SFML Help

[westbrook]

Hello, I'm trying to learn SFML, and I came across a problem. I'm using Code::Blocks, and I was trying to compile a very simple program (below). I'm not positive if I set it up right, and it gave me the following error: "-------------- Build: Debug in ddd ---------------

Linking stage skipped (build target has no object files to link)
Nothing to be done.
"
What exactly did I do wrong? I'm using the GNU GCC Compiler.

Code:

#include <SFML/SYSTEM.hpp>
#include <iostream>

int main()
{
    sf::Clock Clock;
    while (Clock.GetElapsedTime() < 5.f)
    {
        std::cout << Clock.GetElapsedTime() << std::endl;
        sf::Sleep(0.5f);
    }

    return 0;
}

Thanks,
Westbrook

[Disch]

It looks like you didn't add that source file to your project.

I forget how to do it in C::B, but look around for a "Add existing file to project" option and add your source file.

[westbrook]

I did, and it got rid of that error, and gave me a lot more. What kind of project template do you mean? Or do you mean something than a project template?

[Moschops]

What are the new errors?

[westbrook]

-------------- Build: Debug in ddd ---------------

Compiling: ..\Untitled1.c
In file included from C:/SFML-1.6/include/SFML/SYSTEM.hpp:32,
from C:\Documents and Settings\Ezra (big E)\My Documents\C++ Projects\Untitled1.c:1:
C:/SFML-1.6/include/SFML/Config.hpp:122:19: climits: No such file or directory
In file included from C:/SFML-1.6/include/SFML/SYSTEM.hpp:32,
from C:\Documents and Settings\Ezra (big E)\My Documents\C++ Projects\Untitled1.c:1:
C:/SFML-1.6/include/SFML/Config.hpp:124: error: syntax error before "sf"
C:/SFML-1.6/include/SFML/Config.hpp:125: error: syntax error before '{' token
C:/SFML-1.6/include/SFML/Config.hpp:131:10: #error No 8 bits integer type for this platform
C:/SFML-1.6/include/SFML/Config.hpp:145:10: #error No 16 bits integer type for this platform
C:/SFML-1.6/include/SFML/Config.hpp:159:10: #error No 32 bits integer type for this platform
In file included from C:/SFML-1.6/include/SFML/SYSTEM.hpp:33,
from C:\Documents and Settings\Ezra (big E)\My Documents\C++ Projects\Untitled1.c:1:
C:/SFML-1.6/include/SFML/System/Clock.hpp:35: error: syntax error before '{' token
C:/SFML-1.6/include/SFML/System/Clock.hpp: In function `GetElapsedTime':
C:/SFML-1.6/include/SFML/System/Clock.hpp:55: warning: empty declaration
C:/SFML-1.6/include/SFML/System/Clock.hpp:63: error: syntax error before "private"
In file included from C:/Dev-Cpp/bin/../lib/gcc/mingw32/3.4.2/../../../../include/stdarg.h:6,
from C:/Dev-Cpp/bin/../lib/gcc/mingw32/3.4.2/../../../../include/windows.h:47,
from C:/SFML-1.6/include/SFML/System/Win32/Mutex.hpp:32,
from C:/SFML-1.6/include/SFML/System/Mutex.hpp:36,
from C:/SFML-1.6/include/SFML/SYSTEM.hpp:35,
from C:\Documents and Settings\Ezra (big E)\My Documents\C++ Projects\Untitled1.c:1:
C:/Dev-Cpp/bin/../lib/gcc/mingw32/3.4.2/include/stdarg.h:106: error: storage class specified for parameter `__gnuc_va_list'
C:/Dev-Cpp/bin/../lib/gcc/mingw32/3.4.2/include/stdarg.h:106: error: syntax error before "va_list"
In file included from C:/Dev-Cpp/bin/../lib/gcc/mingw32/3.4.2/../../../../include/windows.h:48,
from C:/SFML-1.6/include/SFML/System/Win32/Mutex.hpp:32,
from C:/SFML-1.6/include/SFML/System/Mutex.hpp:36,
from C:/SFML-1.6/include/SFML/SYSTEM.hpp:35,
from C:\Documents and Settings\Ezra (big E)\My Documents\C++ Projects\Untitled1.c:1:
C:/Dev-Cpp/bin/../lib/gcc/mingw32/3.4.2/../../../../include/windef.h:222: error: storage class specified for parameter `DWORD'
C:/Dev-Cpp/bin/../lib/gcc/mingw32/3.4.2/../../../../include/windef.h:223: error: storage class specified for parameter `WINBOOL'
C:/Dev-Cpp/bin/../lib/gcc/mingw32/3.4.2/../../../../include/windef.h:223: error: storage class specified for parameter `PWINBOOL'
C:/Dev-Cpp/bin/../lib/gcc/mingw32/3.4.2/../../../../include/windef.h:223: error: storage class specified for parameter `LPWINBOOL'
C:/Dev-Cpp/bin/../lib/gcc/mingw32/3.4.2/../../../../include/windef.h:227: error: storage class specified for parameter `WINBOOL'
