Author Topic: Errors running my first program (Read 5130 times)

pabloist · « **on:** July 17, 2010, 09:05:38 am »

So I'm following the Code::Blocks installation of SFML.

The program compiles, but then when I run it, it tells me that sfml-system-d.dll is missing from my computer. However, I can see it right there in my SFML\lib folder. Any ideas on what's going on?

I've tried both sticking the lib and header files in the Code::Blocks program file directory and using the Settings - Compiler and Debugger - Search directories - Compiler/Linker to give the location of the files.

Laurent · « **Reply #1 on:** July 17, 2010, 09:40:30 am »

The DLLs must be in the same directory as your executable.

pabloist · « **Reply #2 on:** July 17, 2010, 04:35:02 pm »

So ...

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Leave the SFML files where you want, and setup Code::Blocks so that it can find them

* Go to the Settings / Compiler and debugger menu, then to Global compiler settings / Search directories
* In Compiler, add SFML-x.y\include
* In Linker, add SFML-x.y\lib\mingw

doing this doesn't work?[/quote]

dunce · « **Reply #3 on:** July 17, 2010, 05:10:17 pm »

Doing this works while you are building a program. For the executable to be able to run you have to place all dependency .dlls in the same folder as the .exe file, as Laurent wrote.

pabloist · « **Reply #4 on:** July 17, 2010, 05:25:03 pm »

Okay, I copied all the .dlls from the lib folder. Now, it's telling me that it can't start because libgcc_s_dw2-1.dll is missing...what?

ActionBoy · « **Reply #5 on:** July 17, 2010, 09:18:47 pm »

I think this might help:

http://www.sfml-dev.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2812&highlight=libgccsdw21+dll

pabloist · « **Reply #6 on:** July 18, 2010, 06:11:10 am »

Ok, thanks. I did the same thing that guy did - downloaded the libgcc_s_dw2-1.dll.

So, every time I write an SFML program, I need to place the relevant .dlls in the bin folder? (The one containing the .exe)

Disch · « **Reply #7 on:** July 18, 2010, 06:20:07 am »

Or you could put them in any folder that your OS looks in for libraries.

On windows, this is typically your "System32" folder. iirc, "C:\Windows\System32" or "C:\WINNT\System32". If you put the DLL files there they'll work for any programs you make/download in the future.

pabloist · « **Reply #8 on:** July 18, 2010, 06:32:30 am »

Okay, I'll try that. Thank you!

Laurent · « **Reply #9 on:** July 18, 2010, 04:34:19 pm »

Or use the static-libgcc linker option.