Code Blocks and SDL output. weird behavior - c++

I dont know if my codeblocks has something wrong but I can compile the project but I cannot run it from the program itself it flashes and then the SDL aplication closes and the console appear(IDK but this console doesn't seem like the tipic console).
I can go and run the program by myself but seriously is not the way it should be right?
And also I have noticed that when you run a console aplication not SDL aplication the console is slighty different? why, is there a way to solve this? has someting to do with the console?

I assume your using code blocks in windows.
The reason for the difference in the console is because code blocks uses Msys which is a minimal implantation of a POSIX (*nix) shell environment.
Msys treats paths in windows like *nix paths C:\folder\file.ext can be access via /c/folder/file.
MSYS works together with MinGW to provide a *nix like environment and build chain, including GCC, make, auto-conf and a few others, you can also build most open source libraries fairly easily in the same way you would on a *nix system: "./configure" "make" "make install".
There are a few things you should check that your doing right when compiling SDL with MinGW.
g++ seems to work better than gcc in my experience.
You need to set up the options going to g++:
-g -O2
include Dir:
-I/mingw/include/SDL
Defines, you can also replace the -D with #define and put at the top of your source:
-D_GNU_SOURCE=1 -Dmain=SDL_main -DHAVE_OPENGL
Lib folder
-L/mingw/lib
Libraries:
-lmingw32 -lSDLmain -lSDL -mwindows
These setting might not work for you but there pretty close, so check where the SDL.h and lib file is and adjust if necessary. Though those are probably set up right if it is compiling.

Its fixed i just had to copy the images to same folder as the project silly of me =P

Related

exe file won't run on other devices [duplicate]

