How to build irrlicht as a static library?

[rnodal]

Hello all:

Is it possible to build irrlicht as a static lib? If so then how?
I have tried to do this since the source code is given but I have failed. Thanks a lot for your time.


-r

[madoc]

You might get more help/informed opinions if you gave some information.

- What OS
- What compiler/version of compiler?
- Which version of Irrlicht?

[Robert Y.]

If so then how?

You can search the forum for the term __declspec(dllexport)

[rnodal]

Sorry for the lack of information. My bad. Robert thanks for pointing that out I knew it had to do with that because the only problem I was having was the function "createdevice" which uses the whole dll stuff. Thanks a lot.


-r

[drac_gd]

In IrrCompileConfig.h find the section for dll exports are defined and replace with

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// Windows Only DLL export definition
#if defined(_IRR_WINDOWS_) && !defined(_IRR_STATIC_LIB_)
#	ifdef IRRLICHT_EXPORTS
#		define IRRLICHT_API __declspec(dllexport)
#	else
#		define IRRLICHT_API __declspec(dllimport)
#	endif // IRRLICHT_EXPORT
#else
#	define IRRLICHT_API 
#endif // _IRR_WINDOWS_

then in your preprocessor defines define _IRR_STATIC_LIB_
where you do this depends on your compiler.. In vc its in your project properties in C/C++ Preprocessor..

then change your project to be a static lib instead of dll

something like this used to be in irrlicht but has been removed

[rnodal]

thanks all.