Re: [AD] Allegro not compiling anymore

[Bob <ohannessian@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Eric Botcazou wrote:
> > The Windows version of Allegro doesn't compile anymore. It stops at
> > inline.c with errors about undefined stuff like LPGUI.
>
> LPGUID. In the MinGW environment, LPGUID is defined in basetyps.h so there
> is no problems.

And in MSVC?


> > Add #include <ddraw.h> at the top of the file (after winalleg.h) fixes
> > it. The #include was removed 12 hours ago by Eric's patch.
>
> I removed #include <ddraw.h> because aintwin.h doesn't depend upon
> DirectDraw anymore. The remaining LPGUIDs are related to DirectSound.
> Does adding #include <dsound.h> fix the problem ?

It sort of fixes it... Here's the error message I get with #incude 
"dsound.h":


G:\MICROS~1\allegro>make
Compiling Allegro for MSVC, optimised. Please wait...
obj/msvc/runner.exe cl @ -nologo -DALLEGRO_SRC -W1 -Gd -Ox -GB -MT -I. 
-I./inclu
de -Foobj/msvc/alleg/inline.obj -c src/inline.c
inline.c
G:\MICROS~1\VC98\INCLUDE\dsound.h(61) : error C2143: syntax error : 
missing '{'
before '*'
G:\MICROS~1\VC98\INCLUDE\dsound.h(128) : error C2061: syntax error : 
identifier
'LPWAVEFORMATEX'
G:\MICROS~1\VC98\INCLUDE\dsound.h(132) : error C2059: syntax error : '}'
G:\MICROS~1\VC98\INCLUDE\dsound.h(134) : error C2143: syntax error : 
missing '{'
 before '*'
G:\MICROS~1\VC98\INCLUDE\dsound.h(142) : error C2061: syntax error : 
identifier
'LPWAVEFORMATEX'
G:\MICROS~1\VC98\INCLUDE\dsound.h(143) : error C2059: syntax error : '}'
G:\MICROS~1\VC98\INCLUDE\dsound.h(145) : error C2143: syntax error : 
missing '{'
 before '*'
G:\MICROS~1\VC98\INCLUDE\dsound.h(193) : error C2061: syntax error : 
identifier
'LPWAVEFORMATEX'
G:\MICROS~1\VC98\INCLUDE\dsound.h(194) : error C2059: syntax error : '}'
G:\MICROS~1\VC98\INCLUDE\dsound.h(196) : error C2143: syntax error : 
missing '{'
 before '*'
G:\MICROS~1\VC98\INCLUDE\dsound.h(284) : error C2143: syntax error : 
missing ')'
 before '*'
G:\MICROS~1\VC98\INCLUDE\dsound.h(284) : error C2081: 'LPCDSBUFFERDESC' 
: name i
n formal parameter list illegal
G:\MICROS~1\VC98\INCLUDE\dsound.h(284) : error C2081: 
'LPDIRECTSOUNDBUFFER' : na
me in formal parameter list illegal
G:\MICROS~1\VC98\INCLUDE\dsound.h(284) : error C2143: syntax error : 
missing ';'
 before '*'
G:\MICROS~1\VC98\INCLUDE\dsound.h(284) : error C2059: syntax error : '*'
G:\MICROS~1\VC98\INCLUDE\dsound.h(284) : error C2059: syntax error : ')'
G:\MICROS~1\VC98\INCLUDE\dsound.h(292) : error C2059: syntax error : '}'
G:\MICROS~1\VC98\INCLUDE\dsound.h(337) : error C2081: 'LPWAVEFORMATEX' : 
name in
 formal parameter list illegal
G:\MICROS~1\VC98\INCLUDE\dsound.h(337) : error C2081: 'DWORD' : name in 
formal p
arameter list illegal
G:\MICROS~1\VC98\INCLUDE\dsound.h(337) : error C2081: 'LPDWORD' : name 
in formal
 parameter list illegal
G:\MICROS~1\VC98\INCLUDE\dsound.h(342) : error C2081: 'LPCDSBUFFERDESC' 
: name i
n formal parameter list illegal
G:\MICROS~1\VC98\INCLUDE\dsound.h(346) : error C2081: 'LPCWAVEFORMATEX' 
: name i
n formal parameter list illegal
G:\MICROS~1\VC98\INCLUDE\dsound.h(569) : error C2143: syntax error : 
missing ')'
 before '*'
G:\MICROS~1\VC98\INCLUDE\dsound.h(569) : error C2081: 'LPCDSCBUFFERDESC' 
: name
in formal parameter list illegal
G:\MICROS~1\VC98\INCLUDE\dsound.h(569) : error C2081: 
'LPDIRECTSOUNDCAPTUREBUFFE
R' : name in formal parameter list illegal
G:\MICROS~1\VC98\INCLUDE\dsound.h(569) : error C2143: syntax error : 
missing ';'
 before '*'
G:\MICROS~1\VC98\INCLUDE\dsound.h(569) : error C2059: syntax error : '*'
G:\MICROS~1\VC98\INCLUDE\dsound.h(569) : error C2059: syntax error : ')'
G:\MICROS~1\VC98\INCLUDE\dsound.h(570) : warning C4028: formal parameter 
1 diffe
rent from declaration
G:\MICROS~1\VC98\INCLUDE\dsound.h(570) : warning C4028: formal parameter 
2 diffe
rent from declaration
G:\MICROS~1\VC98\INCLUDE\dsound.h(571) : warning C4028: formal parameter 
1 diffe
rent from declaration
G:\MICROS~1\VC98\INCLUDE\dsound.h(572) : error C2059: syntax error : '}'
G:\MICROS~1\VC98\INCLUDE\dsound.h(607) : error C2081: 'LPWAVEFORMATEX' : 
name in
 formal parameter list illegal
G:\MICROS~1\VC98\INCLUDE\dsound.h(607) : error C2081: 'DWORD' : name in 
formal p
arameter list illegal
G:\MICROS~1\VC98\INCLUDE\dsound.h(607) : error C2081: 'LPDWORD' : name 
in formal
 parameter list illegal
G:\MICROS~1\VC98\INCLUDE\dsound.h(609) : error C2081: 'LPCDSCBUFFERDESC' 
: name
in formal parameter list illegal
make: *** [obj/msvc/alleg/inline.obj] Error 2



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