I have been working on a project (a game to be specific) and I feel that I should start over with different libraries. So when doing this I reinstalled Code::Blocks and setup my new libraries and includes.
But as of now Im having a problem starting u[ my new project to test if all of the includes work. This problem is: libstdc++-6.dll was not found. At first i wondered if I could just find this file online, but its nowhere to be found(or at least the many places I have searched...) Soon after, I tried loading up my old project, and the same problem happened again(wierd... ._.) I was thinking its maybe my compiler, so I used my older compiler and it did the same thing! At this moment I held the problem off for tomorrow(which is today)
So my question is: If anyone else had this problem, how would you solve it?
Im using Code::Blocks with MinGW as the compiler on Windows Vista 32 bit.
*****EDIT*****
Here are the Build options in my project. Note that these are the settings in the Project, not the global compiler:
In (project name)->Compiler settings->Otehr options:
(I use // to seperate the commands)
-mthreads//
-fmessage-length=0//
-fexceptions//
-fident//
In (project name)->Compiler settings->#define:
WIN32//
_WINDOWS//
In (project name)->Linker settings->Other linker options:
-static-libstdc++//
-static-libgcc//
-Wl,--enable-auto-image-base//
-Wl,--add-stdcall-alias//
-Wl,--enable-auto-import//
In linker->link libraries i have various links to files with a .a extension, these files include Bullet PHysics, Ogre3D, and SFML
In the search directories i have links to the MinGW/bin, and the MinGW/lib directories, along with other links to different libraries.
My Compiler is MinGW, a GNU GCC compiler for windows 32 bit. and the IDE is Codeblocks. Also note that in Debug and Release settings on the project, there is nothing.
Most of these setings are also pieces that i got from the Ogre3D Application setup tutorial if that is of any help.
If you are using MingW to compile C++ code on Windows, you may like to add the options -static-libgcc and -static-libstdc++ to link the C and C++ standard libraries statically and thus remove the need to carry around any separate copies of those. Version management of libraries is a pain in Windows, so I've found this approach the quickest and cleanest solution to creating Windows binaries.
As far as I know, this is the C++ Runtime Library. So it depends on the compiler you use to create your program (A new version will include some C++0x stuff, an older version will probably not for instance. It depends of the compiler and of its version).
If you use MinGW then you should use the libstdc++-6.dll found into the folder of this compiler. MinGW/bin folder should be the place to search for it on your computer.
If you copy this file in the same directory as your executable, it should be OK.
Simply removing libstdc++-6.dll.a \ libstdc++.dll.a from the mingw directory fixes this.
I tried using the flag -static-libstdc++ but this did not work for me.
I found the solution in: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/4468#
This error also occurred when I compiled with MinGW using gcc with the following options:
-lstdc++ -lm, rather than g++
I did not notice these options, and added: -static-libgcc -static-libstdc++
I still got the error, and finally realized I was using gcc, and changed the compiler to g++ and removed -stdc++ and -lm, and everything linked fine.
(I was using LINK.c rather than LINK.cpp... use make -pn | less to see what everything does!)
I don't know why the previous author was using gcc with -stdc++. I don't see any reason not to use g++ which will link with stdc++ automatically... and as far as I know, provide other benefits (it is the c++ compiler after all).
useful to windows users who use eclipse for c/c++ but run *.exe file and get an error: "missing libstdc++6.dll"
4 ways to solve it
Eclipse ->"Project" -> "Properties" -> "C/C++ Build" -> "Settings" -> "Tool Settings" -> "MinGW C++ Linker" -> "Misscellaneous" -> "Linker flags" (add '-static' to it)
Add '{{the path where your MinGW was installed}}/bin' to current user environment variable - "Path" in Windows, then reboot eclipse, and finally recompile.
Add '{{the path where your MinGW was installed}}/bin' to Windows environment variable - "Path", then reboot eclipse, and finally recompile.
Copy the file "libstdc++-6.dll" to the path where the *.exe file is running, then rerun. (this is not a good way)
Note: the file "libstdc++-6.dll" is in the folder '{{the path where your MinGW was installed}}/bin'
I use Eclipse under Fedora 20 with MinGW for cross compile.
Use these settings and the program won't ask for libstdc++-6.dll any more.
Project type - Cross GCC
Cross Settings
Prefix: x86_64-w64-mingw32-
Path: /usr/bin
Cross GCC Compiler
Command: gcc
All Options:
-I/usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32/sys-root/mingw/include -O3
-Wall -c -fmessage-length=0
Includes: /usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32/sys-root/mingw/include
Cross G++ Compiler
Command: g++
All Options: -I/usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32/sys-root/mingw/include -O3
-Wall -c -fmessage-length=0
Includes: /usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32/sys-root/mingw/include
Cross G++ Linker
Command: g++ -static-libstdc++ -static-libgcc
All Options: -L/usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32/sys-root/mingw/lib -L/usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32/sys-root/mingw/bin
Library search path (-L):
/usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32/sys-root/mingw/lib
/usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32/sys-root/mingw/bin
I just had this issue.. I just added the MinGW\bin directory to the path environment variable, and it solved the issue.
I placed the libstdc++-6.dll file in the same folder where exe file is generated.
You only need to add your "mingw-install-directory"/bin/ to your Path in your System environment variables ... that's it !!
I had same problem. i fixed it. i was using Codeblocks and i save my .cpp file on desktop instead of saving it in Codeblocks file where MinGW is located. So i copied all dll files from MinGW>>bin folder to where my .cpp file was saved.
You can also copy the dll files in the directory of your exe file
I had this problem too. I was compiling in command prompt and used the flag -static.
My command before:
"g++ test.cpp -o test.exe"
and afterwards:
"g++ test.cpp -o test.exe -static"
I had the same problem and I solved it by running the compiled exe as an administrator.

