New user Dev-C++ or Code Blocks

[maniek099]

Hello! I'm not speak English very well so sorry for my words and please write simple language to me. I'm new and I want instal Irrlicht in my computer. I downloaded Irrlicht 1.7.1 and I read Tutorial for Code Blocks but I don't understand many thinks, so I read tutorial for Dev C++ and there mr. Andy Spurgeon wrote than I need create a new empty project and add files
* libIrrlicht.a -- the Irrlicht library
* libjpeg.a -- the Independant JPEG group library
* libz.a -- the zlib compression library

from /bin/Dev-C++

but in Irrlicht 1.7.1 there isn't that files


Can somebody help me, what I have to do to run Irrlicht in Dev C++ or Code Blocks on Windows XP??

[Murloc992]

Why don't you want to use Visual C++ Studio Express?

It's comfortable, and relatively easy to set up on XP

[GRAVITY]

Code Blocks:

1) Create New Project
2) go to Properties of your project
3) Builds_targets -> Build_options -> Linker_settings:
Add libs: "Xxf86vm" and "GL".
4) Builds_targets -> Build_options -> Search_directories -> Linker:
Add path to folder with your librarys


thats all what you need

[Adler1337]

Why don't you want to use Visual C++ Studio Express?

It's comfortable, and relatively easy to set up on XP

Yeah, but it also requires you to have .net framework in order to run your program.

[onesixtyfourth]

I have always found code::blocks pretty good.

[3DModelerMan]

I like Code::Blocks. But I also know there's a way you can get Visual C++ Express to not require the .net runtime.

[Murloc992]

I like Code::Blocks. But I also know there's a way you can get Visual C++ Express to not require the .net runtime.

Seems like C::B is kinda outdated.. But is its compiler speed faster compared to VC++? Because I have some sad experience with VC++ :S

[Adler1337]

Seems like C::B is kinda outdated

iirc, C::B is updated regularly.

[andres]

use codeblocks. if possible download and setup the Night Build version.

[GRAVITY]

I never understood the reason to use proprietary software, when there
free, not inferior to the functional and convenience, analog.

... and visual studio does not meet the standard C ++

sorry for my worst english)

[maniek099]

Code Blocks:

1) Create New Project
2) go to Properties of your project
3) Builds_targets -> Build_options -> Linker_settings:
Add libs: "Xxf86vm" and "GL".
4) Builds_targets -> Build_options -> Search_directories -> Linker:
Add path to folder with your librarys


thats all what you need

1) What Project? Empty? Console?

3) In zip Irrlicht 1.7.1 from http://irrlicht.sourceforge.net/downloads.html
there isn't libs named ""Xxf86vm" and "GL".

There is only libIrrlicht.a for Win32-gcc and Irrlicht.lib for Win32 visualstudio. I can't find xxf86vm and GL

[GRAVITY]

I created an empty project
I don't know how configured win code-blocks project.

But you can see settings of your IDE in samples IrrLicht. Just open "cbp" project, and see how it is configured.


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xxf86vm and GL - not IrrLicht libs... )

[Brainsaw]

If you use Code::Blocks there is an Irrlicht project template shiped with it. As I use the last stable release I always have to change the device creation parameter type for the resolution from <s32> to <u32> manually, but apart from that it's a great starting point.

[Sylence]

Yeah, but it also requires you to have .net framework in order to run your program.

Nope. You only need the .NET framework if you use it in your program. Would be no other in code::blocks

The only thing you need is the Visual Studio Runtime. However you can of course change the project settings so the runtime will be linked static.

And of course you can write standard c++ in visual studio.

[Adler1337]

Nope. You only need the .NET framework if you use it in your program. Would be no other in code::blocks

The only thing you need is the Visual Studio Runtime. However you can of course change the project settings so the runtime will be linked static.

I always thought you needed it. Thanks for clearing that up. I still prefer using CodeBlocks though.