allegro

I finally got allegro installed in my computer. I tried it for MSVC++ and Borland 5.0 but there were always errors like unresolved external, missing '}' in allegro.h (??) etc. I got it now working for Dev C++ 4, but I can not execute some code now(It compiles correctly, but it crashes during execution)
The code is

Code:

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#include <allegro.h>

int main()
{
 // Initialize Allegro.       
 allegro_init();     

 // Set the resolution to 640 by 480 with SAFE autodetection.
 set_gfx_mode(GFX_SAFE, 640, 480, 0, 0);

 // Installing the keyboard handler.
 install_keyboard();

 // Printing text to the screen.
 textout(screen, font, "Hello World!", 1, 1, 10);
 textout(screen, font, "Press ESCape to quit.", 1, 12, 11);

 // Looping until the ESCape key is pressed.
 while(! key[KEY_ESC])
  poll_keyboard(); // This shouldn't be necessary in Windows.

 // Exit program.
 allegro_exit();
 return 0;   
}   

// Some Allegro magic to deal with WinMain().
END_OF_MAIN();

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At first execution it worked, but now windows gives error
Any help appreciated.(By the way, i'm using XP)

Code:

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#include <allegro.h>

int main()
{
 // Set the resolution to 640 by 480 with SAFE autodetection.
 set_gfx_mode(GFX_SAFE, 640, 480, 0, 0);

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Use int main(int argc, char *argv[]) if you are using dev-c++. Also, use this for gfx_mode:

Code:

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set_gfx_mode(GFX_AUTODETECT, 640, 480, 0, 0);

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Code:

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allegro_exit();
 return 0;   
}   
// Some Allegro magic to deal with WinMain().
END_OF_MAIN();

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Use readkey(); instead of allegro_exit();

Why do you always say to use readkey() instead of allegro_exit()? They are two diferent things. He used allegro_init(), so he does not need allegro_exit(). Why would he need a readkey though?

Look at this part:

Code:

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// Looping until the ESCape key is pressed.
 while(! key[KEY_ESC])
  poll_keyboard(); // This shouldn't be necessary in Windows.

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That wait till you hit the escape key, so you don't need readkey()...

>> He used allegro_init(), so he does not need allegro_exit().

is that really true?

It is true, that is what I was trying to say before

So when do you use allegro_exit() then?

Read the docs under Using Allegro, it is all there.

That was used for earlier versions and only there incase you don't want to use the method I've said