Integrating wxWidgets into Existing XCode Project

There are many tutorials about setting up a new XCode project for use with wxWidgets, but I need to integrate it with a large existing XCode C++ project.
The wxWidgets setup process is unclear to me. I built wxWidgets in XCode with the included wxcocoa.xcodeproj file. But when I include all the header files and the libwx_osx_cocoa.dylib library to my existing XCode project, I get all these errors within the wxWidgets header files like Use of undeclared identifier 'wxApp' and No matching constructor for initialization of 'wxEvent' as if it's missing files, but I've included all the header files and compiled library. I tried building wxWidgets in the terminal and get the same errors. I tried make install to actually install wxWidgets on my system. I tried running this command wx-config --cxxflags --libs all in the terminal. I tried adding wx-config --cxxflags and wx-config --libs all to the compiler and linker flags in my XCode project. None of these had any effect.
The irony is that I'm trying to use wxWidgets library to make the GUI process easier, but instead I've spent two days pulling my hair out trying to get my C++ XCode project to compile. Does anyone know what I'm doing wrong?
EDIT: The problem seems to be XCode. I've downloaded the wxWidgets Hello World sample program at the bottom of this page. I can build this program without issue in the terminal, but when I put it into a new XCode project, it won't build. How can I get XCode to build this simple program?
cx-config output:
XCode project settings:
EDIT 2: I exported the Build Log out of XCode and saw that the actual build command uses clang. When I successfully compile Hello World in the terminal, I use clang++. When I try the same command with clang, it doesn't work. Perhaps this is the issue, since clang only links C libraries and the errors XCode is giving me relate to not being able to find standard C++ functions.
EDIT 3: Wow I hate XCode. I got my Hello World program to compile by accident. The solution was putting the wxWidgets compiler flags in the Targets Build Settings, whereas before, I had it in the Project Build Settings. I assumed the Targets would inherit the Project settings, but I guess not!
EDIT 4: I got my complicated XCode project to compile with the wxWidgets libraries by taking all the search paths & flags and moving them from the Project Build Settings to the Targets Build Settings. What a nightmare! Glad it's over
#WaddleDee72
,
I suggest doing following:
Delete wxWidgets directory.
Unpack wxWidgets into i.e. ~/wxWidgets.
Open Terminal.
In the Terminal
4a. cd ~/wxWidgets
4b. mkdir buildOSX
4c. cd buildOSX
4d. ../configure --enable-debug
4e. make -j5
After successful build
wx-config --cxxflags
wx-config --libs
Use the output of 2 commands above and put the values where they belong in XCode project.
If you get any issues - let us know.
Thank you.

Compile a c++ programm.exe without getting the Error: missing .dll while starting [duplicate]

