Irrlicht fails with XBOX Development

PKS123 · Post by **PKS123** » Thu Nov 02, 2006 9:59 am

I am using the XBOX Development Kit (XDK) and trying to create some demos using Irrlicht.

Everytime I try to Build my code, it gives me the following Linker Error:

error IM1013: cannot import by name from 'Irrlicht.dll'

Please let me know if this is because the version of Irrlicht being used by me is not compatible with XBOX. If no, the please let me know how can I get rid of this error.

Please help me as I have really been stuck up here for quite some time.

Thanks in Advance...
PKS

omaremad · Post by **omaremad** » Thu Nov 02, 2006 4:19 pm

Well xbox can use slightly modified windows binary data but i think a static lib would be best rather than dll since it doesnt have any filesystem troubles.

PKS123 · Post by **PKS123** » Fri Nov 03, 2006 4:37 am

What is a static library, and how will I get and use it for Irrlicht.

If you are refering to the .lib file, then I am already using it, but it only provides an interface between the program and the dll.

Please advise.

evolutional · Post by **evolutional** » Fri Nov 03, 2006 10:01 am

You're trying to develop a console game and don't know what a static library is?

Oh dear...

How did you get your XBox Dev kit?

PKS123 · Post by **PKS123** » Fri Nov 03, 2006 12:05 pm

I know that static library type of project can be created using XBOX Development Kit (from application wizard) but don't know anything beyond that.

I am pretty comfortable with PC Based game development. But XBOX development is rpretty new to me.

My college has the XDK and Irrlicht. The problem is that none of us here have a clear idea of XBOX specific issues.

Kindly enlighten me on the same. We've been stuck up with this for the past 1 week. Plz help...

Thanks for the response...

omaremad · Post by **omaremad** » Fri Nov 03, 2006 4:35 pm

If that api isnt the offcial thing from microsoft i reccomend reading up on dealing with hardware registers via c++/c and through assembler, if it is offcial then just read the api.

Quall · Post by **Quall** » Sat Nov 04, 2006 1:18 pm

PKS123 wrote:I know that static library type of project can be created using XBOX Development Kit (from application wizard) but don't know anything beyond that.

I am pretty comfortable with PC Based game development. But XBOX development is rpretty new to me.

My college has the XDK and Irrlicht. The problem is that none of us here have a clear idea of XBOX specific issues.

Kindly enlighten me on the same. We've been stuck up with this for the past 1 week. Plz help...

Thanks for the response...

No offense, but if you do not know what a static library is, then I do not think you should be comfortable with PC development.

PKS123 · Post by **PKS123** » Thu Nov 09, 2006 5:06 am

[b]Quall Wrote:[/b]
[quote]No offense, but if you do not know what a static library is, then I do not think you should be comfortable with PC development.[/quote]

But thatz just what you think.

No Offense.

sio2 · Post by **sio2** » Thu Nov 09, 2006 8:47 am

A *simple* explanation:

A static library has the code for the functions in the .lib file. An import library contains only the function names so the app can find them in the dll.

You can either 1) compile Irrlicht into a static lib or 2) include the Irrlicht source with your app source. Either way you will probably need to modify the Irrlicht source to suit.

PKS123 · Post by **PKS123** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 4:28 am

Thanks for the explaination...
It was really helpful...
Now I know exactly what to do...
Thanks again..

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Irrlicht fails with XBOX Development

Irrlicht fails with XBOX Development

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