C:/Dev-Cpp/bin/../lib/gcc/mingw32/3.4.2/../../../../include/windef.h:227: error: redefinition of parameter 'WINBOOL'
C:/Dev-Cpp/bin/../lib/gcc/mingw32/3.4.2/../../../../include/windef.h:223: error: previous definition of 'WINBOOL' was here
C:/Dev-Cpp/bin/../lib/gcc/mingw32/3.4.2/../../../../include/windef.h:227: error: syntax error before "BOOL"
C:/Dev-Cpp/bin/../lib/gcc/mingw32/3.4.2/../../../../include/windef.h:231: error: storage class specified for parameter `BYTE'
C:/Dev-Cpp/bin/../lib/gcc/mingw32/3.4.2/../../../../include/windef.h:233: error: storage class specified for parameter `BOOL'
C:/Dev-Cpp/bin/../lib/gcc/mingw32/3.4.2/../../../../include/windef.h:233: error: syntax error before '*' token
C:/Dev-Cpp/bin/../lib/gcc/mingw32/3.4.2/../../../../include/windef.h:234: error: storage class specified for parameter `WORD'
C:/Dev-Cpp/bin/../lib/gcc/mingw32/3.4.2/../../../../include/windef.h:235: error: storage class specified for parameter `FLOAT'
C:/Dev-Cpp/bin/../lib/gcc/mingw32/3.4.2/../../../../include/windef.h:236: error: storage class specified for parameter `FLOAT'
C:/Dev-Cpp/bin/../lib/gcc/mingw32/3.4.2/../../../../include/windef.h:236: error: conflicting types for 'FLOAT'
C:/Dev-Cpp/bin/../lib/gcc/mingw32/3.4.2/../../../../include/windef.h:235: error: previous definition of 'FLOAT' was here
C:/Dev-Cpp/bin/../lib/gcc/mingw32/3.4.2/../../../../include/windef.h:236: error: syntax error before '*' token
C:/Dev-Cpp/bin/../lib/gcc/mingw32/3.4.2/../../../../include/windef.h:237: error: storage class specified for parameter `BYTE'
C:/Dev-Cpp/bin/../lib/gcc/mingw32/3.4.2/../../../../include/windef.h:237: error: conflicting types for 'BYTE'
C:/Dev-Cpp/bin/../lib/gcc/mingw32/3.4.2/../../../../include/windef.h:231: error: previous definition of 'BYTE' was here
C:/Dev-Cpp/bin/../lib/gcc/mingw32/3.4.2/../../../../include/windef.h:237: error: syntax error before '*' token
C:/Dev-Cpp/bin/../lib/gcc/mingw32/3.4.2/../../../../include/windef.h:238: error: storage class specified for parameter `PINT'
C:/Dev-Cpp/bin/../lib/gcc/mingw32/3.4.2/../../../../include/windef.h:238: error: storage class specified for parameter `LPINT'
C:/Dev-Cpp/bin/../lib/gcc/mingw32/3.4.2/../../../../include/windef.h:239: error: storage class specified for parameter `WORD'
C:/Dev-Cpp/bin/../lib/gcc/mingw32/3.4.2/../../../../include/windef.h:239: error: conflicting types for 'WORD'
C:/Dev-Cpp/bin/../lib/gcc/mingw32/3.4.2/../../../../include/windef.h:234: error: previous definition of 'WORD' was here
C:/Dev-Cpp/bin/../lib/gcc/mingw32/3.4.2/../../../../include/windef.h:239: error: syntax error before '*' token
C:/Dev-Cpp/bin/../lib/gcc/mingw32/3.4.2/../../../../include/windef.h:240: error: storage class specified for parameter `LPLONG'
C:/Dev-Cpp/bin/../lib/gcc/mingw32/3.4.2/../../../../include/windef.h:241: error: storage class specified for parameter `DWORD'
C:/Dev-Cpp/bin/../lib/gcc/mingw32/3.4.2/../../../../include/windef.h:241: error: conflicting types for 'DWORD'
C:/Dev-Cpp/bin/../lib/gcc/mingw32/3.4.2/../../../../include/windef.h:222: error: previous definition of 'DWORD' was here
C:/Dev-Cpp/bin/../lib/gcc/mingw32/3.4.2/../../../../include/windef.h:241: error: syntax error before '*' token
C:/Dev-Cpp/bin/../lib/gcc/mingw32/3.4.2/../../../../include/windef.h:242: error: storage class specified for parameter `PCVOID'
C:/Dev-Cpp/bin/../lib/gcc/mingw32/3.4.2/../../../../include/windef.h:242: error: storage class specified for parameter `LPCVOID'
C:/Dev-Cpp/bin/../lib/gcc/mingw32/3.4.2/../../../../include/windef.h:243: error: storage class specified for parameter `INT'
C:/Dev-Cpp/bin/../lib/gcc/mingw32/3.4.2/../../../../include/windef.h:244: error: storage class specified for parameter `UINT'
C:/Dev-Cpp/bin/../lib/gcc/mingw32/3.4.2/../../../../include/windef.h:244: error: storage class specified for parameter `PUINT'
C:/Dev-Cpp/bin/../lib/gcc/mingw32/3.4.2/../../../../include/windef.h:244: error: storage class specified for parameter `LPUINT'

