How to compile irrlicht source with driver embedded in it?

analize999 · Post by **analize999** » Wed Jul 09, 2008 6:57 am

Excuse me, I tried to compile irrlicht source in Windows use VC++6.0. It's very simple, just clicking on compile button in project workspace of irrlicht source. All of thing were fluently, no errors and no warnings. When I used the product which was compiled, the examples application don't run. It was notify that there was not driver in the product which was compiled. I don't know how to compile irrlicht source with driver embedded in it. Anybody tried to do this? Can you help me?

rogerborg · Post by **rogerborg** » Wed Jul 09, 2008 12:16 pm

Which version of Irrlicht?

What is the exact error message that you get when you run the apps?

hybrid · Post by **hybrid** » Wed Jul 09, 2008 1:50 pm

With VC6 and any newer DX SDK the D3D9 driver is disabled, because it's not supported (at least that's what the note in IrrCompileConfig.h says). But D3D8 should work.

rogerborg · Post by **rogerborg** » Wed Jul 09, 2008 2:26 pm

Hmm, it seems a bit strange to define it conditionally only to undef it later based on another conditional, but the logic gets a bit tortuous otherwise.

analize999 · Post by **analize999** » Thu Jul 10, 2008 8:27 am

The error message is "DIRECT3D9 Driver was not compiled into this dll". I chose Direct 3D8 dirver, it's working fine. But the Irrlicht engine which was previous compiled by the author has direct 3d9 driver embedded in it. I don't understand this problem, why the author disabled the direct 3d9 driver? How to compile irrlicht source with direct 3d9 embedded in it?

JP · Post by JP » Thu Jul 10, 2008 8:50 am

search the forum for IrrDX and you'll be provided with a thread that contains dlls with DX9 compiled in for all versions of irrlicht

rogerborg · Post by **rogerborg** » Thu Jul 10, 2008 9:58 am

analize999 wrote:How to compile irrlicht source with direct 3d9 embedded in it?

1) Use a compiler written in this millennium. Microsoft Visual C++ Express is freely available.

2) Use the October 2004 DXSDK and Extras.

3) Lobby Microsoft to re-enable support for VC6 in their latest DXSDK. While you're at it, get Alyson Hannigan to return my calls.

analize999 · Post by **analize999** » Fri Jul 11, 2008 12:38 am

Thank you! I will try