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Started by Dez Nov 28, 2000 at 5:37 PM 6 replies 1.5k views

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Nov 28, 2000 at 5:37 PM

Hey all, I''ve been trying to get the DX8 "Meshes" tutorial to run, but I keep getting errors: --------------------Configuration: Meshes - Win32 Debug-------------------- Compiling... Meshes.cpp C:\MSDEV\INCLUDE\d3dx8math.inl(1107) : error C2065: ''sqrtf'' : undeclared identifier C:\MSDEV\INCLUDE\d3dx8math.inl(1107) : error C2064: term does not evaluate to a function C:\MSDEV\INCLUDE\d3dx8math.inl(1239) : error C2064: term does not evaluate to a function C:\MSDEV\INCLUDE\d3dx8math.inl(1384) : error C2064: term does not evaluate to a function C:\MSDEV\INCLUDE\d3dx8math.inl(1554) : error C2064: term does not evaluate to a function Error executing cl.exe. Meshes.obj - 5 error(s), 0 warning(s) What is wrong with this? Is it the version of C++ (MS Visual C++ 4) or is it something wrong with DirectX? I''d really like to know why this is happening to me, and (from what I can tell) only me...

Julio

Nov 28, 2000 at 5:42 PM

your either not including d3dx8math.h, or your not linking the appriate libraries.

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DmGoober

Nov 28, 2000 at 8:22 PM

Hit project, setting, link tab.

Make sure you have the following libraries in the object/library models box:
d3dx8dt.lib d3d8.lib d3dxof.lib

Also, make sure "include " is at the top of the file or is in the header file for the file that is creating the error.

You may want to think about upgrading to studio 6. . . it really has no bearing on this particular issue, but it will allow you to load .dsw files that come with the SDK, which will include all of the correct libraries for you.

Hope this helps.

DmGoober

Grugnorr

Nov 29, 2000 at 9:21 AM

I´m not 100% sure, but I´read in the DX8.0 docs that you need at least VC++5.0 "Upgrade 3 " to work with it.There´s an internet direction where to get the "Upgrade 3" where it says that.I´ll serach for it in the COMPILER "stuff" of the docs.I´m afraid you won´t be able to work with VC++ 4.0 Sorry =(

What the hells!

Dez

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Dez

Dec 5, 2000 at 3:43 PM

Thanks everyone, I couldn''t get it to work though.

I''m going to put DirectX "on the shelf" for a while, and practice some other stuff for a while... Until I get a newer version of VC++... Anyway, thanks again.

michiwalter

Dec 5, 2000 at 4:21 PM

Hi you,

I don''t know if I miss the point, but I think you''ve got only to add a

#define sqrtf sqrt

in your math.h or somewhere else BEFORE INCLUDING the d3d.h.

What do you think???

Bye,
Michael

ZomeonE

Dec 5, 2000 at 4:23 PM

quote:
Original post by michiwalter

Hi you,

I don''t know if I miss the point, but I think you''ve got only to add a

#define sqrtf sqrt

in your math.h or somewhere else BEFORE INCLUDING the d3d.h.

What do you think???

Bye,
Michael

sqrtf uses floats, sqrt does not

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