Need help compiling example code (MinGW and DirectX9)

I have the following tools at my disposal:
A fresh windows install
The Windows SDK installer
The MinGW installer
The DirecX9 SDK installer

I'm trying to compile the simple program below. Its from a CD which is from a book.

How do I compile the program? Be as idiot proof as possible.

The images associated with the program.

Background converted from bmp to png due to attachment size limit. Convert back so the program doesn't complain when you run it.

Although these images aren't really necessary since the program will compile fine without them obviously, and successfully compiling is the only goal here.

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How do I compile the program? Be as idiot proof as possible.

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Press the compile button?

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Originally Posted by sand_man

Press the compile button?

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That assumes that OP has an IDE which provides a project compile button.

If he/she is using gcc-mingw on it's without an IDE, the command line would be something like this:

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gcc -c -Wall [all .cpp files]
gcc -o something [all the names of .cpp files but with .o instead of .cpp] -ld3d9a

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That's a rough guestimate, as I can't actually see the names of the .cpp files when posting this.

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Mats

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Originally Posted by matsp

That assumes that OP has an IDE which provides a project compile button.

If he/she is using gcc-mingw on it's without an IDE, the command line would be something like this:

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gcc -c -Wall [all .cpp files]
gcc -o something [all the names of .cpp files but with .o instead of .cpp] -ld3d9a

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Thanks for the effort, but the reason I'm asking this question is because I'm running into unexpected difficulties.

Could you be a bit more specific? Obviously for example if I just install MinGW and none of the other stuff I run into "can not find d3dx9.h"

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That's a rough guestimate, as I can't actually see the names of the .cpp files when posting this.

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Yes you can, they're attached to the OP names and all :P

If you click on Advanced Reply, I think attachments don't show up. *checks* Yep, the names are gone.

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Could you be a bit more specific? Obviously for example if I just install MinGW and none of the other stuff I run into "can not find d3dx9.h"

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You'll need to install the DirectX SDK. "d3dx9.h" is "Direct 3D (DirectX 9)", so that's what you need.

Make sure you've installed a compiler before you install DirectX, though.

By this do you mean that I should install the DirectX SDK into the MinGW folder?

Uh . . . I'm not sure; I've never used DirectX. Strangely enough, I recognize those images from when I was flipping through that book, though . . . .

But I think this guy has. http://www.spacejack.org/games/mingw/mingw-dx.html

(Note the reference to the SDL! :D )

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Originally Posted by dwks

Uh . . . I'm not sure; I've never used DirectX. Strangely enough, I recognize those images from when I was flipping through that book, though . . . .

But I think this guy has. http://www.spacejack.org/games/mingw/mingw-dx.html

(Note the reference to the SDL! :D )

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I followed the instructions on that site for "the easy way"

