NxOgre Compile Issues

Hey all, I'm trying to compile NxOgre under Code::Blocks

NxOgre 1.0'21
Ogre 1.4.7
PhysX 8

-------------- Build: Release Win32 in NxOgre ---------------

Compiling: ..\source\BetajaenCC.cpp
In file included from C:/OgreSDK/NxOgre//include/NxOgreAllocator.h:26,
from C:/OgreSDK/NxOgre//include/NxOgreStable.h:37,
from C:\OgreSDK\NxOgre\source\BetajaenCC.cpp:27:
C:/OgreSDK/NxOgre//include/BetajaenCC.h:119: error: `SharedAllocator' has not been declared
C:/OgreSDK/NxOgre//include/BetajaenCC.h: In member function `void Betajaen::Flat<TypePtr, AllocatorType>::_delete_range(Type*, Type*)':
C:/OgreSDK/NxOgre//include/BetajaenCC.h:285: error: `NxOgre::Allocator' has not been declared
C:/OgreSDK/NxOgre//include/BetajaenCC.h:285: error: there are no arguments to `getPtr' that depend on a template parameter, so a declaration of `getPtr' must be available
C:/OgreSDK/NxOgre//include/BetajaenCC.h:285: error: (if you use `-fpermissive', G++ will accept your code, but allowing the use of an undeclared name is deprecated)
C:/OgreSDK/NxOgre//include/BetajaenCC.h: In member function `void Betajaen::Flat<TypePtr, AllocatorType>::_destroy(Type*, Type*)':
C:/OgreSDK/NxOgre//include/BetajaenCC.h:294: error: `NxOgre::Allocator' has not been declared
C:/OgreSDK/NxOgre//include/BetajaenCC.h:294: error: there are no arguments to `getPtr' that depend on a template parameter, so a declaration of `getPtr' must be available
C:/OgreSDK/NxOgre//include/BetajaenCC.h: In member function `void Betajaen::SharedMap<IdentifierType, BaseType, AllocatorType>::Each(void (Type::*)())':
C:/OgreSDK/NxOgre//include/BetajaenCC.h:1333: error: expected `;' before "iterator"
C:/OgreSDK/NxOgre//include/BetajaenCC.h:1334: error: `iterator' was not declared in this scope
C:/OgreSDK/NxOgre//include/BetajaenCC.h: In member function `void Betajaen::SharedMap<IdentifierType, BaseType, AllocatorType>::Each(void (Type::*)(_A), _A)':
C:/OgreSDK/NxOgre//include/BetajaenCC.h:1351: error: expected `;' before "iterator"
C:/OgreSDK/NxOgre//include/BetajaenCC.h:1352: error: `iterator' was not declared in this scope
C:/OgreSDK/NxOgre//include/BetajaenCC.h: In member function `Betajaen::Vector4< <template-parameter-1-1> >& Betajaen::Vector4< <template-parameter-1-1> >::operator*=(const Type&)':
C:/OgreSDK/NxOgre//include/BetajaenCC.h:1590: error: expected `;' before '}' token
In file included from C:/OgreSDK/NxOgre//include/NxOgreStable.h:37,
from C:\OgreSDK\NxOgre\source\BetajaenCC.cpp:27:
C:/OgreSDK/NxOgre//include/NxOgreAllocator.h: At global scope:
C:/OgreSDK/NxOgre//include/NxOgreAllocator.h:88: error: declaration of `class T'
C:/OgreSDK/NxOgre//include/NxOgreAllocator.h:79: error: shadows template parm `class T'
C:/OgreSDK/NxOgre//include/NxOgreAllocator.h:91: error: declaration of `class T'
C:/OgreSDK/NxOgre//include/NxOgreAllocator.h:79: error: shadows template parm `class T'
C:/OgreSDK/NxOgre//include/NxOgreAllocator.h:98: error: declaration of `class T'
C:/OgreSDK/NxOgre//include/NxOgreAllocator.h:79: error: shadows template parm `class T'
C:/OgreSDK/NxOgre//include/NxOgreAllocator.h: In member function `NxOgre::WatchMyPointer<T>& NxOgre::WatchMyPointer<T>::operator=(T*)':
C:/OgreSDK/NxOgre//include/NxOgreAllocator.h:94: error: `NxOgre::Allocator' has not been declared
C:/OgreSDK/NxOgre//include/NxOgreAllocator.h:94: error: there are no arguments to `getPtr' that depend on a template parameter, so a declaration of `getPtr' must be available
C:/OgreSDK/NxOgre//include/NxOgreAllocator.h:94: error: must #include <typeinfo> before using typeid
C:/OgreSDK/NxOgre//include/NxOgreAllocator.h: In member function `void NxOgre::Allocator::watch_ptr(T*, const char*, const char*, unsigned int, const char*)':
C:/OgreSDK/NxOgre//include/NxOgreAllocator.h:163: error: must #include <typeinfo> before using typeid
Process terminated with status 1 (0 minutes, 0 seconds)
21 errors, 0 warnings

