Comments for C.S. Finch's Blog http://csfinch.wordpress.com A Programmers Blog Tue, 03 Mar 2009 17:49:58 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Setting up Allegro-4.2.2 in Visual C++ 08 by csfinch http://csfinch.wordpress.com/2008/04/25/setting-up-allegro-422-in-visual-c-08/#comment-34 csfinch Tue, 03 Mar 2009 17:49:58 +0000 http://csfinch.wordpress.com/?p=8#comment-34 OK, the link is no longer there, and I have found people here are having a difficult time understanding the lib process. I'm going to rewrite this blog for you'll, and post it on dreamincode.net! Meridthcn, you compiling the code and getting a linker error is most possibly not adding the lib files needed in the project from allegro correctly, or simply applying that you need those to your project. Whichever it is, I'll give each of you'll an email when the tutorial is on the other website, and I will most definitely make sure everything compiles correctly once you follow the instructions verbatim. OK, the link is no longer there, and I have found people here are having a difficult time understanding the lib process. I’m going to rewrite this blog for you’ll, and post it on dreamincode.net!

Meridthcn, you compiling the code and getting a linker error is most possibly not adding the lib files needed in the project from allegro correctly, or simply applying that you need those to your project.

Whichever it is, I’ll give each of you’ll an email when the tutorial is on the other website, and I will most definitely make sure everything compiles correctly once you follow the instructions verbatim.

]]> Comment on Setting up Allegro-4.2.2 in Visual C++ 08 by meredithcn http://csfinch.wordpress.com/2008/04/25/setting-up-allegro-422-in-visual-c-08/#comment-29 meredithcn Fri, 05 Dec 2008 20:13:02 +0000 http://csfinch.wordpress.com/?p=8#comment-29 I compile the code given and get a link error that it cannot open alleg.lib, any thoughts on why? I compile the code given and get a link error that it cannot open alleg.lib, any thoughts on why?

]]> Comment on Setting up Allegro-4.2.2 in Visual C++ 08 by csfinch http://csfinch.wordpress.com/2008/04/25/setting-up-allegro-422-in-visual-c-08/#comment-19 csfinch Thu, 09 Oct 2008 18:58:57 +0000 http://csfinch.wordpress.com/?p=8#comment-19 Thanks for pointing that out. I have copied and pasted the latest code from my running test project for Allegro in Visual Studio 2008. The code that is now up works if you follow the directions carefully. Sorry for the inconvenience. Thanks for pointing that out. I have copied and pasted the latest code from my running test project for Allegro in Visual Studio 2008. The code that is now up works if you follow the directions carefully.

Sorry for the inconvenience.

]]> Comment on Setting up Allegro-4.2.2 in Visual C++ 08 by ogotai http://csfinch.wordpress.com/2008/04/25/setting-up-allegro-422-in-visual-c-08/#comment-18 ogotai Thu, 09 Oct 2008 11:02:19 +0000 http://csfinch.wordpress.com/?p=8#comment-18 Sorry bud, everything works just fine excepting your code. The first line looks a bit strange with no include file. Even after adding a proper file declaration your code doesnt work. I have managed to run allegro and build the code that works properly (found it somewhere else), but it seems like there is an error in yours. Sorry bud, everything works just fine excepting your code. The first line looks a bit strange with no include file. Even after adding a proper file declaration your code doesnt work. I have managed to run allegro and build the code that works properly (found it somewhere else), but it seems like there is an error in yours.

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]]> Comment on Setting up Allegro-4.2.2 in Visual C++ 08 by cecil http://csfinch.wordpress.com/2008/04/25/setting-up-allegro-422-in-visual-c-08/#comment-13 cecil Fri, 05 Sep 2008 08:50:19 +0000 http://csfinch.wordpress.com/?p=8#comment-13 it seems that article is for exporting web, c#, and VB, item and project templates. msvc++ has no "export template" feature. not sure exactly how to go about doing it :( it seems that article is for exporting web, c#, and VB, item and project templates. msvc++ has no “export template” feature. not sure exactly how to go about doing it :(

]]> Comment on Setting up Allegro-4.2.2 in Visual C++ 08 by csfinch http://csfinch.wordpress.com/2008/04/25/setting-up-allegro-422-in-visual-c-08/#comment-12 csfinch Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:29:33 +0000 http://csfinch.wordpress.com/?p=8#comment-12 You can make a template for your game in Visual C++ and for now even though I'm sure it's not the preferred way in the game development community that is how I setup all of my games. So, let's say I have a game template that has basic input, sound, visual effects, etc... and each of these classes I've just created can easily be used for Pacman, Tetris, Pong, Break-Out, etc... I create a Visual Studio C++ Template of all of those classes, and set that project up with the Allegro library, and BAM! I have a Visual C++ Template in Visual Studio that I can easily use for other games, which will save me much time on programming. Read this article from the MSDN website (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/cc188697.aspx) Hopefully that will explain in details precisely how to do exactly what you would like to do. Thanks for reading the blog! ;) You can make a template for your game in Visual C++ and for now even though I’m sure it’s not the preferred way in the game development community that is how I setup all of my games.

So, let’s say I have a game template that has basic input, sound, visual effects, etc… and each of these classes I’ve just created can easily be used for Pacman, Tetris, Pong, Break-Out, etc… I create a Visual Studio C++ Template of all of those classes, and set that project up with the Allegro library, and BAM! I have a Visual C++ Template in Visual Studio that I can easily use for other games, which will save me much time on programming.

Read this article from the MSDN

website (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/cc188697.aspx)

Hopefully that will explain in details precisely how to do exactly what you would like to do.

Thanks for reading the blog! ;)

]]> Comment on Setting up Allegro-4.2.2 in Visual C++ 08 by cecil http://csfinch.wordpress.com/2008/04/25/setting-up-allegro-422-in-visual-c-08/#comment-11 cecil Thu, 04 Sep 2008 18:39:33 +0000 http://csfinch.wordpress.com/?p=8#comment-11 so i finally got allegro up and running in msvc 2008 express. so far so good. i used to use dev-cpp but most programming is on msvc so im trying to get rid of an extra ide i dont need. now. you have to set up the linker input for EVERY new allegro project. any tips on a project wizard? so i finally got allegro up and running in msvc 2008 express.

so far so good. i used to use dev-cpp but most programming is on msvc so im trying to get rid of an extra ide i dont need.

now. you have to set up the linker input for EVERY new allegro project. any tips on a project wizard?

]]> Comment on Setting up Allegro-4.2.2 in Visual C++ 08 by csfinch http://csfinch.wordpress.com/2008/04/25/setting-up-allegro-422-in-visual-c-08/#comment-4 csfinch Fri, 23 May 2008 05:14:25 +0000 http://csfinch.wordpress.com/?p=8#comment-4 My bad. While you are in your project solution. (i.e. you have a project opened) Go to Project > Project Properties. From their you'll see a tree list on the left side. Click on Configuration Properties. Linker > Input Sorry I was sorta rushing through this. I've added you on my IM account under coden4fun, so if I see you online I will mention that I have indeed updated this with a comment, and have answered your question to the best of my knowledge. Good Luck! My bad. While you are in your project solution. (i.e. you have a project opened)

Go to Project > Project Properties.

From their you’ll see a tree list on the left side. Click on

Configuration Properties.
Linker > Input

Sorry I was sorta rushing through this.

I’ve added you on my IM account under coden4fun, so if I see you online I will mention that I have indeed updated this with a comment, and have answered your question to the best of my knowledge.

Good Luck!

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