller programs to work in directx3D but not larger ones or
> its exe in bin then I cant see how this is software problem.
>
> Also my older PC cant get the tutorials to work but the error it gives is
> the same as the error for the newer PC with larger directx3D programs like
> the examples. Again ...hardware problem would be the logical guess.
>
> If you can give me any other ideas to try I will do it though. I am not
> optimistic with my graphics on-board card. I think its 32mb and can only run
> small directX3D programs
I found some better docs about the sdk samples. Yes I can get them all to
compile and create .exe but no the wont run because of hardware error message
.
So you were right about they all should compile, I just set the required
paths to top of directory list, not the bottom. No they still wont run
becuase of hardware
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