I'm not sure where to go from here...
Do I need to modify the code just to get it to compile under Code::Blocks?
Please Help.

Sorry I dont have an answer to your problem.
But I also have a compiling problem. Since a similar topic has been created I did not want to pollute the forum.

Here is my problem...

at the end of the compilation it says
"
........
1>Performing Post-Build Event...
1>Copying DLL to CakeBox and Ogre Samples. Errors during copying process does not mean the library was built incorrectly.
1>Komut sözdizimi yanlış.(command wordsequence is wrong =)
1>Sistem belirtilen yolu bulamıyor.(system cannot find the specified path=)
1> 0 dosya kopyalandı. (0 files copied=)
1>Project : error PRJ0019: A tool returned an error code from "Performing Post-Build Event..."
1>Project : warning PRJ0018 : The following environment variables were not found:
1>$(PHYSX_DIR)
"

I can compile ogre cpp files and run them. Now I am trying to integrate ageia into ogre but I am stuck.

While answering this specific problem, could you also tell which things I should do in order to use physics in ogre?

things what I have done so far:
installed vs2005
installed prebuild OgreSDKSetup1.4.7_VC80p1
so far good.
i have installed PhysX_2.7.3_SDK_Core
i have installed TortoiseSVN-1.4.8.12137-win32-svn-1.4.6
and downloaded nxogre 0.9
i am trying to compile nxogre 0.9.

Then what should I do to run cake examples =)
Thanks a lot for both answers..

COUGH COUGH COUGH

"Copying DLL to CakeBox and Ogre Samples. Errors during copying process does not mean the library was built incorrectly. "

It's compiled. Move onto Cake.

even it says "success 0, failed 1" at the end of the compilation of nxogre I did as you told me and moved on =)

I have unzipped cakebox.zip file into the nxogre directory.

Then I clicked onto the Cakebox.VC8.Windows solution file. and pressed build solution.

but now it says
"
1>------ Build started: Project: Cakebox, Configuration: Debug Win32 ------
1>Compiling...
1>Cake.cpp
1>d:\nxogre 0.9\nxogre\tutorials\compiler\source\cake.h(951) : error C2248: 'NxOgre::World::mScenes' : cannot access protected member declared in class 'NxOgre::World'
1> d:\nxogre 0.9\nxogre\include\nxogreworld.h(218) : see declaration of 'NxOgre::World::mScenes'
1> d:\nxogre 0.9\nxogre\include\nxogreworld.h(36) : see declaration of 'NxOgre::World'
1>Project : warning PRJ0018 : The following environment variables were not found:
1>$(PHYSX_DIR)
1>Build log was saved at "file://D:\nxogre 0.9\NxOgre\tutorials\compiler\debug\BuildLog.htm"
1>Cakebox - 1 error(s), 0 warning(s)
========== Build: 0 succeeded, 1 failed, 0 up-to-date, 0 skipped ==========
"

sorry for so much questions =)

Theres something in the Cake thread about that.

so noone knows whats up with my issue?

