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DevIL Library

Started by shinydarkstone Jun 29, 2009 at 8:54 AM 2 replies 3k views

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Jun 29, 2009 at 8:54 AM

hi, im stuck at the lesson 6 with DevIL library, i linked the dll to my project but when i do the include


#include <IL\il.h>

it says that it cant find the library. i copied the dlls to my windows\system folder, but still no luck somebody know how to use DevIL in microsoft windows with VS2008? any help will be apreciated. TIA

Kazade

Jun 29, 2009 at 10:10 AM

I think you need to download the Windows SDK version from here: http://openil.sourceforge.net/download.php and link to the *.lib files.

I can't test atm coz I don't have access to Windows/VC++ :)

Kwizatz

Jun 29, 2009 at 11:19 AM

The SDK is just a zip containing the link time libraries and headers, you'd still have to add the proper paths to those in Visual Studio (Tools->Options->Projects And Solutions->VC++ Directories->Show Directories for: Include files / Library Files).

If you had already done that, then I would use

#include "IL/il.h"

instead of

#include <IL\il.h>

For two reasons, first the <> are used for system headers, which il.h is not and second, because \ is Windows specific and thus, not portable.

shinydarkstone

Jun 29, 2009 at 8:59 PM

tnx both of you.
it worked!!!!
i didnt have the lib files, so i needed to download them
tnx Kazade for the link
also i didn have the paths configured
so i followed the Kwizatz instructions and worked;
again, tnx both

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