Linking Error

[AgonizingBroadcast]

I'm getting a linking error(I think) when trying to compile my program.

This is my Game.h file:

#ifndef GAME_H
        #define GAME_H

#include <SFML/System.hpp>
#include <SFML/Graphics.hpp>

class Game {
        private:
                sf::RenderWindow *window;
        public:
                Game();
                ~Game();
                void start();
};

#endif
 

And this is my Game.cpp file:

#include "Game.h"

Game::Game() {
        this->window = new sf::RenderWindow(sf::VideoMode(800, 600, 32), "Pong", !sf::Style::Resize | sf::Style::Close);
}

Game::~Game() {

}

void Game::start() {

}
 

This is the build script I am using, the dll files are in the same directory as the code files.

g++ -o Pong.exe Main.cpp Game.h Game.cpp -lsfml-system -lsfml-graphics -lsfml-audio
 

Any way to fix this?

[Nexus]

You need to link sfml-window, and consider the correct link order. Please read the tutorial...

By the way, what should the negation operator in !sf::Style::Resize mean? And why do you need manual memory management and a destructor? Just define your class as follows:

class Game
{
    private:
        sf::RenderWindow window; // No pointer
    public:
        Game();
        void start();
};

Game::Game()
: window(sf::VideoMode(800, 600, 32), "Pong", sf::Style::Resize | sf::Style::Close)
{
    // Because of the constructor initializer list, the body remains empty
}

void Game::start()
{
}

[AgonizingBroadcast]

You need to link sfml-window, and consider the correct link order. Please read the tutorial...

By the way, what should the negation operator in !sf::Style::Resize mean? And why do you need manual memory management and a destructor? Just define your class as follows:

class Game
{
    private:
        sf::RenderWindow window; // No pointer
    public:
        Game();
        void start();
};

Game::Game()
: window(sf::VideoMode(800, 600, 32), "Pong", sf::Style::Resize | sf::Style::Close)
{
    // Because of the constructor initializer list, the body remains empty
}

void Game::start()
{
}

Thank you for the quick response All works fine now. I'm sorry for being a noob at this, I don't fully understand the concept of pointers and memory management(I come from a Java background)

[Nexus]

You should read my answer here.

[Laurent]

Next time you have an error, please write it in your post... How can we help if we don't know what's wrong?

[AgonizingBroadcast]

Next time you have an error, please write it in your post... How can we help if we don't know what's wrong?

Sorry! D: I completely forgot to post the error, my bad. Won't happen again I assure you.

[Nexus]

How can we help if we don't know what's wrong?

It's just a matter of having the right crystal ball