I looked at the cake thread. it says
"Either re-compile NxOgre, or copy the NxOgre.dll over into the tutorial directory. You'll need to copy the Ogre and PhysX dll's in there as well, do Debug and Release "

I searched for the NxOgre.dll in ageia, ogre, and nxogre directories. but I couldnt find it. Here is a link for the screenshot of my directory hierharchy.
Thanks a lot in advance =)

http://www.orenapart.com/tutorials.jpg



PS. I get the error:

1>------ Rebuild All started: Project: Cakebox, Configuration: Debug Win32 ------
1>Deleting intermediate and output files for project 'Cakebox', configuration 'Debug|Win32'
1>Compiling...
1>Cake.cpp
1>d:\nxogre 0.9\nxogre\tutorials\compiler\source\cake.h(951) : error C2248: 'NxOgre::World::mScenes' : cannot access protected member declared in class 'NxOgre::World'
1> d:\nxogre 0.9\nxogre\include\nxogreworld.h(218) : see declaration of 'NxOgre::World::mScenes'
1> d:\nxogre 0.9\nxogre\include\nxogreworld.h(36) : see declaration of 'NxOgre::World'
1>Project : warning PRJ0018 : The following environment variables were not found:
1>$(PHYSX_DIR)
1>Build log was saved at "file://D:\nxogre 0.9\NxOgre\tutorials\compiler\debug\BuildLog.htm"
1>Cakebox - 1 error(s), 0 warning(s)
========== Rebuild All: 0 succeeded, 1 failed, 0 skipped ==========

@deige101
I've managed to get the errors down to 4 with some changes. The following is what I did...

Swapped the following two lines in BetajaenCC.h:

template <class TypePtr, class AllocatorType = SharedAllocator> class Flat;
class SharedAllocator;

To look like this:

class SharedAllocator;
template <class TypePtr, class AllocatorType = SharedAllocator> class Flat;


I then put this in NxOgreAllocator.h:

#define NxWatchDelete ::NxOgre::Allocator::getPtr()->watch_delete(ptr);


...and then I changed BETAJAEN_CC_DELETE and BETAJAEN__CC_DESTRUCTOR in BetajaenCC.h:

#define BETAJAEN_CC_DELETE(ptr) \
{NxDelete(ptr);};

#define BETAJAEN_CC_DESTRUCTOR(ptr) NxWatchDelete(ptr);


I removed template<class T> from the following functions in NxOgreAllocator.h:

explicit NxTemplateFunction WatchMyPointer(T* _t) : ptr(_t) {}

NxTemplateFunction WatchMyPointer& operator=(T* _t) {...}

NxTemplateFunction operator T*() const {...}


I then swapped positions of the following two classes in NxOgreAllocator.h:
class NxPublicClass Allocator
class WatchMyPointer

Next, there's a semicolon missing from a statement in BetajaenCC.h(line 1590), so fix it up:

BETAJAEN_CC_INLINE ThisType& operator *= (const Type& other)
{
i *= other; j *= other; k *= other; l *= other;
}

And the final change I made was to add the following to NxOgreAllocator.h:

#include <typeinfo>


All of that leaves me with the following errors:

C:/OgreSDK/NxOgre//include/BetajaenCC.h: In member function `void Betajaen::SharedMap<IdentifierType, BaseType, AllocatorType>::Each(void (Type::*)())':
C:/OgreSDK/NxOgre//include/BetajaenCC.h:1333: error: expected `;' before "iterator"
C:/OgreSDK/NxOgre//include/BetajaenCC.h:1334: error: `iterator' was not declared in this scope
C:/OgreSDK/NxOgre//include/BetajaenCC.h: In member function `void Betajaen::SharedMap<IdentifierType, BaseType, AllocatorType>::Each(void (Type::*)(_A), _A)':
C:/OgreSDK/NxOgre//include/BetajaenCC.h:1351: error: expected `;' before "iterator"
C:/OgreSDK/NxOgre//include/BetajaenCC.h:1352: error: `iterator' was not declared in this scope


Of course, who knows if that's all right! I'm pretty rusty with templates these days. I'm actually trying to get this running on a linux box, so any help is welcome.

