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AleX-G Squadron
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October 2011
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Copy paste the code there, dont forget the objects.h to include and that is all. www.anothergames.com |
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Specter Phoenix
Member #1,425
July 2001
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Yeah, icons are a great thing to play with, but you have to remember (as pointed out here) that icons are Windows only. If you are making a book for C++ and Allegro then you want to keep OS Specific things to a minimal or leave them out all together. Depending on how you are aiming the book (a person that never programmed a day in their life or a person that has programmed before) you would have to decide "Am I teaching just Allegro or C++ too (or other language)?" If you are teaching a person who has never programmed you will have to teach them to install a compiler for their OS (Windows/Mac/Linux), have a primer that covers the basics of C++ (int/char/float, varables) and the main concepts used in the book (classes/vectors/maps/etc) and then get into Allegro. If you are doing it for someone that is experienced then just put a paragraph or two explaining they need to know how to install a compiler for their OS of choice and know C++ before starting the book then you can just focus on Allegro and the games.
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AleX-G Squadron
Member #13,593
October 2011
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Actually, i have never used any other OS except windows, so i made it for visual studio 2012 and added some links how to download express version. I dont know about other OS and the readers have to find their way through, since i don't know any other OS. I have added a chapter about C++ so they can start with it. It will be quite long and i have not included it in the Allegro 5 chapters, normally, but as a bonus material at the beginning of the book. Experts on C++ normally can find or refresh things or can go directly to the allegro 5 chapters. I was even thinking to make 2 books. www.anothergames.com |
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torhu
Member #2,727
September 2002
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Here's an msvc 9 project, complete with icon. Remember to replace the .lib file with the correct one if you want to build with another version of msvc. |
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AleX-G Squadron
Member #13,593
October 2011
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It doesn't work. Here is what i get after compiling www.anothergames.com |
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torhu
Member #2,727
September 2002
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That's not compiler messages, it's about the conversion of the project configuration. It's all warnings and no errors, so you could try building and see if it works. |
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AleX-G Squadron
Member #13,593
October 2011
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This is what i get when i try to build it www.anothergames.com |
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torhu
Member #2,727
September 2002
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Are you using the Allegro headers from the zip file I uploaded? Looks like there is a problem with the int64_t type. It's defined in almsvc.h. Just change it to be defined unconditionally and see if that helps. |
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AleX-G Squadron
Member #13,593
October 2011
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What does defined unconditionally mean? www.anothergames.com |
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torhu
Member #2,727
September 2002
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That there is no "if something" in front of it. It's always defined. |
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Specter Phoenix
Member #1,425
July 2001
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AleX-G Squadron said: Actually, i have never used any other OS except windows, so i made it for visual studio 2012 and added some links how to download express version. I dont know about other OS and the readers have to find their way through, since i don't know any other OS.I have added a chapter about C++ so they can start with it. It will be quite long and i have not included it in the Allegro 5 chapters, normally, but as a bonus material at the beginning of the book. Experts on C++ normally can find or refresh things or can go directly to the allegro 5 chapters.I was even thinking to make 2 books. Game Design is covered on numerous sites (GDNet, Flipcode's Archive site, and Gamasutra for example). As for the OS, drop out any OS specific code (Win32API/DirectX) and keep focus on C++ and Allegro only otherwise you may lose a large chunk of Allegro users as most I believe are Linux or Mac now (I only use Windows to play games (Guild Wars, Steam games, etc) and do all my coding in Ubuntu.
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