[SOLVED] tutorial hello world compile errors

[squarebal]

I tried doing the first tutorial on this site, and ran into a few compile errors: obviously expected. So, I work on all my errors in my code. Then, I get down to 3 errors that appear to not be accessable in my code.
I'm using:
WinXP sp2, DevC++ v.4, and Irrlicht v.0.8

In the compiler and linker output window, I get:

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In file included from C:\IRRLIC~1.8\include\irrlicht.h:32,
                 from c:\docume~1\owner\irrlicht\tutori~1\hellow~1.cpp:1:
C:\IRRLIC~1.8\include\aabbox3d.h: In method `void irr::core::aabbox3d<T>::getEdges(irr::core::vector3d<T> *) const':
C:\IRRLIC~1.8\include\aabbox3d.h:217: unknown escape sequence `\I'
C:\IRRLIC~1.8\include\aabbox3d.h:217: unknown escape sequence `\i'

Meanwhile, in the Compile tab below, I only get:

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Line  Unit                                 Message
32    c:\irrlic~1.8\include\irrlicht.h     from c:\docume~1\owner\irrlicht\tutori~1\hellow~1.cpp:1:
217   c:\irrlic~1.8\include\aabbox3d.h     unknown escape sequence `\I'
217   c:\irrlic~1.8\include\aabbox3d.h     unknown escape sequence `\i'

I put both in, because I know earlier versions of devc++ didn't have the compiler and linker output window[/code]

And now, my code:

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#include <irrlicht.h>

using namespace irr;
using namespace core;
using namespace scene;
using namespace video;
using namespace io;
using namespace gui;

#pragma comment(lib, "Irrlicht.lib")

int main()
{
    IrrlichtDevice *device =
                    createDevice(EDT_SOFTWARE, dimension2d<s32>(512, 384), 16,
                            false, false, false, 0);
    device->setWindowCaption(L"Hello World! - Irrlicht Engine Demo");
    IVideoDriver* driver = device->getVideoDriver();
    ISceneManager* smgr = device->getSceneManager();
    IGUIEnvironment* guienv = device->getGUIEnvironment();

    guienv->addStaticText(L"Hello World! This is the Irrlicht Software engine!",
             rect<int>(10,10,200,22), true);

    IAnimatedMesh* mesh = smgr->getMesh("../../media/sydney.md2");
    IAnimatedMeshSceneNode* node = smgr->addAnimatedMeshSceneNode( mesh );

    if (node)
    {
        node->setMaterialFlag(EMF_LIGHTING, false);
        node->setFrameLoop(0, 310);
        node->setMaterialTexture( 0, driver->getTexture("../../media/sydney.bmp") );
    }

    smgr->addCameraSceneNode(0, vector3df(0,30,-40), vector3df(0,5,0));

    while(device->run())
    {
        driver->beginScene(true, true, SColor(0,200,200,200));

        smgr->drawAll();
        guienv->drawAll();

        driver->endScene();
    }

    device->drop();

    return 0;
}

Thanks for any help.

[afecelis]

you're not setting the proper "include" and "lib" folders for your compiler.

they're necessary so that your compiler can find all the required source and header files.

check the forums on how to set up devc++ for such purpose.

[MikeR]

Thanks for answering that. I thought that was the problem, but decided to wait for someone else becouse I wasn't sure.

Anyway, here it the link for the dev-CPP tutorial

http://irrlicht.sourceforge.net/tut001b.html

It's what I used to set dev-cpp up, and I don't have any problems with it.

[squareball]

I've double-checked the tut, but I'm still having problems. I'm going to try another version of devcpp, and see if I get better/worse results. The one I'm using claims only to be version 4, and is a different interface than the tutorial uses.

[squareball]

Ok, not sure whether that was the problem or not, but either way, the newer version of devcpp (4.9.9.2) has a better interface (than 4), and I was able to determine what goes where. It seems my problem was that my libraries couldn't be found, even though I thought they were put into the right spot.
Thanks for the help.