Thanks for the heads up. I'll submit your changes and anything else you will post.

Sure, I'm anxious to get this up and running.

Although, this doesn't seem to have worked:

I then put this in NxOgreAllocator.h:

#define NxWatchDelete ::NxOgre::Allocator::getPtr()->watch_delete(ptr);


...and then I changed BETAJAEN_CC_DELETE and BETAJAEN__CC_DESTRUCTOR in BetajaenCC.h:

#define BETAJAEN_CC_DELETE(ptr) \
{NxDelete(ptr);};

#define BETAJAEN_CC_DESTRUCTOR(ptr) NxWatchDelete(ptr);


It creeps up again later with a "not declared in this scope" error, but I see a couple of other things that need a small fix.

In NxOgreDualIdentifier.h(line 48 ):

NxTemplateFunction DualIdentifier(Second second, First first)
: first(_first), second(_second), firstSet(true), secondSet(true) {}

The function parameters need to be modified to _second and _first

GCC complains about template shadowing again. I think the template part can be removed here in NxOgreContactCallback.h(line 83):

template <class TargetClass>
explicit ContactPtrCallback(TargetClass* _instance, ContactFunctionPtr _function_ptr){ ..}


This error pops up in NxOgreGroup.h:

../include/NxOgreGroup.h: In constructor `NxOgre::GroupCallback::GroupCallback(T*, void (T::*)(NxOgre::Actor*, NxOgre::Actor*), void (T::*)(NxOgre::Actor*, NxOgre::Actor*), void (T::*)(NxOgre::Actor*, NxOgre::Actor*))':
../include/NxOgreGroup.h:110: error: expected primary-expression before "bool"
../include/NxOgreGroup.h:110: error: `callbackOwned' was not declared in this scope

Which is caused by this:
template <typename T> explicit
GroupCallback(T* v,
void (T::*Start)(Actor*, Actor*),
void (T::*End)(Actor*, Actor*),
void (T::*Touch)(Actor*, Actor*))
: mCallback(new TriMethodCallback<T>(v, Start, End, Touch), bool callbackOwned),mCallbackOwned(callbackOwned) {}


I hope that helps. Is anyone having any luck with GCC?

Thank you very much. I solved the compilation problem of nxogre by adding the environment variable PHYSX_DIR C:\Program Files\AGEIA Technologies\SDK\v2.7.3 to my computer > properties of windows xp.

To solve cakebox compilation problem I replaced the
Code:

mWorld->mScenes.get(....);

with:

Code:
mWorld->getScenes()->get(....);

as told in cake thread. Everything works fine. =)

Hello. I also tried to compile on GCC, was stopped at same error


mCallback(new TriMethodCallback<T>(v, Start, End, Touch), bool callbackOwned),mCallbackOwned(callbackOwned) {}


because I don't know what Betajean wants for callbackowned value...

However I think you forgot the _asm trouble. I changed this on NxMath.h


#ifdef [b]_MSC_VER[/b]
NxF32 localCos, localSin;
NxF32 local = f;
_asm fld local
_asm fsincos
_asm fstp localCos
_asm fstp localSin
c = localCos;
s = localSin;
#else
c = cosf(f);
s = sinf(f);

instead of WIN32.

For BETAJAEN_CC_DELETE you can also rem out the first define, the second one will use "delete ptr" instead. Do you need memory check when compiling in release ?

For the "shadow template", without supressing template TargetClass you can change for example to :
template <class TargetClassB>

Last thing I add to add :
betajeanCC.h, line 1248

typedef Type* TypePtr;
typedef Tree<IdentifierType, Type> TreeType;
typedef TreeType* TreePtr;
typedef typename TreeType::NodeIterator node_iterator;


Then :

BETAJAEN_CC_INLINE void Each(void (Type::*MethodPtr)()) {

if (_Tree->isEmpty())
return;

node_iterator ite;


TypePtr ptr = _Tree->First(&ite);

while (ptr != 0) {
(ptr->*MethodPtr)();
ptr = _Tree->Next(&ite);
}
}

This must be an issue with GCC...

