Could not manage Compiling first app with MinGW Studio...

NETExtremeCoder · Post by **NETExtremeCoder** » Tue Aug 22, 2006 11:16 am

Hi,

whenver i try to compile my first C++ app with MinGW Developer Studio
i get this error:

--------------------Configuration: ILCppTest - Release--------------------
Linking...
G:\projects\ILCppTest\Release\main.o:main.cpp:(.text+0x195): undefined reference to `_imp___ZN3irr12createDeviceENS_5video13E_DRIVER_TYPEERKNS_4core11dimension2dIiEEjbbbPNS_14IEventReceiverEPKc'
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status

ILCppTest.exe - 1 error(s), 0 warning(s)

Seems to be something working wrong with the linker, but what? Headers
could be found, linker path to libs is given, but it still complains.

Irrlicht is 1.1 (latest download)
MinGW is also up-to-date...

Thanks in advance...

Regards...

kornerr · Post by **kornerr** » Tue Aug 22, 2006 11:50 am

I was getting similar error. I think the problem is in libIrrlicht.a which can't be compiled under MinGW only, because it contains some Code::Blocks Studio dependencies.
So you have to use Code::Blocks Studio (with MinGW's GCC) to compile and link it successfully.
It works for me under Windows.

hybrid · Post by **hybrid** » Tue Aug 22, 2006 1:30 pm

The linker problem is usually due to a wrong library. Don't use the Win32-Visual but Win32-gcc library. And be sure that you don't use wrong headers (e.g. those from Irrlicht 1.0).

NETExtremeCoder · Post by **NETExtremeCoder** » Tue Aug 22, 2006 7:09 pm

Hi,

i solved it! The Compiler expected the full path to the library and
not only the library-files name. All my settings inside the IDE where
right: Include Directories, Lib Directories, Bin Directories, Tools, etc,
but dont ask me why the linker needs the full path to the library. But
this is the only way how i worked on my system!

Regards...