Link error: Cannot find dxguid.lib

[mongoose7]

I downloaded the trunk and tried to compile it with Visual Studio 2010 Express on Windows 7. I edited IrrCompileConfig.h and commented out

#define _IRR_COMPILE_WITH_DIRECT3D_9_

When I try to build I get a link error

LINK : fatal error LNK1104: cannot open file 'dxguid.lib'

Presumably I can fix this if I download the DX SDK, but as I have opted not to use DX9, shouldn't I be able to link without it? Or is this a DX9 matter - I'm running DX11? BTW I didn't disable DirectInput joystick support.

[Sylence]

BTW I didn't disable DirectInput joystick support.

So why are you wondering then that you need to have the DirectX SDK installed?

[CuteAlien]

Yeah, this is from _IRR_COMPILE_WITH_DIRECTINPUT_JOYSTICK_, so you have to disable that as well. Don't know why linking the joystick part is more trouble than all the rest of directx, that has annoyed me also already a few times. By now I would even prefer to disable that option by default.

[hybrid]

Yes, we could change back to winmm as long as this makes compiling really simpler.

[mongoose7]

OK, thanks.