Note : after this I only had some "shadow templates" and a _malloc_dbg undefined I replaced by a "#ifdef _MSC_VER _malloc_dbg bla bla #else malloc". Then it seems it compiled

Tsh't, thanks for the info.

What did you do to get rid of these errors?

C:/OgreSDK/NxOgre//include/BetajaenCC.h: In member function `void Betajaen::Flat<TypePtr, AllocatorType>::_delete_range(Type*, Type*)':
C:/OgreSDK/NxOgre//include/BetajaenCC.h:285: error: `NxOgre::Allocator' has not been declared
C:/OgreSDK/NxOgre//include/BetajaenCC.h:285: error: there are no arguments to `getPtr' that depend on a template parameter, so a declaration of `getPtr' must be available
C:/OgreSDK/NxOgre//include/BetajaenCC.h:285: error: (if you use `-fpermissive', G++ will accept your code, but allowing the use of an undeclared name is deprecated)
C:/OgreSDK/NxOgre//include/BetajaenCC.h: In member function `void Betajaen::Flat<TypePtr, AllocatorType>::_destroy(Type*, Type*)':
C:/OgreSDK/NxOgre//include/BetajaenCC.h:294: error: `NxOgre::Allocator' has not been declared
C:/OgreSDK/NxOgre//include/BetajaenCC.h:294: error: there are no arguments to `getPtr' that depend on a template parameter, so a declaration of `getPtr' must be available

First, you may put -fpermissive option.

Then, I think the error is because BetajaenCC.h is included at the beginning of NxOgreAllocator.h. I tried to put a forward declaration of NxOgre::Allocator, but gcc complained about "incomplete type" (maybe because it needs definition of getPtr)

I think you could rem out this, then create another .h with the declaration of the sharedlist and a cpp with definitions... Because if you rem out inclusion of betajeanCC.h in the allocator, this is sharedlist which is undefined.

But the quick fix I did is this :

/** \brief Delete macro. Used if you have your own leak checker, etc.
*/
/*#define BETAJAEN_CC_DELETE(ptr) \
{::NxOgre::Allocator::getPtr()->watch_delete(static_cast<void*>(ptr));}; \
delete ptr;
*/
/** \brief Called just before when a class is destroyed using it's destructor.
*/
/*#define BETAJAEN_CC_DESTRUCTOR(ptr) \
::NxOgre::Allocator::getPtr()->watch_delete(begin);
*/


No problem other than possible leaks not checked, because lower, you will find these lines (thoses are already present) :

#ifndef BETAJAEN_CC_DELETE
# define BETAJAEN_CC_DELETE(ptr) delete ptr;
#endif

#ifndef BETAJAEN_CC_DESTRUCTOR
# define BETAJAEN_CC_DESTRUCTOR(ptr)
#endif


If you guys are having some trouble with the Allocator, more especially the WatchedPtr classes and functions. You are more than welcome to disable them using (#ifdef NX_LINUX), as you can probably see it is only used in Debug mode and not really important if that.

I'm more concerned about the BetajaenCC errors that are popping up.

For the "shadow param" issue, I think it's because you can't define twice the same template in the same scope, for what I read somewhere.
e.g. :

template <typename T>
class A
{
template <typename T> //Anything BUT the previous T
xxxx
{
}
};

So I think, either you use the same instanciated type, or a new template... For constructors, I also suppose you don't have to put the template declaration stuff.

for

typedef typename TreeType::NodeIterator node_iterator;

in my case, this is GCC which couldn't understand that "TreeType::NodeIterator" was a type alone ! Hence the explicit typename... Silly gcc.

For the shadow template, you're correct. You can't redeclare a template parameter within its scope. I removed them b/c it didn't look like they were needed.

