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Compilation Problem

Started by discman1028 Apr 4, 2006 at 11:45 PM 4 replies 1.2k views

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Apr 4, 2006 at 11:45 PM

I'm not sure why this is happening all of a sudden, but here's the problem. When I used to compile (D3D apps), an EXE showed up in the Release or Debug directory, and I could execute it just fine. Now, my I cannot run the EXE that is being produced in that folder. In addition, the EXE's now produced have a different icon (same compiler, same codebase). Here is a screenshot of two different-icon EXE's (Bottom one runs ok). The bottom one closes immediately after it is opened. http://www.angelfire.com/retro/there/howcome.html Both applications are Win32 Apps, and also open a console to print to, using: AllocConsole(); freopen("CONOUT$","w",stdout); The one that closes immediately shows the console and some preliminary program output before closing down. Both programs run fine within Visual Studio 2003, by the way. Any ideas? Thanks.

extralongpants

Apr 5, 2006 at 9:24 AM

Windows console applications don't actually wait for the user to press a key before shutting down. If you run the app inside of Visual Studio, the IDE will often insert a "press any key to continue" message for you, but that's only there for debugging purposes. If you want to be sure to see a console program's output, ask the user to press a key a couple of times manually at the end of main (sometimes just one doesn't work), or run the program in a command prompt.

Hope that helps. Good luck.

discman1028

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discman1028

Apr 5, 2006 at 10:54 AM

Sorry -- I should be more clear. This is a Direct3D application. It has a Winmain(). It opens up a Win32 window, and animates a scene. In addition, I open up a console via:

AllocConsole();
freopen("CONOUT$","w",stdout);

I've never had the problem of the console closing immediately. (Well, I have had that problem with all console applications, but not with this Win32 Direct3D application that opens up a console.)

i.e. I got rid of my console:

// AllocConsole();
// freopen("CONOUT$","w",stdout);
...
// FreeConsole();

and no window even opens at all! (A Direct3D app should open, as it does within Visual Studio!)

discman1028

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discman1028

Apr 5, 2006 at 12:56 PM

Here are the project source files, if anyone cares to try for themselves... very strange!

http://www.angelfire.com/retro/there/test.html

RDragon1

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RDragon1

Apr 5, 2006 at 1:00 PM

Does it run? Does it give you an error message?

Maybe running it from the /debug/ directory is bad - are there any data files that need to be in the working directory of the app when it's run? Check project settings > debug to see what the working directory is set to when you launch with the debugger...

discman1028

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discman1028

Apr 5, 2006 at 1:52 PM

Well, someone's thinking straight, and it isn't me! Thanks RDragon1. I forgot I needed the texture I'm loading to be in the working directory... doh! I guess it had nothing to do with that different icon... ;-/

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