I have been working on a project (a game to be specific) and I feel that I should start over with different libraries. So when doing this I reinstalled Code::Blocks and setup my new libraries and includes.
But as of now Im having a problem starting u[ my new project to test if all of the includes work. This problem is: libstdc++-6.dll was not found. At first i wondered if I could just find this file online, but its nowhere to be found(or at least the many places I have searched...) Soon after, I tried loading up my old project, and the same problem happened again(wierd... ._.) I was thinking its maybe my compiler, so I used my older compiler and it did the same thing! At this moment I held the problem off for tomorrow(which is today)
So my question is: If anyone else had this problem, how would you solve it?
Im using Code::Blocks with MinGW as the compiler on Windows Vista 32 bit.
*****EDIT*****
Here are the Build options in my project. Note that these are the settings in the Project, not the global compiler:
In (project name)->Compiler settings->Otehr options:
(I use // to seperate the commands)
-mthreads//
-fmessage-length=0//
-fexceptions//
-fident//
In (project name)->Compiler settings->#define:
WIN32//
_WINDOWS//
In (project name)->Linker settings->Other linker options:
-static-libstdc++//
-static-libgcc//
-Wl,--enable-auto-image-base//
-Wl,--add-stdcall-alias//
-Wl,--enable-auto-import//
In linker->link libraries i have various links to files with a .a extension, these files include Bullet PHysics, Ogre3D, and SFML
In the search directories i have links to the MinGW/bin, and the MinGW/lib directories, along with other links to different libraries.
My Compiler is MinGW, a GNU GCC compiler for windows 32 bit. and the IDE is Codeblocks. Also note that in Debug and Release settings on the project, there is nothing.
Most of these setings are also pieces that i got from the Ogre3D Application setup tutorial if that is of any help.
If you are using MingW to compile C++ code on Windows, you may like to add the options -static-libgcc and -static-libstdc++ to link the C and C++ standard libraries statically and thus remove the need to carry around any separate copies of those. Version management of libraries is a pain in Windows, so I've found this approach the quickest and cleanest solution to creating Windows binaries.
As far as I know, this is the C++ Runtime Library. So it depends on the compiler you use to create your program (A new version will include some C++0x stuff, an older version will probably not for instance. It depends of the compiler and of its version).
If you use MinGW then you should use the libstdc++-6.dll found into the folder of this compiler. MinGW/bin folder should be the place to search for it on your computer.
If you copy this file in the same directory as your executable, it should be OK.
Simply removing libstdc++-6.dll.a \ libstdc++.dll.a from the mingw directory fixes this.
I tried using the flag -static-libstdc++ but this did not work for me.
I found the solution in: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/4468#
This error also occurred when I compiled with MinGW using gcc with the following options:
-lstdc++ -lm, rather than g++
I did not notice these options, and added: -static-libgcc -static-libstdc++
I still got the error, and finally realized I was using gcc, and changed the compiler to g++ and removed -stdc++ and -lm, and everything linked fine.
(I was using LINK.c rather than LINK.cpp... use make -pn | less to see what everything does!)
I don't know why the previous author was using gcc with -stdc++. I don't see any reason not to use g++ which will link with stdc++ automatically... and as far as I know, provide other benefits (it is the c++ compiler after all).
useful to windows users who use eclipse for c/c++ but run *.exe file and get an error: "missing libstdc++6.dll"
4 ways to solve it
Eclipse ->"Project" -> "Properties" -> "C/C++ Build" -> "Settings" -> "Tool Settings" -> "MinGW C++ Linker" -> "Misscellaneous" -> "Linker flags" (add '-static' to it)
Add '{{the path where your MinGW was installed}}/bin' to current user environment variable - "Path" in Windows, then reboot eclipse, and finally recompile.
Add '{{the path where your MinGW was installed}}/bin' to Windows environment variable - "Path", then reboot eclipse, and finally recompile.
Copy the file "libstdc++-6.dll" to the path where the *.exe file is running, then rerun. (this is not a good way)
Note: the file "libstdc++-6.dll" is in the folder '{{the path where your MinGW was installed}}/bin'
I use Eclipse under Fedora 20 with MinGW for cross compile.
Use these settings and the program won't ask for libstdc++-6.dll any more.
Project type - Cross GCC
Cross Settings
Prefix: x86_64-w64-mingw32-
Path: /usr/bin
Cross GCC Compiler
Command: gcc
All Options:
-I/usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32/sys-root/mingw/include -O3
-Wall -c -fmessage-length=0
Includes: /usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32/sys-root/mingw/include
Cross G++ Compiler
Command: g++
All Options: -I/usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32/sys-root/mingw/include -O3
-Wall -c -fmessage-length=0
Includes: /usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32/sys-root/mingw/include
Cross G++ Linker
Command: g++ -static-libstdc++ -static-libgcc
All Options: -L/usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32/sys-root/mingw/lib -L/usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32/sys-root/mingw/bin
Library search path (-L):
/usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32/sys-root/mingw/lib
/usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32/sys-root/mingw/bin
I just had this issue.. I just added the MinGW\bin directory to the path environment variable, and it solved the issue.
I placed the libstdc++-6.dll file in the same folder where exe file is generated.
You only need to add your "mingw-install-directory"/bin/ to your Path in your System environment variables ... that's it !!
I had same problem. i fixed it. i was using Codeblocks and i save my .cpp file on desktop instead of saving it in Codeblocks file where MinGW is located. So i copied all dll files from MinGW>>bin folder to where my .cpp file was saved.
You can also copy the dll files in the directory of your exe file
I had this problem too. I was compiling in command prompt and used the flag -static.
My command before:
"g++ test.cpp -o test.exe"
and afterwards:
"g++ test.cpp -o test.exe -static"
I had the same problem and I solved it by running the compiled exe as an administrator.

