Can't run or Compile the blitzmax minib3d module

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Trinosis (Posted 2012) [#1]

The title pretty much explains my problem. I'm using Windows XP with Blitzmax v1.48 and minib3d v0.54 and have MinGW v5.1.3 installed and the Windows enviroment vars set. I can compile other Blitzmax modules ( xors for instance ) and the standard blitzmax modules but minib3d refuses to build the module or run the examples with the import files. Does anyone have any idea what i might be doing wrong. Heres an example of the error message i get when i try and run an example. "Building light Compiling:std.cpp Build Error: failed to compile C:/Code/Mini Blitz3d v0.54/minib3d-v054/minib3d/inc/std.cpp Process complete" Thanks in advance. Last edited 2012

Trinosis (Posted 2012) [#2]

Anyone else using minib3d v0.54 without any problems. If so, then it must be my system at fault.

Chapman7 (Posted 2012) [#3]

Double check your environment variables and make sure that BlitzMax is getting them (Help -> About MaxIDE). Then I would uninstall 5.1.3 for something like 4.x.x. Once you have that installed, rebuild all of your modules. If that doesn't work, tell us the error (if there is a new one) and then go ahead and post what version of FASM, GCC, and G++ you are using. Last edited 2012

Trinosis (Posted 2012) [#4]

Thanks Chapman. Very useful. I didn't know the About Max Ide reports env vars. Upon checking i see. maxide = 1.42 bcc version - blitzmax release version 1.48 blitzmax path = c:\blitzmax mingw path = c:\mingw fasm version = 1.69.14 gcc version = unavailable g++ version = unavailable I'll recheck my system variables. Last edited 2012

Trinosis (Posted 2012) [#5]

Ok, problem solved. :) Thanks Chapman, i realised with your information that i needed to install extra componants of MinGW, GCC and G++. Once these were installed i was able to rebuild all modules with no errors. And now the Minib3d examples compile and run. It's a bit strange as when i first installed MinGW i ticked all boxes to install all the components but experienced a crash after install. Then i unstalled it and reinstalled with the default one componant. And thats when i wasn't able to rebuild the modules. So, it looks like some components of MinGW are compatible with my system and others not.