Build Error Code::Blocks / CMake

Newcomer Posts : 6 Reputation : 0 Join date : 2015-06-25

Hey guys,

I posted in the Slack channel a few days ago but haven't got any response. Here is the message.

In this step:
* If you didn't install to C:\MinGW, Code::Blocks will probably complain
about not being able to find the compiler. If it asks you for a default
compiler, select "Gnu GCC Compiler". Then goto "Settings -> Compiler" and
select the tab "Toolchain Executables". Point it to your installation
directory. Note that you may have to remove the mingw-32 prefix from the
default executables (EXCEPT mingw32-make).
I have changed the Toolchain Executables to not include the mingw-32 prefix. Not sure what the issue is. Any idea? I keep getting this error.

CMakeFiles/ThriveLib.dir/src/game.cpp.obj: C:/Users/Home/Desktop/Thrive/master/src/game.cpp
$(CMAKE_COMMAND) -E cmake_progress_report C:\Users\Home\Desktop\Thrive\Builds\CMakeFiles $(CMAKE_PROGRESS_1)
@$(CMAKE_COMMAND) -E cmake_echo_color --switch=$(COLOR) --green "Building CXX object CMakeFiles/ThriveLib.dir/src/game.cpp.obj"
C:\mingw\bin\g++.exe $(CXX_DEFINES) $(CXX_FLAGS) -Werror -Wall -Wextra -Wcast-align -Wcast-qual -Wdisabled-optimization -Wfloat-equal -Wformat=2 -Winit-self -Wlogical-op -Wmissing-declarations -Wmissing-include-dirs -Wpointer-arith -Wredundant-decls -Wstrict-overflow=5 -Wswitch-default -Wswitch-enum -Wundef -Wunreachable-code -Wctor-dtor-privacy -Wold-style-cast -Woverloaded-virtual -Wsign-promo -Wstrict-null-sentinel -o CMakeFiles\ThriveLib.dir\src\game.cpp.obj -c C:\Users\Home\Desktop\Thrive\master\src\game.cpp

Also the error in the build log is as follow:
||=== Build: all in Thrive (compiler: GNU GCC Compiler) ===|
Users\Home\Desktop\Thrive\master\contrib\googletest\include||No such file or directory [-Werror]|
CMakeFiles\ThriveLib.dir\build.make|54|recipe for target `CMakeFiles/ThriveLib.dir/src/game.cpp.obj' failed|
CMakeFiles\Makefile2|129|recipe for target `CMakeFiles/ThriveLib.dir/all' failed|
C:\Users\Home\Desktop\Thrive\Builds\Makefile|115|recipe for target `all' failed|
||=== Build failed: 4 error(s), 0 warning(s) (0 minute(s), 5 second(s)) ===|

Subject: Re: Build Error Code::Blocks / CMake Thu Jul 02, 2015 8:03 pm

Hello and sorry for the late reply!
It looks like it is complaining about googletest not existing which should be an easy fix, just follow this step from the readme:
"Remember to get the luabind and google test submodules with git submodule update --init --recursive"
If you're using tortoise git then that is just hitting the "git submodule update" button!
If you have any further issues just post again!

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Hey that got me pass another hurdle but here is another one.
||=== Build: all in Thrive (compiler: GNU GCC Compiler) ===|
ld.exe||cannot find -lgtest_main|
ld.exe||cannot find -lluabind|
CMakeFiles\RunTests.dir\build.make|265|recipe for target `RunTests.exe' failed|
CMakeFiles\Makefile2|59|recipe for target `CMakeFiles/RunTests.dir/all' failed|
C:\Users\Home\Desktop\Thrive\Builds\Makefile|115|recipe for target `all' failed|
||=== Build failed: 5 error(s), 0 warning(s) (12 minute(s), 5 second(s)) ===|

Subject: Re: Build Error Code::Blocks / CMake Fri Jul 03, 2015 8:32 pm

Hmrm, try deleting all your build files and recreating the codeblocks project with cmake, and then at the dropdown at the top of codeblocks select "install" instead of "all"

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Thanks, Crovea.

Its building now. Yay. But as soon as I open the .exe it gives me a black screen lol but hey atleast everytime i have a problem we get further. So any guess at what it might be? It just stays on the back screen or crashes. Getting keen to play test what there is and actually get some coding done!

Subject: Re: Build Error Code::Blocks / CMake Sun Jul 12, 2015 5:55 pm

Sounds good!
What you need to do is delete your ogre.cfg file in build/dist/bin and re-run the game. When the ogre dialog pops up, you need to select a non-0 value for FSAA and the black screen should be solved!

The crashes I'm not so sure about but perhaps you can get more information when you can see the game Perhaps it's the alt-F4 crash which is back

The black screen issues occurred when we upgraded to ogre 2.0 recently and we haven't been able to identify the problem so for now we're forcing FSAA anti-aliasing. I'm current in the process of replacing the default ogre dialog with in-game graphics settings which will force FSAA for now!

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So i tried changing FSAA to a non-0 value, in this case the only other option was 4, and im still getting a black screen. No sound or nothing. I tried a windows update as well as a long shot but nothing there either. I'm still just getting a black screen and nothing happens.