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In file included from C:/Documents and Settings/Administrator/Desktop/****/dx9sdk/Include/d3dx9mesh.h:15,
                from C:/Documents and Settings/Administrator/Desktop/****/dx9sdk/Include/d3dx9.h:46,
                from winmain.cpp:6:
C:/Documents and Settings/Administrator/Desktop/****/dx9sdk/Include/dxfile.h:240: error: stray '\26' in program
In file included from C:/Documents and Settings/Administrator/Desktop/****/dx9sdk/Include/d3dx9mesh.h:15,
                from C:/Documents and Settings/Administrator/Desktop/****/dx9sdk/Include/d3dx9.h:46,
                from winmain.cpp:6:
C:/Documents and Settings/Administrator/Desktop/****/dx9sdk/Include/dxfile.h:240:2: warning: no newline at end of file
In file included from C:/Documents and Settings/Administrator/Desktop/****/dx9sdk/Include/d3dx9mesh.h:15,
                from C:/Documents and Settings/Administrator/Desktop/****/dx9sdk/Include/d3dx9.h:46,
                from game.h:10,
                from game.cpp:6:
C:/Documents and Settings/Administrator/Desktop/****/dx9sdk/Include/dxfile.h:240: error: stray '\26' in program
In file included from C:/Documents and Settings/Administrator/Desktop/****/dx9sdk/Include/d3dx9mesh.h:15,
                from C:/Documents and Settings/Administrator/Desktop/****/dx9sdk/Include/d3dx9.h:46,
                from game.h:10,
                from game.cpp:6:
C:/Documents and Settings/Administrator/Desktop/****/dx9sdk/Include/dxfile.h:240:2: warning: no newline at end of file
game.cpp: In function `int Game_Init(HWND__*)':
game.cpp:35: warning: passing NULL used for non-pointer converting 2 of `IDirect3DSurface9* LoadSurface(char*, D3DCOLOR)'
game.cpp: In function `void Game_Run(HWND__*)':
game.cpp:97: error: `D3DXSPRITE_ALPHABLEND' was not declared in this scope
game.cpp:116: error: no matching function for call to `ID3DXSprite::Draw(IDirect3DTexture9*&, RECT*, NULL, D3DXVECTOR3*, D3DCOLOR)'
C:/Documents and Settings/Administrator/Desktop/****/dx9sdk/Include/d3dx9core.h:228: note: candidates are: virtual HRESULT ID3DXSprite::Draw(IDirect3DTexture9*, const RECT*, const D3DXVECTOR2*, const D3DXVECTOR2*, FLOAT, const D3DXVECTOR2*, D3DCOLOR)
In file included from C:/Documents and Settings/Administrator/Desktop/****/dx9sdk/Include/d3dx9mesh.h:15,
                from C:/Documents and Settings/Administrator/Desktop/****/dx9sdk/Include/d3dx9.h:46,
                from dxgraphics.cpp:6:
C:/Documents and Settings/Administrator/Desktop/****/dx9sdk/Include/dxfile.h:240: error: stray '\26' in program
In file included from C:/Documents and Settings/Administrator/Desktop/****/dx9sdk/Include/d3dx9mesh.h:15,
                from C:/Documents and Settings/Administrator/Desktop/****/dx9sdk/Include/d3dx9.h:46,
                from dxgraphics.cpp:6:
C:/Documents and Settings/Administrator/Desktop/****/dx9sdk/Include/dxfile.h:240:2: warning: no newline at end of file

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Hmm that's odd, apparently instead of a line break at the end of the file one of the files had a funny character.

I have no idea how that happened, weird. Well stuff calmed down a bit after I deleted that character:

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game.cpp: In function `int Game_Init(HWND__*)':
game.cpp:35: warning: passing NULL used for non-pointer converting 2 of `IDirect3DSurface9* LoadSurface(char*, D3DCOLOR)'
game.cpp: In function `void Game_Run(HWND__*)':
game.cpp:97: error: `D3DXSPRITE_ALPHABLEND' was not declared in this scope
game.cpp:116: error: no matching function for call to `ID3DXSprite::Draw(IDirect3DTexture9*&, RECT*, NULL, D3DXVECTOR3*, D3DCOLOR)'
C:/Documents and Settings/Administrator/Desktop/****/dx9sdk/Include/d3dx9core.h:228: note: candidates are: virtual HRESULT ID3DXSprite::Draw(IDirect3DTexture9*, const RECT*, const D3DXVECTOR2*, const D3DXVECTOR2*, FLOAT, const D3DXVECTOR2*, D3DCOLOR)

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Oh this is all caused by an old version of the directx SDK.

I regret not noticing this sooner.

EDIT: Now I have this:

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game.cpp: In function `int Game_Init(HWND__*)':
game.cpp:35: warning: passing NULL used for non-pointer converting 2 of `IDirect3DSurface9* LoadSurface(char*, D3DCOLOR)'
C:\DOCUME~1\ADMINI~1\LOCALS~1\Temp/ccpvfu0l.o:winmain.cpp:(.text+0xfc): undefined reference to `GetStockObject@4'
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status

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To compile it I'm running:

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g++ winmain.cpp game.cpp dxgraphics.cpp -o test.exe -I"C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Desktop\****\dx9sdk\Include" "C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Desktop\****\dx9sdk\Lib\x86\d3dx9.lib" "C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Desktop\****\dx9sdk\Lib\x86\d3d9.lib" -fcheck-new

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Another edit: Nevermind, I still don't have the latest edition apparently....

Final edit: the remaining problem is that I had to link GDI, but the book didn't say so.

It finally works.