Code::Blocks, mingw, and "need to define an architectur

[walkeraj]

Okay, so maybe this isn't possible, and it's just me trying to be a big, free-tool-using hippy, but I'm trying to build Irrlicht with directx9 support using MinGW and CodeBlocks. The main reason I was trying to do this was because I kept getting an error when compiling the default hello world project if I tried to say:

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createDevice(EDT_DIRECTX9, dimension2d<s32>(640, 480), 16,
            false, false, false, 0);

The error was:

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In function `int main(int, char**)':
error: `EDT_DIRECTX9' undeclared (first use this function)

Oh noes!:shock:

So, I figured that was because I wasn't compiling irrlicht with directx9 support. So, I loaded up the codeblocks project to compile irrlicht and made the following changes:

In Linker Settings -> Link Libraries:
added d3d9.lib

In Search Directories -> Compiler:
added C:\CODE\libraries\DXSDK\Include
added C:\CODE\libraries\Microsoft Platform SDK for Windows XP SP2\Include

In Search Directories -> Linker:
added C:\CODE\libraries\DXSDK\Lib
added C:\CODE\libraries\Microsoft Platform SDK for Windows XP SP2\Lib

in Compiler Settings -> #defines:
added -DIRR_COMPILE_WITH_DX9_DEV_PACK

in IrrCompileConfig.h:
commented out #define _IRR_COMPILE_WITH_DIRECT3D_8_

Then, I hit "build", and it went on its merry way. Until...

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:: === Irrlicht, default ===
C:\CODE\libraries\Microsoft Platform SDK for Windows XP SP2\Include\winnt.h:214: warning: "_cdecl" redefined
:83:1: warning: this is the location of the previous definition
C:\CODE\libraries\Microsoft Platform SDK for Windows XP SP2\Include\winnt.h:741: #error Must define a target architecture.
C:\CODE\libraries\Microsoft Platform SDK for Windows XP SP2\Include\oaidl.h:441: pasting "/" and "/" does not give a valid preprocessing token
C:\CODE\libraries\Microsoft Platform SDK for Windows XP SP2\Include\oaidl.h:441: error: expected unqualified-id before '/' token
C:\CODE\libraries\Microsoft Platform SDK for Windows XP SP2\Include\oaidl.h:456: pasting "/" and "/" does not give a valid preprocessing token
C:\CODE\libraries\Microsoft Platform SDK for Windows XP SP2\Include\oaidl.h:456: error: expected unqualified-id before '/' token
C:\CODE\libraries\Microsoft Platform SDK for Windows XP SP2\Include\propidl.h:309: pasting "/" and "/" does not give a valid preprocessing token
C:\CODE\libraries\Microsoft Platform SDK for Windows XP SP2\Include\propidl.h:309: error: expected unqualified-id before '/' token
C:\CODE\libraries\irrlicht-1.3.1\source\Irrlicht\CD3D9Driver.cpp:: In member function `virtual bool irr::video::CD3D9Driver::beginScene(bool, bool, irr::video::SColor)':
C:\CODE\libraries\irrlicht-1.3.1\source\Irrlicht\CD3D9Driver.cpp:467: error: expected primary-expression before ',' token
C:\CODE\libraries\irrlicht-1.3.1\source\Irrlicht\CD3D9Driver.cpp:: In member function `virtual bool irr::video::CD3D9Driver::endScene(irr::s32, irr::core::rect<irr::s32>*)':
C:\CODE\libraries\irrlicht-1.3.1\source\Irrlicht\CD3D9Driver.cpp:509: error: expected primary-expression before ',' token
C:\CODE\libraries\irrlicht-1.3.1\source\Irrlicht\CD3D9Driver.cpp:509: error: expected primary-expression before ')' token
C:\CODE\libraries\irrlicht-1.3.1\source\Irrlicht\CD3D9Driver.cpp:: In member function `virtual bool irr::video::CD3D9Driver::setRenderTarget(irr::video::ITexture*, bool, bool, irr::video::SColor)':
C:\CODE\libraries\irrlicht-1.3.1\source\Irrlicht\CD3D9Driver.cpp:758: error: expected primary-expression before ',' token
C:\CODE\libraries\irrlicht-1.3.1\source\Irrlicht\CD3D9Driver.cpp:: In member function `virtual void irr::video::CD3D9Driver::drawStencilShadow(bool, irr::video::SColor, irr::video::SColor, irr::video::SColor, irr::video::SColor)':
C:\CODE\libraries\irrlicht-1.3.1\source\Irrlicht\CD3D9Driver.cpp:1825: error: expected primary-expression before ',' token
C:\CODE\libraries\irrlicht-1.3.1\source\Irrlicht\CD3D9Driver.cpp:: In member function `virtual void irr::video::CD3D9Driver::clearZBuffer()':
C:\CODE\libraries\irrlicht-1.3.1\source\Irrlicht\CD3D9Driver.cpp:2067: error: expected primary-expression before ',' token
:: === Build finished: 13 errors, 2 warnings ===

Oh noes again!

So. What have I done wrong? Is the Microsoft SDK just not compatible with GCC or what? Please feel free to go into as much detail as possible. I want to know not only what I did wrong but WHY it's wrong.

[hybrid]

You don't need the platform SDK for mingw, it has it's own headers.

[shogun]

The error was:

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In function `int main(int, char**)':
error: `EDT_DIRECTX9' undeclared (first use this function)

Oh noes!:shock:

So, I figured that was because I wasn't compiling irrlicht with directx9 support.

Well, that's wrong. EDT_DIRECTX9 was renamed to EDT_DIRECT3D9.

[walkeraj]

Think I'm making some progress here. Now there are a few linker errors:

.objs\CD3D9ShaderMaterialRenderer.o:CD3D9ShaderMaterialRenderer.cpp:(.text+0x867):: undefined reference to `D3DXAssembleShader@28'
.objs\CD3D9ShaderMaterialRenderer.o:CD3D9ShaderMaterialRenderer.cpp:(.text+0x8c9):: undefined reference to `D3DXAssembleShader@28'
.objs\CD3D9ShaderMaterialRenderer.o:CD3D9ShaderMaterialRenderer.cpp:(.text+0xa09):: undefined reference to `D3DXAssembleShader@28'
.objs\CD3D9ShaderMaterialRenderer.o:CD3D9ShaderMaterialRenderer.cpp:(.text+0xea0):: undefined reference to `D3DXAssembleShaderFromFileA@24'
.objs\CD3D9ShaderMaterialRenderer.o:CD3D9ShaderMaterialRenderer.cpp:(.text+0xefc):: undefined reference to `D3DXCompileShader@40'
.objs\CD3D9ShaderMaterialRenderer.o:CD3D9ShaderMaterialRenderer.cpp:(.text+0xf55):: undefined reference to `D3DXCompileShaderFromFileA@36'
:: === Build finished: 6 errors, 0 warnings ===

So, it's a library I'm not properly linking against, but I'm not sure which one it is. Just to clarify, Irrlicht CAN be compiled with mingw to have both OpenGL and Drectx9 capabilities, right?

[hybrid]

Yes, you need the d3dx9 lib from DirectX SDK. You will have to change it with some mingw tools first, though, due to different name mangling. You can use the dx9 devpak instead which should work, too. DX8 does not work in most cases, though.

[mandrav]

Just to clarify, Irrlicht CAN be compiled with mingw to have both OpenGL and Drectx9 capabilities, right?

Yes. Works with DX libs as they come with the DX SDK (no need to convert them or anything). At least gcc-3.4.5 worked with them, last time I tried (which is admittedly a year ago, or so).