Using directX 8.1b with VC++ 2008 express??
huh?
Hello all,
I have an game that was developed under VC++ 6.0 and the directx 8.1b sdk.
It compiles and runs fine under VC++6.0.
Now that I have VC++ 2008 express I would like to use it for further
development (and don't have intentions to convert the game to directx 9).
So I pull the VC++ 6.0 code into VC++ 2008 express. It asks me to convert
and I do. I also added in the the incl and lib directories from the 8.1 sdk
dirs.
When I try to compile I very quickly get:
1>cl : Command line error D8030 : INTERNAL COMPILER ERROR in ''
1> Please choose the Technical Support command on the Visual C++
1> Help menu, or open the Technical Support help file for more information
and no further info. Is there something I am missing or did not do?
Thanks for any help!
The March Hare [MVP]
On Thu, 25 Jun 2009 09:41:01 -0700, huh? wrote:
> and no further info. Is there something I am missing or did not do?
You need to upgrade to a more recent version of the DX SDK. The 8.1 SDK is
not supported in VS 2008.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/directx/aa937788.aspx
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huh?
Hmmm.. I can understand its not supported due to age but that
doesn't/shouldn't mean it can't work. Leaves me wondering how.... and why...
If I compile under VC++ 6.0 all is fine. What would cause it not to work
under VC++ 2008 express? The SDK is include files and libs which should be
fine.
Where can I get more info on why it won't work.
Chuck Walbourn [MSFT]
VC6 uses a different linker/obj file format than VS 2008, and DX 8.1 headers
are not updated for the compiler changes in the intervening 4 releases of VC
(.NET 2002, .NET 2003, VS 2005, VS 2008, and soon Dev10).
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The March Hare [MVP]
On Thu, 25 Jun 2009 11:39:01 -0700, huh? wrote:
> Where can I get more info on why it won't work.
There has been a ton of work on security and many other improvements in the
last ten+ years. Downloading the current SDK is a much smarter idea than
trying to reconcile incompatible VS and SDK versions.
huh?
Bummer....
But I understand (now). Thanks!
"The March Hare [MVP]" wrote: