Error 1 in Dev-C++

[ShideKnight]

So... I compile the tutorials and get that error. I even tried writting my own program with a basic boilerplate and a createDevice call... I thought it was a problem with linking to the includes and librarys at first, but now i'm not sure, because I went through and did the linking and includes in a couple different ways. So, what kind of error is this? Here's an example of code I found... somewhere in a tutorial to try out:

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// Irrlicht Project Template
#include "irrlicht.h"

// Irrlicht Namespaces
using namespace irr;
using namespace core;
using namespace scene;
using namespace video;
using namespace io;
using namespace gui;


int main()
{
    IrrlichtDevice *irrDevice = createDevice(EDT_SOFTWARE, dimension2d<s32>(512, 384),16,false,true,false,0);
                                          
    irrDevice->setWindowCaption(L"Dev-C++ Irrlicht Engine Template");
    
    IVideoDriver* irrDriver = irrDevice->getVideoDriver();
    ISceneManager* irrSceneMgr = irrDevice->getSceneManager();
    IGUIEnvironment* irrGUIEnv = irrDevice->getGUIEnvironment();

    irrGUIEnv->addStaticText(L"Hello World! Irrlicht Project is here!!", rect<int>(10,10,200,30), true, true, 0, -1);

    while(irrDevice->run())
    { 
        irrDriver->beginScene(true, true, SColor(0,192,192,192));
                
                irrSceneMgr->drawAll();
                irrGUIEnv->drawAll();
                
	    irrDriver->endScene();
	}
    irrDevice->drop();
    return(0);
}

Since it's still not working, I guess it would have to be something with Dev-C++ not finding the right files, but I don't know. I'd love any help... or even being pointed in the right direction. This is frusterating.

Edited for stray tags (>.<)

[Nuisance]

What was the error, and are you sure you got the library file and include folder linked right? The program ran fine when I tried it.

[linkoraclehero]

Error 1 usually means a BAD problem
Could mean gcc not found, but it could also mean a typo in the linker lines. Check the compile log tab and copy it all into here (Remember, Ctrl+C won't work in Dev-C++)

[Dances]

I hate "error 1" because 99% of the time it doesn't actually tell you what it is.

Compile 5 or 6 times; once in a while it throws a real error message after repeated compling.

Delete all you make and o files... sometimes that helps.

Make absolutely sure your libs are in the right directories.

Try adding the #pragma comment(lib, libirrlicht) or whatever it is -.-

^to expand on "ctrl-c wont work"... in case you aren't aware... if you right click and error line then the context menu has copy in it... you have to do it for every single line -.-

[Virion]

or is it a bug of dev-c++? because i heard people are saying that dev-c++ is very unstable and buggy. just a though.

[linkoraclehero]

Like I said, check the compile log. A missing EXE will report "Error 1". And it's best to upgrade to wxDev-C++ anyway. It's more up-to-date.

[linkoraclehero]

http://wxdsgn.sourceforge.net/
Here's the link.

[ShideKnight]

Compiler: Default compiler
Building Makefile: "C:\Documents and Settings\Andy Millington\My Documents\Into the Light\Makefile.win"
Executing make...
make.exe -f "C:\Documents and Settings\Andy Millington\My Documents\Into the Light\Makefile.win" all
g++.exe -c Untitled1.cpp -o Untitled1.o -I"C:/Dev-Cpp/lib/gcc/mingw32/3.4.2/include" -I"C:/Dev-Cpp/include/c++/3.4.2/backward" -I"C:/Dev-Cpp/include/c++/3.4.2/mingw32" -I"C:/Dev-Cpp/include/c++/3.4.2" -I"C:/Dev-Cpp/include" -I"C:/irrlicht-1.3/irrlicht-1.3/include" -I"C:/irrlicht-1.3/irrlicht-1.3/include" -fexpensive-optimizations -O3

g++.exe Untitled1.o Project1_private.res -o "Project1.exe" -L"C:/Dev-Cpp/lib" -L"C:/irrlicht-1.3/irrlicht-1.3/lib/Win32-gcc" -L"C:/irrlicht-1.3/irrlicht-1.3/include" -L"C:/irrlicht-1.3/irrlicht-1.3/lib" -mwindows ../irrlicht-1.3/lib/Win32-gcc/libIrrlicht.a -s

g++.exe: ../irrlicht-1.3/lib/Win32-gcc/libIrrlicht.a: No such file or directory

make.exe: *** [Project1.exe] Error 1

Execution terminated

...it's not finding libIrrlicht.a >.>

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Okay, so as it turns out, Dev-C++ put in an incomplete path name for the library. I figured it was shorthand... it's working now.

Thanks everyone.

[linkoraclehero]

Mhm, always check the compile log. The Dev-C++ Error window is helpful, but it can't parse the output properly sometimes.