Hey there, I just got DR3 compiled cleanly and thought I'd chime in with a couple tips for those who are new to Dev-C++ (like me!
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1. If you have your files installed to different paths, you will need to edit the World.dev and Zone.dev project files. In the Project menu, select Project Options(Alt+P). On the main tabs, click "Directories". Then on the sub tabs, click "Include Directories".
Here you can edit the default paths.
2. I got an error with the file errmsg.h when trying to compile database.cpp. I solved it by adding the \common directory to my project "Include Directories" (see above). The path will probably be different for you, but for me c:\EQEmu\devr3\common\ seemed to do the trick. I also added errmsg.h to the Common Header Files (under the project tab on the left hand side of the IDE).
3. If you are getting an error with something about -lzlib in the makefile, it means you don't have the proper library (libzlib.a) in your /Dev-Cpp/lib/ folder. To fix this problem, you can download
http://www.zlib.net/zlib121-dll.zip and extract it to your zlib folder. In the /zlib/lib folder there will be a file called zlib.def . You can use this to create your missing libzlib.a file, just like how you created the libmysql.a file in the HOW-TO. In the console run this command, and remember to change paths where necessary
Code:
c:\dev-cpp\bin\dlltool --input-def zlib.def --dllname zlib1.dll --output-lib c:\dev-cpp\lib\libzlib.a -k
Big thanks to Tertiary and all the other helpers for getting this figured out (and cuz this is my first post) big thanks to the whole team
Having a lot of fun with this.
One question though, why the heck are the .exe's so big? My zone file is 10mb. Do .NET or VC6 compilers make it smaller?
Edit: Well, they compiled cleanly, but now when I run either zone.exe or world.exe I get an "Unhandled Win32 Exception in process 3500(this varies)". Bleh, well, I'll keep at it.
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