undefined reference to `_imp__createDeviceEx

[mant]

Hi Everyone. My code doesn't compile.
But with the prebuilt Irrlicht 1.81 lib, it works fine.

I'm trying to use static lib so I compiled Irrlicht with MinGW on Windows XP SP3.
At first, I use MSYS to build: mingw32-make staticlib_win32

And later I build it in CodeBlocks (opening the .cbp file in folder source/Irrlicht)
with Build Config: Debug - staticlib

These both builds were completed, but when using them I get the same results:
I defined _IRR_STATIC_LIB_

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||=== Build: Debug in gamepractice (compiler: GNU GCC Compiler) ===|
obj\Debug\src\core\Application.o||In function `ZN11Application9initVideoEv':|
C:\gamepractice\src\core\Application.cpp|52|undefined reference to `_imp__createDeviceEx|
||=== Build failed: 1 error(s), 0 warning(s) (0 minute(s), 1 second(s)) ===|

Can anyone tell me how to fix this?

[CuteAlien]

Are you sure you link to the correct path? Double check that stuff. The application needs to have the linker-path where the Irrlicht.lib (or mabye Irrlicht.a ... depends on c::b version) is now. Check if the date of that file has changed when you did build it.

[mant]

Yes it is correct. BTW if it's not CB will say cannot find the library

[CuteAlien]

Well - it might find the wrong library - that's that causes this bug most often. That's twhy I recommend to check for the date of the file in that folder - if it really got updated. Or even better: Delete that lib. Check if you get a linker error now. And then rebuild it.

[mant]

I forgot to check the date since I gave it a glance to the file size. Actually the OS was installed on Virtual Box. All the binaries compiled with dynamic lib keeps showing this when running:
OpenGL Warning: VBoxCrHgsmi Create failed
And all of the examples don't let me control the mouse as the camera always points to the sky.
I think there's some kind of OpenGL driver bugs of the virtual machine.
Alright, although I built it twice I will do it again.