C++ windows executable compiled with Linux needs additional DLL [duplicate]

I have been working on a project (a game to be specific) and I feel that I should start over with different libraries. So when doing this I reinstalled Code::Blocks and setup my new libraries and includes.
But as of now Im having a problem starting u[ my new project to test if all of the includes work. This problem is: libstdc++-6.dll was not found. At first i wondered if I could just find this file online, but its nowhere to be found(or at least the many places I have searched...) Soon after, I tried loading up my old project, and the same problem happened again(wierd... ._.) I was thinking its maybe my compiler, so I used my older compiler and it did the same thing! At this moment I held the problem off for tomorrow(which is today)
So my question is: If anyone else had this problem, how would you solve it?
Im using Code::Blocks with MinGW as the compiler on Windows Vista 32 bit.
*****EDIT*****
Here are the Build options in my project. Note that these are the settings in the Project, not the global compiler:
In (project name)->Compiler settings->Otehr options:
(I use // to seperate the commands)
-mthreads//
-fmessage-length=0//
-fexceptions//
-fident//
In (project name)->Compiler settings->#define:
WIN32//
_WINDOWS//
In (project name)->Linker settings->Other linker options:
-static-libstdc++//
-static-libgcc//
-Wl,--enable-auto-image-base//
-Wl,--add-stdcall-alias//
-Wl,--enable-auto-import//
In linker->link libraries i have various links to files with a .a extension, these files include Bullet PHysics, Ogre3D, and SFML
In the search directories i have links to the MinGW/bin, and the MinGW/lib directories, along with other links to different libraries.
My Compiler is MinGW, a GNU GCC compiler for windows 32 bit. and the IDE is Codeblocks. Also note that in Debug and Release settings on the project, there is nothing.
Most of these setings are also pieces that i got from the Ogre3D Application setup tutorial if that is of any help.
If you are using MingW to compile C++ code on Windows, you may like to add the options -static-libgcc and -static-libstdc++ to link the C and C++ standard libraries statically and thus remove the need to carry around any separate copies of those. Version management of libraries is a pain in Windows, so I've found this approach the quickest and cleanest solution to creating Windows binaries.
As far as I know, this is the C++ Runtime Library. So it depends on the compiler you use to create your program (A new version will include some C++0x stuff, an older version will probably not for instance. It depends of the compiler and of its version).
If you use MinGW then you should use the libstdc++-6.dll found into the folder of this compiler. MinGW/bin folder should be the place to search for it on your computer.
If you copy this file in the same directory as your executable, it should be OK.
Simply removing libstdc++-6.dll.a \ libstdc++.dll.a from the mingw directory fixes this.
I tried using the flag -static-libstdc++ but this did not work for me.
I found the solution in: http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/4468#
This error also occurred when I compiled with MinGW using gcc with the following options:
-lstdc++ -lm, rather than g++
I did not notice these options, and added: -static-libgcc -static-libstdc++
I still got the error, and finally realized I was using gcc, and changed the compiler to g++ and removed -stdc++ and -lm, and everything linked fine.
(I was using LINK.c rather than LINK.cpp... use make -pn | less to see what everything does!)
I don't know why the previous author was using gcc with -stdc++. I don't see any reason not to use g++ which will link with stdc++ automatically... and as far as I know, provide other benefits (it is the c++ compiler after all).
useful to windows users who use eclipse for c/c++ but run *.exe file and get an error: "missing libstdc++6.dll"
4 ways to solve it
Eclipse ->"Project" -> "Properties" -> "C/C++ Build" -> "Settings" -> "Tool Settings" -> "MinGW C++ Linker" -> "Misscellaneous" -> "Linker flags" (add '-static' to it)
Add '{{the path where your MinGW was installed}}/bin' to current user environment variable - "Path" in Windows, then reboot eclipse, and finally recompile.
Add '{{the path where your MinGW was installed}}/bin' to Windows environment variable - "Path", then reboot eclipse, and finally recompile.
Copy the file "libstdc++-6.dll" to the path where the *.exe file is running, then rerun. (this is not a good way)
Note: the file "libstdc++-6.dll" is in the folder '{{the path where your MinGW was installed}}/bin'
I use Eclipse under Fedora 20 with MinGW for cross compile.
Use these settings and the program won't ask for libstdc++-6.dll any more.
Project type - Cross GCC
Cross Settings
Prefix: x86_64-w64-mingw32-
Path: /usr/bin
Cross GCC Compiler
Command: gcc
All Options:
-I/usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32/sys-root/mingw/include -O3
-Wall -c -fmessage-length=0
Includes: /usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32/sys-root/mingw/include
Cross G++ Compiler
Command: g++
All Options: -I/usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32/sys-root/mingw/include -O3
-Wall -c -fmessage-length=0
Includes: /usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32/sys-root/mingw/include
Cross G++ Linker
Command: g++ -static-libstdc++ -static-libgcc
All Options: -L/usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32/sys-root/mingw/lib -L/usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32/sys-root/mingw/bin
Library search path (-L):
/usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32/sys-root/mingw/lib
/usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32/sys-root/mingw/bin
I just had this issue.. I just added the MinGW\bin directory to the path environment variable, and it solved the issue.
I placed the libstdc++-6.dll file in the same folder where exe file is generated.
You only need to add your "mingw-install-directory"/bin/ to your Path in your System environment variables ... that's it !!
I had same problem. i fixed it. i was using Codeblocks and i save my .cpp file on desktop instead of saving it in Codeblocks file where MinGW is located. So i copied all dll files from MinGW>>bin folder to where my .cpp file was saved.
You can also copy the dll files in the directory of your exe file
I had this problem too. I was compiling in command prompt and used the flag -static.
My command before:
"g++ test.cpp -o test.exe"
and afterwards:
"g++ test.cpp -o test.exe -static"
I had the same problem and I solved it by running the compiled exe as an administrator.

