Missing file "d3d8.h", where the heck is it?

TomTim · Post by **TomTim** » Sun Aug 22, 2010 2:48 pm

I wanted to create a dialog in which you can choose a directory for the Irrlicht Engine (which is supposed to become part of the engine), but I already got problems with the DLL-project in the SDK (source\Irrlicht\).

Since I have Visual Studio 2010, I was forced to convert the latest solution of the Irrlicht-project (Visual Studio 2008) into a useable one first, but that's not the problem. The problem is that if I start to compile the project into the Irrlicht.DLL, an error occurs "error C1083: File (Include) cannot be opened: "d3d8.h": No such file or directory".

And now I get the creeps, because I cannot find those file. Include-directory of my compiler, Irrlicht-sources and includes ...

B@z · Post by **B@z** » Sun Aug 22, 2010 2:53 pm

its in the previous dx sdk (2008 Jun, or before)
but you can switch off the dx8 support in the irrcompileconfig.h

TomTim · Post by **TomTim** » Sun Aug 22, 2010 3:01 pm

B@z wrote:its in the previous dx sdk (2008 Jun, or before)
but you can switch off the dx8 support in the irrcompileconfig.h

And why is there no "d3d8.h" in the latest SDK?

EDIT: I have downloaded the SDK 1.4.1 (June 2008), but I didn't find a "d3d8.h" ...

Virion · Post by **Virion** » Sun Aug 22, 2010 4:14 pm

TomTim wrote: And why is there no "d3d8.h" in the latest SDK?

because microsoft no longer support it.

TomTim · Post by **TomTim** » Sun Aug 22, 2010 4:27 pm

OK, but how am I meant to extend the engine without DirectX 8.0-supportment? I thougth that there's no problem with older versions.

And I got now a error that d3dx9shader.h is missing after I have deleted _IRR_COMPILE_WITH_DIRECT3D_8_ ...

Acki · Post by **Acki** » Sun Aug 22, 2010 4:28 pm

try this SDK

TomTim · Post by **TomTim** » Sun Aug 22, 2010 4:34 pm

Acki wrote:try this SDK

For what should I need it?

Acki · Post by **Acki** » Sun Aug 22, 2010 4:56 pm

TomTim wrote:
Acki wrote:try this SDK
For what should I need it?

maybe to get the dx headers and libs you're missing !?!?!

TomTim · Post by **TomTim** » Sun Aug 22, 2010 5:03 pm

Acki wrote:
TomTim wrote:
Acki wrote:try this SDK
For what should I need it?
maybe to get the dx headers and libs you're missing !?!?!

I am just missing the headers, not the libraries ...

CuteAlien · Post by **CuteAlien** » Sun Aug 22, 2010 6:38 pm

TomTim wrote: I am just missing the headers, not the libraries ... ;)

That's because you compile before you link.

Acki · Post by **Acki** » Sun Aug 22, 2010 7:51 pm

TomTim wrote:I am just missing the headers, not the libraries ...

in either case everything is in the dx sdk...

TomTim · Post by **TomTim** » Mon Aug 23, 2010 5:34 am

Acki wrote:
TomTim wrote:I am just missing the headers, not the libraries ...
in either case everything is in the dx sdk...

I just don't get it. I thought I have the libraries, DLLs and all that stuff, I would just need the headers (I mean, I have DirectX installed, so why do I need the SDK? If I wanna program with the Win-API, I don't download some DLLs for that, the functions are part of my system) ...

slavik262 · Post by **slavik262** » Mon Aug 23, 2010 5:47 am

Having DirectX installed just gives you the runtimes that DX applications plug into. Installing the DX SDK gives you the needed headers and libraries to compile a DX program. Installing DirectX does not give you "everything but the headers."

Sylence · Post by **Sylence** » Mon Aug 23, 2010 5:49 am

TomTim wrote:If I wanna program with the Win-API, I don't download some DLLs for that, the functions are part of my system) ...

Ehm no it's not. The libraries and headers needed for WinAPI development usually come with your compiler.

See it from this point: Why should a normal pc user who installs DirectX need these few hundred megabytes of the SDK?

TomTim · Post by **TomTim** » Mon Aug 23, 2010 5:55 am

slavik262 wrote:Having DirectX installed just gives you the runtimes that DX applications plug into. Installing the DX SDK gives you the needed headers and libraries to compile a DX program. Installing DirectX does not give you "everything but the headers."

Understood, finally. Thanks, I'll try it.

Sylence wrote:Ehm no it's not. The libraries and headers needed for WinAPI development usually come with your compiler.

For what are then those bunch of windows-DLLs in my system folders?

Sylence wrote:See it from this point: Why should a normal pc user who installs DirectX need these few hundred megabytes of the SDK?

Well, actually, that makes sense ...

EDIT: I installed the DirectX-SDK, but the problems remain ...