Thread: Allegro Newbie... Need help!

Okay, I decided I wanted to learn a bit of the Allegro library, since I now have a fair grasp of atleast the basics of C++. I went to a tutorial and did what it said, and it gave me a ton of Linker errors... I assumed there was something wrong with that tutorial so I went to another-- the same thing happened... This is my code.

Code:

#include <allegro.h>
using namespace std;

int main(int argc,char *argv[])
{
    allegro_init();
    install_keyboard();
    set_gfx_mode(GFX_AUTODETECT,640,480,0,0); //Sets graphics mode!
    readkey();
    return 0;
}
END_OF_MAIN()

Just to clarify a bit-- i'm using Bloodshed Dev-C++...

Originally Posted by flaran

Okay, I decided I wanted to learn a bit of the Allegro library, since I now have a fair grasp of atleast the basics of C++. I went to a tutorial and did what it said, and it gave me a ton of Linker errors... I assumed there was something wrong with that tutorial so I went to another-- the same thing happened... This is my code.

Code:

#include <allegro.h>
using namespace std;

int main(int argc,char *argv[])
{
    allegro_init();
    install_keyboard();
    set_gfx_mode(GFX_AUTODETECT,640,480,0,0); //Sets graphics mode!
    readkey();
    return 0;
}
END_OF_MAIN()

If your using Dev C++. You need to make sure youve downloaded the Allegro dev pack from the auto updater. When you do you have to make sure you copy the the allegro40.dll to your c:\windows\win32 directory.

After that you have to link allegro to your project. To do that you go up to project - project options. Then click on the parameters tab. Then click on the third collumn. And then add library. then find devcpp\lib\liballeg.a

If you have already done that then post your errors so that we can better understanding.

Okay... this is just trying to get it to work...

Code:

#include <allegro.h>

int main() 
{       
 allegro_init();      
 set_gfx_mode(GFX_SAFE, 640, 480, 0, 0);
 install_keyboard();
 while(!key[KEY_ESC])
   poll_keyboard();
 allegro_exit();
 return 0;     
}     

END_OF_MAIN();

I have it doing what you said... I actually did it by starting the proj as an Allegro static proj. I hope that was alright; anyway, now I have

Code:

[Linker error] undefined reference to '_imp_key'
ld return 1 exit status

Fixed it!

Haha, I was just trying to get it working so that I could get started learning as soon as I got finished with my text project. I'm starting with a text RPG, and then want to be able to move into simple graphics as seamlessly as possible.

I myself just started learning allegro a little over a week ago. I bought a book called game programing all in one. Which is pretty much all about allegro. I highly recomend that book if you want to learn about allegro.

Originally Posted by Cloud_909

Yeah uhh i just started using allegro about...2 hours ago was it? Well i downloaded it i added it to

c:\winnt\system32

it works. I added it to the parameters. it works.
When i add end_of_main() or whatever at the end of the code i keep getting this error in my compiling log:

multiple definition of 'winMain@16'
first defined here
ld returned 1 exit status
[Build Error] [Project1.exe] error 1

what can this possibly mean?
i took time writing all that so plz be helpful thankz!

I KNOW I KNOW i am a c++ master but this f***ing heat is making me suffer temporary memory loss

-Cloud

For one i think END_OF_MAIN(); has to be in all capitals I think but you probably did that and it all so has to be after the } bracket of your main (). If you did all that try posting your code maybe it is something else.

Code:

int main()
{
      your code
}
END_OF_MAIN();

my code looks like this:

Code:

#include <allegro.h>
int main(int argc, char *argv[]) 
{
	allegro_init();	
	install_keyboard();
	set_color_depth(16);
	set_gfx_mode(GFX_AUTODETECT, 640,480,0,0);
	BITMAP *my_pic = NULL;
	my_pic = load_bitmap("picture.bmp", NULL);
	blit(my_pic, screen, 0,0,0,0,480,360);
	readkey();
	destroy_bitmap(my_pic);
	return 0;
} END_OF_MAIN()

of course, i copyed this off of a tut website. i got allegro but i get the following error from above...

semi-colon after END_OF_MAIN() or not it still doesn't work...

Any help??

I compiled your code and it work fine for me. Did you get a bmp image for the program to load up? Cause that is what the program does is loads a bitmap. If you dont have a bitmap to load up that could be the problem.