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How to Compile Daphne Under Win32

The following document explains how to compile Daphne under Windows. Start by reading "The Short Version" to get an general idea of what you need to do. From there proceed to read the rest of the document for more specific details that may help you solve or avoid potential problems.


The Short Version


  1. Check the "Libraries to Get" section for what libraries you need to get. If you need to generate your own libraries then go ahead and do so.
  2. On the very same folder where you found this text file double click on the solution file "daphne_vs2003.sln".
  3. Select the type of build you wish to create (debug or release).
  4. Take a minute to add the necessary paths to your project's directory lists for "include" and "library" settings.
  5. Check daphne's C++ pre-processor settings and if needed modify it to meet your needs (eg, add/remove ZLIB_WINAPI or BUILD_SINGE).
  6. Check daphne's Linker Input Settings so all libraries are correctly spelled.
  7. Build your solution.


Tested Development Environments


Daphne has been tested to compile under the following Microsoft products:

  • Visual C++ 6
  • Visual C++ .NET 2003 (a.k.a. Visual C++ 7.1)
  • Visual C++ 2005 (a.k.a. Visual C++ 8.0)
  • Visual C++ 2008 (a.k.a. Visual C++ 9.0)
  • Visual C++ 2010 (a.k.a. Visual C++ 10.0)

The acronyms "VS200?" and "VC200?" will be used interchangeably throughout the document to refer to Visual C++.

Compiler Quirks


If you are using Visual C++ 6:

  • Make sure you have MASM installed. VS7.1 automatically comes with this installed. If you are using VS6, you may need to upgrade to service pack 5 and then install the Processor Pack in order to get MASM. There are other ways to get it installed, but this way requires the shortest explanation :).
  • Get SDL-devel-1.x.xx-VC6.zip.


If you are using Visual C++ 2003:

  • If compiling your own libogg and libvorbis libraries then get version 1.2.0 for both. That's the last version that supported this compiler. You can find it by browsing older release versions at the xiph.org address below:
http://downloads.xiph.org/releases/ogg/


If you are using Visual C++ 2005:

  • Make sure you apply Service Pack 1. Some newer libraries (eg, libSDL) may generate errors if you don't.


If you are using Visual C++ 2008:

  • Nothing to report!


If you are using Visual C++ 2010:

  • Be aware this edition (at the time of this writing) may not compile libogg nor libvorbis right out of the box.


Configuring Linker Properties in Visual Studio


It is very likely you will have to update your project's linker properties so that it correctly spells the right filenames for the libraries you want to compile against. For example depending on what you use you may have to rename vorbis.lib to libvorbis.lib or zlib.lib to zlibwapi.lib. This is done at the property pages for your Daphne project:

For VS2003

At the Solution Explorer right click on "daphne" and select "Properties". From there choose "Linker"-->"Input"
For VS2005/2008/2010

(Alt+F7)-->Configuration Properties-->Linker-->Input Check the field "Additional Dependencies".

Library Quirks (applies to all compilers):

SDL Libraries


When dealing with SDL libraries make sure to choose the correct one for the version of Visual C you are using. Usually there is a separate zip file with the suffix "VC6", "VC8" or "VC".

Using Daphne's Modified SDL.dll

Daphne provides its own custom SDL.dll. It's located in a folder called "sdl_mods" inside the "src" directory. It's optional and not necessary for Daphne to function. It makes video playback smoother by adding a backbuffer to SDL's MPEG handling code. Users with fast machines won't see any difference but if you got an older machine then it's almost mandatory to have it.

To use Daphne's custom DLL all you need to do is compile the project with SDL library 1.2.13. When you are done compiling just copy the modified SDL.dll file over to your target daphne directory. At the moment there are no plans for future updates of this mod for the long term. You are welcome to read the code contained in "sdl_mods" and apply it to newer SDL versions. You are also encouraged to submit it for the benefit of the Daphne community.