Also, for linux I had to change this in BetajaenCC.h:

#define BETAJAEN_CC_CLASS_EXPORT __declspec(dllexport)

to:

#ifdef LINUX
#define BETAJAEN_CC_CLASS_EXPORT
#else
#define BETAJAEN_CC_CLASS_EXPORT __declspec(dllexport)
#endif


I don't really know what's needed there. Perhaps __attribute__ (something)

Also, for my linux box, I had to put this somewhere:

#ifdef linux
#define LINUX
#endif

I had to change some of the PhysX headers as well, but I'm not at home right now to post the changes I had to make. Nothing major...just some #elif statements that needed to be #elif defined

Anybody figure out what was expected here for callbackOwned?

template <typename T> explicit
GroupCallback(T* v,
void (T::*Start)(Actor*, Actor*),
void (T::*End)(Actor*, Actor*),
void (T::*Touch)(Actor*, Actor*))
: mCallback(new TriMethodCallback<T>(v, Start, End, Touch), bool callbackOwned),mCallbackOwned(callbackOwned) {}


deige101, Did you ever get everything compiling smoothly? I am getting most of the same errors as you.

Thanks.

Ogre version: 1.6.0RC1 ('Shoggoth')
Physx version: 2.8.1
C++ IDE: CodeBlocks
NxOgre: 1.0 '21

C:\OgreSDK\include\BetajaenCC.h||In member function `void Betajaen::Flat<TypePtr, AllocatorType>::_delete_range(Type*, Type*)':|
C:\OgreSDK\include\BetajaenCC.h|285|error: `NxOgre::Allocator' has not been declared|
C:\OgreSDK\include\BetajaenCC.h|285|error: there are no arguments to `getPtr' that depend on a template parameter, so a declaration of `getPtr' must be available|
C:\OgreSDK\include\BetajaenCC.h|285|error: (if you use `-fpermissive', G++ will accept your code, but allowing the use of an undeclared name is deprecated)|
C:\OgreSDK\include\BetajaenCC.h||In member function `void Betajaen::Flat<TypePtr, AllocatorType>::_destroy(Type*, Type*)':|
C:\OgreSDK\include\BetajaenCC.h|294|error: `NxOgre::Allocator' has not been declared|
C:\OgreSDK\include\BetajaenCC.h|294|error: there are no arguments to `getPtr' that depend on a template parameter, so a declaration of `getPtr' must be available|
C:\OgreSDK\include\BetajaenCC.h||In member function `void Betajaen::SharedMap<IdentifierType, BaseType, AllocatorType>::Each(void (Type::*)())':|
C:\OgreSDK\include\BetajaenCC.h|1333|error: expected `;' before "iterator"|
C:\OgreSDK\include\BetajaenCC.h|1334|error: `iterator' was not declared in this scope|
C:\OgreSDK\include\BetajaenCC.h||In member function `void Betajaen::SharedMap<IdentifierType, BaseType, AllocatorType>::Each(void (Type::*)(_A), _A)':|
C:\OgreSDK\include\BetajaenCC.h|1351|error: expected `;' before "iterator"|
C:\OgreSDK\include\BetajaenCC.h|1352|error: `iterator' was not declared in this scope|
C:\OgreSDK\include\BetajaenCC.h||In member function `Betajaen::Vector4< <template-parameter-1-1> >& Betajaen::Vector4< <template-parameter-1-1> >::operator*=(const Type&)':|
C:\OgreSDK\include\BetajaenCC.h|1590|error: expected `;' before '}' token|
C:\OgreSDK\include\NxOgreAllocator.h|88|error: declaration of `class T'|
C:\OgreSDK\include\NxOgreAllocator.h|79|error: shadows template parm `class T'|
C:\OgreSDK\include\NxOgreAllocator.h|91|error: declaration of `class T'|
C:\OgreSDK\include\NxOgreAllocator.h|79|error: shadows template parm `class T'|
C:\OgreSDK\include\NxOgreAllocator.h|98|error: declaration of `class T'|
C:\OgreSDK\include\NxOgreAllocator.h|79|error: shadows template parm `class T'|
C:\OgreSDK\include\NxOgreAllocator.h||In member function `NxOgre::WatchMyPointer<T>& NxOgre::WatchMyPointer<T>::operator=(T*)':|
C:\OgreSDK\include\NxOgreAllocator.h|94|error: `NxOgre::Allocator' has not been declared|
C:\OgreSDK\include\NxOgreAllocator.h|94|error: there are no arguments to `getPtr' that depend on a template parameter, so a declaration of `getPtr' must be available|
C:\OgreSDK\include\NxOgreAllocator.h|94|error: must #include <typeinfo> before using typeid|
C:\OgreSDK\include\NxOgreAllocator.h||In member function `void NxOgre::Allocator::watch_ptr(T*, const char*, const char*, unsigned int, const char*)':|
C:\OgreSDK\include\NxOgreAllocator.h|163|error: must #include <typeinfo> before using typeid|
C:\OgreSDK\include\NxOgreStable.h|55|OgreNoMemoryMacros.h: No such file or directory|
C:\Programmi\NVIDIA Corporation\NVIDIA PhysX SDK\v2.8.1\SDKs\Foundation\include\NxMath.h|744|error: `_asm' was not declared in this scope|
C:\Programmi\NVIDIA Corporation\NVIDIA PhysX SDK\v2.8.1\SDKs\Foundation\include\NxMath.h|744|error: expected `;' before "fld"|
C:\OgreSDK\include\NxOgreStable.h|62|OgreMemoryMacros.h: No such file or directory|
||=== Build finished: 24 errors, 0 warnings ===|


