can't create IrrKlang device

[Aranea]

Hi,

I have a problem using Irrklang in my Irrlicht project...
If I call the function "createIrrKlangDevice()" somewhere in my code, like

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irrklang::ISoundEngine* soundEngine = irrklang::createIrrKlangDevice();

the code will be compiled but the application terminates right after the start.
Without this line, the application runs properly.
I have read the documentation as well as the demo's source code, but I still don't have a clue what is going wrong...
(The demo won't compile by the way..don't know if it's related but I get this message: [Linker error] undefined reference to `_imp___ZN8irrklang20createIrrKlangDeviceENS_21E_SOUND_OUTPUT_DRIVEREiPKcS2_'
)

I'm using Irrlicht 1.4 and IrrKlang 1.0.4 (but 0.9 didn't work either)

I would be very grateful for any ideas...

[Aranea]

(short addition to the demo file:
I've linked the irrKlang library but somehow the irrKlang.dll can't be found...
tried to reinstall but it didn't help)

[twilight17]

go to your irrKlang install directory, then go to /bin/win32-visualstudio (if you're on windows using visual studio) then just copy Irrlicht.dll to your /debug and /release folders (by the executable)

[Aranea]

Hey,

thanks for your reply!
Actually, I'm not using visual studio, should have said that, I'm sorry...
I'm on windows using Dev-C++.
I linked the library in my project options, used a pragma comment to link the lib, copied the irrKlang .dll files into my program folder... Still the .dll can't be found. (I would post the error message, but it's german )

I must be making an awfully stupid mistake I guess...
Please........reveal my asininity...

[Yustme]

Hi,

Placing the irrlicht.dll in your windows\system32 folder will work too.

[MasterGod]

Hi,

Placing the irrlicht.dll in your windows\system32 folder will work too.

BAD ADVICE!!!

[Virion]

Hi,

Placing the irrlicht.dll in your windows\system32 folder will work too.

BAD ADVICE!!!

Agree.

[rogerborg]

It wasn't advice, it was a statement of fact.

Still, I agree that it should be avoided. But then again, I far, far prefer static libs to dlls anyway.

[Yustme]

Hi,

Placing the irrlicht.dll in your windows\system32 folder will work too.

BAD ADVICE!!!

Agree.

Hi,

I don't know how Dev c++ works. But for portability it's indeed a bad thing to do

[Aranea]

There was something wrong with the Dev-Cpp project options... so the executable was in the wrong folder...How embarrassing...

But well it seems like placing the .dll in the system folder is not such a bad idea after all! (at least for persons who are stupid enough to place the executable somewhere else )