Problem when Compiling Engine with VC++6.0

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DarkWolf

Problem when Compiling Engine with VC++6.0

Post by DarkWolf »

Hi, all!
I just downloaded Irrlicht and successfuly saw how the examples work.
To go deeper, I tried to compile Irrlicht Engine with Visual C++ 6.0.
To do that, I selected "Irrlich.dsp" in the Irrlicht Folder which appears when
unzip the Source.zip.
Then I right-mouse-click and choose "Open with MSDEV" from the drop down menu. And Buid(F7) was successful. But when I executed it by hitting
Ctrl+F5, it asked to "Specify the executable File".
I tried to find if there was any ".exe" or ".com", but I couldn't. No progress now.
So, why this things happened? And how can I escape from this situation?
Thanks in advance. :?: :mrgreen:
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Post by INM8 »

haha yeah, i also have vc 6.0, there are LOTS of errors i get when i compile. no matter what i do it never compiles. if it ever does, nothing works! so i scrapped my vc6.0 and instead, im now using dev-c++. this program is sooo good, it LITERALLY perfectly compiled using the file that came with the irr 0.10.0 sdk! I WAS SUPRISED AND BOWED DOWN TO DEV-C++! I advise you do the same, and besides, micro$oft stopped supporting direct x for 6.0 long ago, SCRAP VISUAL STUDIO!
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DarkWolf

Executable file for DLL

Post by DarkWolf »

So far, I became to know VC ask such message when I try to launch DLL directly. VC can not launch it directly. Instead it wants exe file to call DLL.
For test, I choose the "HelloWorld.exe" in the examples folder, but that is not desirable.
Then, how can find or make that exe file in Irrlicht folder?
Or, are there any other way to compile the engine?
Please help me.
Thanks in advance.
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