I managed to compile some time, but then had trouble after first call of NxOgre to PhysX DLL. Exception.
I would say I don't know how to mix these MinGW and Windows lib. For now I'm juste compiling with Visual 2008 express and windows libs, and #ifdef for linux

I uninstalled NxOgre because doesn't work...

I uninstalled NxOgre because doesn't work...

Actually it does work. Your just using an unofficial, untested compiler and IDE. We all use Visual Studio around here for one reason - it's standard and all of our libraries and code are built for it.

I uninstalled NxOgre because doesn't work...

Actually it does work. Your just using an unofficial, untested compiler and IDE. We all use Visual Studio around here for one reason - it's standard and all of our libraries and code are built for it.

No codeblocks, no party... usually i compile my tools only with gcc.
Thanks for your answer, anyway..

The thing is; if you want to do Windows programming, then you use the IDE created by the same company that wrote the operating system.

Not only that; how many games companies do you think use CodeBlocks as a primary IDE and compiler?

I'm just going with the norm here, and CodeBlocks isn't it.

The thing is; if you want to do Windows programming, then you use the IDE created by the same company that wrote the operating system.

Not only that; how many games companies do you think use CodeBlocks as a primary IDE and compiler?

I'm just going with the norm here, and CodeBlocks isn't it.

Hmm.. personally i don't believe this
Gcc works very well in my Windows OS, why at world i have to change my entire project based on gcc to using an incompatible code with it? Why i have to install a ton of GB with VC++ when i can compile the same thing with 10 MB with CodeBlocks?
I'm not a games company, but an example: Valve intend to port Half Life 2 on Linux, what IDE they're using to porting it? I don't think VC++, it isn't the only C++ IDE at world.
I think a code have to be always accessible for cross-compiling.

PS. I'm sorry for my English, i hope it's comprensible..

GCC is the norm on Linux, if Valve wanted to port Half-Life over to Linux they would do so - which proves my point.

You can download the compiler seperatly from Microsoft if you want to; those gigabytes of files are just headers and libraries for common components of Windows. You have to do the same with CodeBlocks on Linux; but no doubt it's already on your computer once you installed your OS.

But I really don't see the point of using a different IDE; when the 3D library uses Visual Studio, so does the Physics wrapper and does the Physics library - it just adds unnecessary stress and development time.