Bullet Physics Compiled for GCC

GameDude · Post by **GameDude** » Sat Jan 17, 2009 8:13 pm

Hey Does anyone have the bullet physics library version .273 sp1 compiled with the gcc? I compiled it with the VS compiler and I think that's why I can't use it in my project which is using the gcc compiler. I tried compiling it myself with the gcc compiler, but no luck, has anyone else had any better luck

kh_ · Post by **kh_** » Sun Feb 01, 2009 4:46 am

You can import it ( a vs project) to code blocks and compile with mingw,if that's what you mean.

btw,sometimes you can use a lib file by using the full path instead of a search directory.

roelor · Post by **roelor** » Mon Feb 02, 2009 5:28 pm

he wants to compile it wit gcc not with minigw.

randomMesh · Post by **randomMesh** » Fri Feb 06, 2009 8:57 pm

roelor wrote:he wants to compile it wit gcc not with minigw.

MinGW IS gcc.

GameDude · Post by **GameDude** » Sat Feb 07, 2009 3:27 am

I've gotten it to compile with VC Compiler, I DL the express edition of VC++

Mel · Post by **Mel** » Mon Feb 09, 2009 1:49 pm

Has anyone tried actually to import a vs project to codeblocks and compile it properly?

wyrmmage · Post by **wyrmmage** » Wed Feb 11, 2009 4:52 am

mingw can link with VC DLLs, so if all else fails you could always build the DLL in VC and then just link it with your mingw compiler

-wyrmmage

kh_ · Post by **kh_** » Tue Mar 03, 2009 12:21 am

Mel wrote:Has anyone tried actually to import a vs project to codeblocks and compile it properly?

Sorry for the delay, I've been busy using Ode and needed to do it over to be sure of the steps (on windows xp):

I used File>Import>MS Visual Studio Solution. (the bottom one)

then select "wksbullet.sln" file in the msvc/8 folder. It took a little time to import them.

The math ,collision and dynamics projects compiled with only a few minor warnings.

I got the "Hello World" to compile by adding the libs to "link libraries" in this order (like explained in the wiki):
bulletdynamics
bulletcollision
bulletmath

I also added the "bullet-2.73\out\release8\libs" folder to the linker search directories (I would highly recommend using global variables)

I also compiled libglui and a few other lib projects like libopenglsupport.

I got the dino demo to work by changing the project Build targets/ output (filename) and working dir to use the main Bullet folder,
my linker order was like this:
opengl32
glu32
glut32
bulletdynamics
bulletcollision
bulletmath

For the appBasicDemo my linker order was like this:

bulletopenglsupport
opengl32
glu32
glew32
glut32
bulletdynamics
bulletcollision
bulletmath

EDIT:
Use :
File>Import>MS Visual Studio Solution. (the bottom one)
instead of the top one
(I would have sworn I tried them all and only the first worked)

You will probably need to fix a few more things to make a dll.