dx 8.1b and 9
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I understand that once you install ver 9 you can''t go back to 8.1b I don''t know if this includes the sdk?
I have a desk top computer with 8.1b and books on 8.1b
I have a lap top with XP and dx 9
can I install 8.1b sdk on the lap top with out messing the funcionality of the lap top''s dx 9
whats the difference between 8.1b and 9?
Yes, you can have the DirectX 8.1 SDK installed while running the DX 9.0 runtimes. All runtimes are fully backwards compatable with all previous versions, so it isn''t a problem.
quote:Original post by circlesoft
Yes, you can have the DirectX 8.1 SDK installed while running the DX 9.0 runtimes. All runtimes are fully backwards compatable with all previous versions, so it isn''t a problem.
Using the DX8 SDK with DX9 runtimes means you cannot use the debug runtime to get debug output.
A better choice would be to install the latest DX9 SDK, you can still use it to develop DX8.1 apps without a problem.
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Ken
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The latest DirectX SDK help files do not have info on earlier versions, to the best of my knowledge.
You can download the dx 8.1 documentation separately from msdn.
Currently i have the dx 9 sdk installed, but im developing an engine using dx 8.1. In my opinion it's always better to have the lastest version installed, because you can still use the previous functionality.
[edited by - Arcibald Wearlot on May 19, 2004 3:58:01 PM]
Currently i have the dx 9 sdk installed, but im developing an engine using dx 8.1. In my opinion it's always better to have the lastest version installed, because you can still use the previous functionality.
[edited by - Arcibald Wearlot on May 19, 2004 3:58:01 PM]
quote:Original post by DrunkenHyenaAh, I never thought about that, but it makes sense. Hopefully he is using the debug runtimes and output
Using the DX8 SDK with DX9 runtimes means you cannot use the debug runtime to get debug output.
A better choice would be to install the latest DX9 SDK, you can still use it to develop DX8.1 apps without a problem.
The DX9 Extras have the docs for earlier versions. Also, if you have the DX8 SDK installed now, then you could simply copy those files, right?
Stay Casual,
Ken
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Stay Casual,
Ken
Drunken Hyena
quote:
Using the DX8 SDK with DX9 runtimes means you cannot use the debug runtime to get debug output.
A better choice would be to install the latest DX9 SDK, you can still use it to develop DX8.1 apps without a problem.
Stay Casual,
Ken
how''s that possible when DDRAW is no longer available in dx9 sdk?
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quote:Original post by Makoy
how''s that possible when DDRAW is no longer available in dx9 sdk?
Sure it''s still available. It''s just not part of DirectX 9.
You can use the DirectX9 SDK to develop for any version of DirectX. That includes the versions of DirectX that had DirectDraw in them.
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