Unable to load images

[HannesP]

When I try to load an image using LoadFromFile(), I get the following error message:

Failed to load image "protagonist.png". Reason : can't fopen

The image is located in the same directory as the binary (something I eventually want to avoid). I've also tried relative paths without success.

I'm developing using Xcode, and my SFML version is 1.4. I've tried other image formats as well (though this is unlikely the problem, since it complains about that it can't even open the file).

Any ideas? All help is appreciated!

[Tank]

Try to load the image using an absolute path to make sure it isn't path-related.

[HannesP]

Try to load the image using an absolute path to make sure it isn't path-related.

Ah, of course, should've tried that earlier... anyway, it works. Thanks

So the problem is that the base path isn't the location of the binary. Could this be changed? I don't want to ship a game that uses absolute paths...

[Daazku]

In your project properties you should be able to change that.

[Tank]

When this is your director structure:

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MyProject\Debug\Blah.exe
MyProject\Release\Blah.exe
MyProject\

...then your resources must take place in MyProject\. I hope that's correct, haven't used MSVC for a (long) while.

[SamuraiCrow]

So the problem is that the base path isn't the location of the binary. Could this be changed? I don't want to ship a game that uses absolute paths...

All of the paths on the Mac are relative to the actual executable within the .app bundle.

[nitram_cero]

When this is your director structure:

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MyProject\Debug\Blah.exe
MyProject\Release\Blah.exe
MyProject\

...then your resources must take place in MyProject\. I hope that's correct, haven't used MSVC for a (long) while.

That's correct.