Any more ideas as to what it may be?

Subject: Re: Build Error Code::Blocks / CMake Thu Jul 16, 2015 6:31 pm

I don't think I've heard of that issue before.
What windows are you running? Did you download the build requirements from mega?
Could you pastebin for me, the output of cmake when generating a build and a full build log when compiling and the console output when the game starts
Also zipping me your dist folder to see if it works on my end
One thing that has a chance of possibly helping the issue could be to delete/rename/move your existing c:\mingw and run the mingw_setup\setup-logged.ps1 which would take a while.

EDIT: Seems like sourceforge changed something, so the mingw scripts are having some trouble downloading atm. I'll get them updated soon

Subject: Re: Build Error Code::Blocks / CMake Wed Jul 22, 2015 7:56 pm

I've been making some changes on a branch and run into the same issue as yours, with a black screen and only sound playing.
This could be because I've been making some significant changes to the gui system on this branch but I haven't been able to figure out what's going on, and it seems coincidental that you are having the same issues.
Just to make sure, I tried rebuilding the master branch that you should be on, and it still works fine there.
Something is funky....

EDIT:
Okay by painstakingly disabling CEGUI completely I managed to get a non-black screen in my case. This might be something we can try if we have trouble with your issue to narrow the issue down.

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And how would I go about doing that?

Subject: Re: Build Error Code::Blocks / CMake Thu Jul 23, 2015 3:48 pm

I found and easier way.
Replace your scripts/main_menu/setup.lua with this:

Code:: local function setupBackground()
   local entity = Entity("background")
   local skyplane = SkyPlaneComponent()
   skyplane.properties.plane.normal = Vector3(0, 0, 2000)
   skyplane.properties.materialName = "background/blue_01"
   skyplane.properties:touch()

   entity:addComponent(skyplane)
end

local function setupCamera()
   local entity = Entity(CAMERA_NAME .. "2")
   -- Camera
   local camera = OgreCameraComponent("camera2")
   camera.properties.nearClipDistance = 5
   camera.properties:touch()
   entity:addComponent(camera)
   -- Scene node
   local sceneNode = OgreSceneNodeComponent()
   entity:addComponent(sceneNode)
   -- Workspace
   local workspaceEntity = Entity()
   -- TODO: could create a workspace without shadows
   local workspaceComponent = OgreWorkspaceComponent("thrive_default")
   workspaceComponent.properties.cameraEntity = entity
   workspaceComponent.properties.position = 0
   workspaceComponent.properties:touch()
   workspaceEntity:addComponent(workspaceComponent)
end

local function setupSound()
   -- Background music
   local ambientEntity = Entity("main_menu_ambience")
   local soundSource = SoundSourceComponent()
   soundSource.ambientSoundSource = true
   soundSource.autoLoop = true
   soundSource.volumeMultiplier = 0.8
   ambientEntity:addComponent(soundSource)
   soundSource:addSound("main-menu-theme-1", "main-menu-theme-1.ogg")
   soundSource:addSound("main-menu-theme-2", "main-menu-theme-2.ogg")
   -- Gui effects
   local guiSoundEntity = Entity("gui_sounds")
   soundSource = SoundSourceComponent()
   soundSource.ambientSoundSource = true
   soundSource.autoLoop = false
   soundSource.volumeMultiplier = 1.0
   guiSoundEntity:addComponent(soundSource)
   -- Sound
   soundSource:addSound("button-hover-click", "soundeffects/gui/button-hover-click.ogg")
end

local function createMainMenu(name)
   return Engine:createGameState(
   name,
   {
   -- Graphics
   OgreAddSceneNodeSystem(),
   OgreUpdateSceneNodeSystem(),
   OgreCameraSystem(),
   MainMenuHudSystem(),
   OgreLightSystem(),
   SkySystem(),
   OgreWorkspaceSystem(),
   OgreRemoveSceneNodeSystem(),
   RenderSystem(),
   -- Other
   SoundSourceSystem(),
   },
   function()
   setupBackground()
   setupCamera()
   setupSound()
   end,
   "MainMenu"
   )
end

GameState.MAIN_MENU = createMainMenu("main_menu")

Engine:setCurrentGameState(GameState.MAIN_MENU)

This adds a sky background to the main menu, so if your issue is (as i suspect) that the gui isn't showing at all, then you would get a blue background instead of just black. Also replace build/dist/scripts/main_menu/setup.lua the same way.
If you're still getting black screen after that I'd be back to not knowing the issue and would ask you to give me the stuff I posted above:

Quote :: What windows are you running? Did you download the build requirements from mega?
Could you pastebin for me, the output of cmake when generating a build and a full build log when compiling and the console output when the game starts
Also zipping me your dist folder to see if it works on my end

Subject: Re: Build Error Code::Blocks / CMake Tue Jul 28, 2015 5:28 pm

Okay nvm that above. It has turned out that FSAA doesn't always and possibly only rarely fixes the issue, so we'll have to get to the bottom of it.
Stay tuned!

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