Setting up NLOpt when working from windows cmd prompt

I am writing a c++ program from the windows cmd prompt, and compiling with mingw (g++). This program needs a non-linear optimiser and NLOpt looks like a good choice. I learnt c++ for a uni course, so the environment I was using was already set up, I have no experience in setting up libraries etc.
So far my steps have been;
Download the precompiled DLLs for 64-bit windows (which is what I'm running) from here.
Run the command dlltool --input-def libnlopt-0.def --dllname libnlopt-0.dll --output-lib libnlopt-0.lib (from the same page), which ran without errors.
This creates an .hpp file, however, when I try to #include the file I get
In file included from optimiseDogs.cc:9:0:
C:\Files|Development\NLOpt2.4.2\nlopt.hpp:29:19: fatal error: nlopt.h: Nosuch file or directory
#include <nlopt.h>
nlopt.h and nlopt.hpp are in the same directory as each other. My program is in a different folder.
This is probably really basic, sorry to trouble you with it. Perhaps I am not completely alone in my ignorance and this will help someone else too. Also, I have seen this question, but it deals with installing on visual basic, and I'm not using a GUI, just notepad++ and the cmd prompt.
Thank you for your help.
If you are in windows and using mingw: downloaded zip archive already contains .dll and .lib files. So you dont need to run dlltool which creates these .lib,.dll from .def. I think your problem is compiling command using g++ adding include and library path directives.
C:\Files\Development\NLOpt2.4.2>g++ <path_of_source>.cc -o program.exe -L. -lnlopt -lm -I. -I<path_of_your_headers>
I encounted in the past that order of -I and -L may matter so try changing if not working.
Please see this tut and that tut to understand the concept.