OGG and VORBIS


  • When working with libogg and libvorbis you will have to compile the libraries on your own. Take a look inside the directory structure libogg and libvorbis. Be sure to select the right folder pointing the project or solution file corresponding to the compiler version you are using. These folders are usually named "vs2003", "vs2005" or "vs2008". Failure to match these with the correct compiler may result in compiler errors.
  • libvorbis uses libogg, so compile libogg first and later add the library path to your compiler "VC++ directories" configuration for libvorbis.
  • libvorbis has four main projects, but the ones you need are libvorbis and libvorbisfile.


ZLIB


  • Save some time by downloading pre-compiled zlib libraries. You can find them at http://www.winimage.com/zLibDll/index.html Be aware you will still need to get the header files as well.
  • Latest ZLIB versions require the word "ZLIB_WINAPI" declared in the project's pre-processor project settings.
  • Library naming conventions changed too. Use "zlibwapi.lib" instead of "zlib.lib"

Libraries to Get


To compile Daphne you need to have the following libraries:


Optional: Compiling SINGE with Daphne
To compile the SINGE add-on for Daphne you also need to add:


To enable SINGE in your Daphne build, insert the word "BUILD_SINGE" on daphne's pre-processor project settings.


Organizing your libraries

It's recommended you create a folder where to extract all the downloaded librares. You will need to add new directories to the Include category to point to the include files for the packages you just downloaded. For example, you might add an entries like these:

  • c:\mylibs\sdl-1.2\include
  • c:\mylibs\libogg-1.2.0\include
  • c:\mylibs\zlib-1.14
  • c:\mylibs\glew\include

To access the Directories tab of your compiler:

VS6
go to Tools->Options then click on Projects->Directories tab.
VS7.1
go to Tools->Options->Projects then click on the Directories tab.
VS2005/2008
go to Tools->Options->Projects and Solutions->VC++ Directories.

You will also need to add entries to the "Library" category (as opposed to the "Include" category you just added entries for). Your library entries might look like this:

  • c:\mylibs\sdl-1.2\lib
  • c:\mylibs\sdl_mixer-1.2.0\lib
  • c:\mylibs\libogg-1.2.0\win32\VS2005\Win32\Release
  • c:\mylibs\zlib-1.14\dll32
  • c:\mylibs\glew\lib


How to set Global VC++ Directories in Visual Studio 2010

VS2010 does things a little bit differently. Use the following instructions to set a group of directories globally to all projects inside a solution:

  1. Select Tools->Settings->Expert Settings.
  2. Open up the daphne_vs2010.sln solution file.
  3. Select View->Property Manager and expand the node for 'daphne'.
  4. Expand the node for either "Debug" or "Release".
  5. Right click on "Microsoft.Corp.<Platform>.user" and select "Properties".
  6. At the "Daphne Property Pages" window, select Configuration Properties->VC++ Directories
  7. Add the additional directories for include and library. Hit OK when you are done.
  8. Save your project and exit Visual Studio altogether.
  9. Relaunch Visual studio and open your daphne solution. Your directories changes should now apply globally to all the projects in the solution.

Opening and Compiling the Daphne project


  1. Go to File->Open Solution and open the daphne_vs2003.sln (or double click on the solution in the src folder).
  2. If using a newer Visual C++ compiler versions then you will see the Conversion Wizard pop up. Let it convert your project to your Visual C++ version. Take a moment to read "Troubleshooting Compiler/Linker Errors" and fix the problem with ".\daphne.rc(10) fatal error RC1015".
  3. Select the kind of build you want (Debug or Release).
  4. Make sure your C++ pre-processor settings has all the right values!
  5. Make sure your Linker "Input" settings have all the libraries correctly spelled!
  6. On the menu toolbar select "Build->Build Solution".


At this point you should be ready to compile. Good Luck!