[westbrook]

In file included from C:/Dev-Cpp/bin/../lib/gcc/mingw32/3.4.2/../../../../include/stddef.h:6,
from C:/Dev-Cpp/bin/../lib/gcc/mingw32/3.4.2/../../../../include/string.h:24,
from C:/Dev-Cpp/bin/../lib/gcc/mingw32/3.4.2/../../../../include/winnt.h:37,
from C:/Dev-Cpp/bin/../lib/gcc/mingw32/3.4.2/../../../../include/windef.h:246,
from C:/Dev-Cpp/bin/../lib/gcc/mingw32/3.4.2/../../../../include/windows.h:48,
from C:/SFML-1.6/include/SFML/System/Win32/Mutex.hpp:32,
from C:/SFML-1.6/include/SFML/System/Mutex.hpp:36,
from C:/SFML-1.6/include/SFML/SYSTEM.hpp:35,
from C:\Documents and Settings\Ezra (big E)\My Documents\C++ Projects\Untitled1.c:1:
C:/Dev-Cpp/bin/../lib/gcc/mingw32/3.4.2/include/stddef.h:213: error: storage class specified for parameter `size_t'
C:/Dev-Cpp/bin/../lib/gcc/mingw32/3.4.2/include/stddef.h:325: error: storage class specified for parameter `wchar_t'

[ResidentBiscuit]

I think it's about time someone makes a nice SFML tutorial here in the articles, if it's not already done. There's been quite a few issues with people getting it set up lately

[Texan40]

Is this somehow using gcc instead of g++ to try to compile?

[westbrook]

Should I be using g++? I am using gcc. It said to online.

[westbrook]

Wait, how do i use g++?

[ModShop]

In CodeBlocks, you must use a .cpp extension on C++ source code for it to use the C++ compiler, otherwise it uses the C compiler.

[westbrook]

Well, that helped a lot, but now I've got:


Execution of 'devcpp.exe -Wall -g -fexceptions -DSFML_DYNAMIC -g -IC:\SFML-1.6\include -I-lsfml-audio -c "C:\Documents and Settings\xxx\My Documents\C++ Projects\Untitled1.cpp" -o obj\Debug\Untitled1.o' in 'C:\Documents and Settings\Ezra (big E)\My Documents\C++ Projects\ddd' failed.

[ModShop]

westbrook wrote:

Execution of 'devcpp.exe

Something is trying to execute the Dev-C++ (eww) IDE as a compiler... I'm not sure if you setup SFML wrong or REALLY messed up some setting in CodeBlocks. Try re-installing SFML, using g++.exe (inside Codeblocks/mingw/bin/) as the C++ compiler, and gcc.exe (same spot) for the C compiler.

[westbrook]

What should I be using for the static and dynamic library linkers?

[westbrook]

Now I can compile and run the program, but it says that "This application has failed to start because SFML-system.dll was not found. Reinstalling the program may fix this problem" or something like that. What do I do?

[westbrook]

Seems like I'm almost there. Now I can't build it, and the only error is: "cannot find -lsfml-system", what should I do now?

[ne555]

I think it's about time someone makes a nice SFML tutorial here in the articles, if it's not already done. There's been quite a few issues with people getting it set up lately

# pacman -S sfml
$ yaourt -S sfml-bin32
$ yaourt -S sfml-bin64

'sfml' refers to the 2.0 version
'sfml-bin{32,64}' to 1.6
Done.

If you want both (they conflict)
You may edit the PKGBUILD to use another directory (by instance SFML-1.6)
That means that you will need to change the headers to point to SFML-1.5 instead.
perl 's#<SFML/#<SFML-1.6#' should work

The simbolic links are also missing, so you need

cd "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/"
ln -s libsfml-audio.so.1.6 libsfml-1.6-audio.so #same for graphics network system window 

So to link agains 2.0 (gcc) -lsfml-library
and 1.6 -lsfml-1.6-library

This application has failed to start because SFML-system.dll was not found. Reinstalling the program may fix this problem" or something like that. What do I do?

You may try:
_ reinstall the application
_ find out where are SFML-*.dll, and move/copy them to the library path
_ link statically.

[westbrook]

As to your last quote, how?

[ne555]

Oops, if you can't find the library you can link it statically. That's for when you execute and it says that it cannot find it.

The libraries are probably in C:/SFML-1.6/lib/
You could also say to look for them there. (for gcc -L"C:/SFML-1.6/lib/" if that is how you write a path in windows)

Also take a look at http://sfml-dev.org/tutorials/1.6/start-cb.php

Important: this release of SFML was compiled with gcc 4.4, which makes the SFML libraries not compatible with the old gcc 3.4.5. The MinGW team hasn't released a full package including gcc 4.4 yet, so here is one that you can use: mingw-with-gcc-4.4.zip .

[westbrook]

This is what I have now:


Linking console executable: bin\Debug\blah.exe
mingw32-g++.exe: C:\SFML-1.6\lib\sfml-system-dll: No such file or directory
Process terminated with status 1 (0 minutes, 0 seconds)
0 errors, 0 warnings

Can someone clearly explain to me what to do EXACTLY?