[fixed] minor 1.5 bugs

[Mirror]

1.) compilation without disabling d3d8 fails :

.\CD3D8Texture.cpp(22) : fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'd3dx8tex.h': No such file or directory
CD3D8ShaderMaterialRenderer.cpp
c:\irrlicht-1.5\source\irrlicht\CD3D8ShaderMaterialRenderer.h(13) : fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'd3dx8core.h': No such file or directory
CD3D8ParallaxMapRenderer.cpp
c:\irrlicht-1.5\source\irrlicht\CD3D8ShaderMaterialRenderer.h(13) : fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'd3dx8core.h': No such file or directory
CD3D8NormalMapRenderer.cpp
c:\irrlicht-1.5\source\irrlicht\CD3D8ShaderMaterialRenderer.h(13) : fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'd3dx8core.h': No such file or directory
CD3D8Driver.cpp
c:\irrlicht-1.5\source\irrlicht\CD3D8ShaderMaterialRenderer.h(13) : fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'd3dx8core.h': No such file or directory

IF i comment out d3d8 it compiles properly, but the issue is this didn't happen with the last svn compile i tried ( some weeks ago )

2.) the .chm file of 1.5 is lacking the yummy features the previous had : the definitions are not inside tables with various colours for parameters etc, instead they lay out there just like that.

3.) the changes.txt says terrain rendering is faster, but actually i'm getting 5 less fps than 1.4.1 for the terrain rendering example

keep up the good work, hopefully this feedback is helpful.

[rogerborg]

1.) compilation without disabling d3d8 fails :

Works For Me. Your DXSDK needs to be from no later than Summer 2004 to compile with DX8 support.

2.) the .chm file of 1.5 is lacking the yummy features the previous had

Uh... pass.

3.) the changes.txt says terrain rendering is faster, but actually i'm getting 5 less fps than 1.4.1 for the terrain rendering example

5 fps less than what?

[Mirror]

Works For Me. Your DXSDK needs to be from no later than Summer 2004 to compile with DX8 support.

hm but as i said i didn't had this issue with the trunk version up to 2-3 weeks ago...unless i had disabled there d3d support which i doubt and i also haven't updated my dxsdk. anyway i will doublecheck it again today.

3.) the changes.txt says terrain rendering is faster, but actually i'm getting 5 less fps than 1.4.1 for the terrain rendering example

5 fps less than what?

5 fps less than the 1.4.1 version for irrlicht's terrain rendering example ( yes, release mode binary ).

[hybrid]

The SVN versions usually have dx disabled, and so might have had some intermediate releases. But it's definitely no general probelm with Irrlicht.
The question regarding FPS is also compared to what absolute FPS. However, the OpenGL driver is a few FPS slower than in previous versions, due to some unnecessary state changes which have to be optimized out again. This might eat up any performance gain elsewhere.

[rogerborg]

Sorry, I should have been explicit:

"5 fps less" isn't really helpful, since we don't know:

1) What that means as an absolute time-per-frame change.
2) How big that time-per-frame change is compared to 1.4.1.

[Mirror]

Sorry, I should have been explicit:

"5 fps less" isn't really helpful, since we don't know:

1) What that means as an absolute time-per-frame change.
2) How big that time-per-frame change is compared to 1.4.1.

ok, I ran the 1.4.1 rendering terrain example with d3d9 driver. didn't move the camera at all, just let it at the initial position and target. after some seconds the fps stabilizes to a value of 79


for 1.5 again with d3d9 it stabilized at 74 fps.

both release mode irrlicht.dll builds, nvidia card. will try when i get home with opengl.

p.s. it could be really helpfull if the .chm file gets corrected because it is next to unreadable as it is now ( api definition section at least )

thanks for the hard work guys

[Quillraven]

i got a problem with the createdevice method since 1.5 version.


can any1 help me with this?

Code: Select all

/*
 * FUNCTION
 *
 * bool Init( void )
 *
 * takes: nothing
 * returns: true -> succees / false -> else
 *
 * purpose: - initializes the irrlicht engine
 */
bool CGame::Init( void )
{	
	// create the irrlicht device
	this->device = irr::createDevice( irr::video::EDT_DIRECT3D9, irr::core::dimension2d<irr::s32>(640, 480), 32,
									  false, false, false, 0 );

	if( this->device )
	{
		// no error -> set the window name
		this->device->setWindowCaption(L"Die Legende der Druiden");
		// return true
		return true;
	}
	else
		// error creating the engine
		return false;
}	// endfunction

problem in createdevice part:

1>game.obj : error LNK2019: Verweis auf nicht aufgelöstes externes Symbol ""__declspec(dllimport) class irr::IrrlichtDevice * __cdecl irr::createDevice(enum irr::video::E_DRIVER_TYPE,class irr::core::dimension2d<int> const &,unsigned int,bool,bool,bool,class irr::IEventReceiver *)" (__imp_?createDevice@irr@@YAPAVIrrlichtDevice@1@W4E_DRIVER_TYPE@video@1@ABV?$dimension2d@H@core@1@I_N22PAVIEventReceiver@1@@Z)" in Funktion ""public: bool __thiscall CGame::Init(void)" (?Init@CGame@@QAE_NXZ)".
1>C:\SpieleProgrammierung\Die Legende der Druiden\Debug\Die Legende der Druiden.exe : fatal error LNK1120: 1 nicht aufgelöste externe Verweise.
1>Das Buildprotokoll wurde unter "file://c:\SpieleProgrammierung\Die Legende der Druiden\Die Legende der Druiden\Debug\BuildLog.htm" gespeichert.
1>Die Legende der Druiden - 2 Fehler, 0 Warnung(en)

it's german but i think you know what the compiler tries to say, that there is no createdevice function defined anywhere.
didn't have that problem with 1.4.x


i compiled the irrlicht 9.0 source project to create the 64 bit dll


edit: i'm just stupid
forgot to copy the lib files in the 64bit lib folder ....

[Mirror]

ok, I ran the 1.4.1 rendering terrain example with d3d9 driver. didn't move the camera at all, just let it at the initial position and target. after some seconds the fps stabilizes to a value of 79


for 1.5 again with d3d9 it stabilized at 74 fps.

both release mode irrlicht.dll builds, nvidia card. will try when i get home with opengl.

p.s. it could be really helpfull if the .chm file gets corrected because it is next to unreadable as it is now ( api definition section at least )

thanks for the hard work guys

bold part : tried also with opengl. again stabilizes at 5 fps lower ( from 84 to 79 ), initial screen without moving the camera or its target. so the issue affects both d3d and opengl.

[sudi]

i compiled the irrlicht 9.0 source project to create the 64 bit dll

Oh cool irrlicht 9.0 can i have a copy too??