Troubleshooting Compiler and Linking Errors


.\daphne.rc(10) fatal error RC1015
cannot open include file 'afxres.h'
Happens when converting project solutions to newer Visual Studio versions. Open up daphne.rc and change the following line:
#include "afxres.h"

to this:

#include "windows.h"

LINK fatal error LNK1181
cannot open input file '*******.lib'
Visual Studio can't find the specified library. Probably the file is missing or misspelled. Usually happens with zlib, libogg or libvorbis libraries. Check that your project linker "INPUT" properties are correctly spelled and that your library directories are pointing to the right places.
error PRJ0019 A tool returned an error code from "Performing Custom Build Step"
Happens when compiling SINGE. Fix it by moving your "src" folder to a path that does not use spaces in its name.
error LNK2001 unresolved external symbol __imp___CrtDbgReportW
Happens when trying to generate a multi-threaded release build on a debug build. Fix it by going to daphne's Property Pages (right clickon the project name in the Solution Explorer pane then choose "Properties"). Once you are there select Configuration Properties->C/C++->Code Generation. Change the value in the "Runtime Library" option to "Multi-threaded Debug DLL".
error LNK2005 <some function> already defined in LIBCMTD.lib
You'll get this error when using VS2005 without the Service Pack 1 installed against the libraries in the SDL package "SDL-devel-1.?.??-VC8.zip". Fix it by updating your compiler to SP1 or by using "SDL-devel-1.?.??-VC6.zip" instead.
vorbisfile.h(59) error C3861
'_fseeki64' identifier not found, even with argument-dependent lookup
Happens when tryping to compile a newer libvorbis library with the older Visual Studio 2003. Quick fix is to use an older libvorbis version (or a newer VS compiler).

Another way to fix it is by opening up vorbisfile.h and go to line 59. Change the following line:
return _fseeki64(f,off,whence);

to this:

return fseek(f,off,whence);

LINK ... unresolved external symbol _crc32 ....
Happens when trying to compile with the latest zlib versions. Add the word "ZLIB_WINAPI" (without the quotes) to the preprocessor compile settings for the "daphne" project.


"This application has failed to start because <SOME.DLL> was not found. Re-installing the application may fix this problem"
Project "daphne_test" expects to find SDL.dll and inpout32.dll after it's done compiling. When it doesn't it complains with this message, but the project will finish successfully. You can happily hit OK and ignore this message. You can also copy SDL.dll and inpout32.dll to the place where Visual Studio dumps all the generated programs (one directory above the "src" folder).

Installing your generated daphne file

You got through all the hurdles and got daphne to compile. Congrats. Now what next? At this point you might be tempted to simply copy the generated daphne.exe to the folder where your official daphne release is located.

While this may work, the official daphne distribution may have DLL files that are incompatible with your custom created daphne. If you get DLL related errors then you need to copy the appropriate DLL files as well. Those binary files can be found at each of the library directories you setup previously. In order to save you some time here is a list of what you need to look for. Copy these files in the same location where you place your generated daphne.exe file:

  • vldp2.dll and singe.dll from the same folder you got daphne.exe.
  • SDL.dll from the SDL-1.x.xx folder
  • glew32.dll from the libglew folder
  • zlib.dll (if using version 1.14) or zlibwapi.dll (if using a newer zlib version like 1.2.5)
  • SDL_image.dll, zlib1.dll, libpng12-0.dll from the SDL_image folder.
  • SDL_ttf.dll and libfreetype-6.dll from the SDL_ttf folder.
  • libogg.dll from somewhere inside the libogg folder.
  • libvorbis.dll and libvorbisfile.dll from within the libvorbis folder.
  • inpout32.dll is found in the official daphne build. If you don't see it then run Daphne Loader and update to the latest version.
  • msvcp71.dll and msvcr71.dll if using VS2003.
  • For VS2005 and newer you need to install the Visual C++ Redistibutable package (vcredist_x86.exe) for your Visual C++ compiler version on the target machine. Unlike the VS2003 DLLs, copying the Visual C++ runtime DLLs over by hand won't work.





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