FAQ

Ben Sizer · 2000-06-28T20:36:51

Witchlord, could you add a quick note about linking with the DirectX libraries to the faq? And ensuring Visual Studio is finding the right version of the DXSDK? I''m getting fed up of seeing those questions

Graphics and GPU Programming Programming

Started by Kylotan June 26, 2000 05:48 AM

10 comments, last by Kylotan 23 years, 9 months ago

WitchLord

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June 28, 2000 02:24 PM

OK, I did get to work but from what I gather you don''t actually have to copy over the old DXSDK that exists in the VC++ catalog. Could someone confírm this for me, before I put it in the FAQ?

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June 28, 2000 08:36 PM

quote:Original post by WitchLord

OK, I did get to work but from what I gather you don''t actually have to copy over the old DXSDK that exists in the VC++ catalog.

Correct, but why keep the old Dx5 headers and lib around when the new ones have them already.

By overwriting them,
1. Compiliation time is shorten as you do not need to add another search path to the INCLUDE and LINK area
2. The order you add the Dx7 directory in the INCLUDE and LINK area may cause confusion to VC++ (It might confuse the Dx5 header with the Dx7) so I prefer to overwrite them

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