Could use some developer help

[sstacha]

Hi,

I was trying to take a crack at a plugin since I need the hashset stuff. I think I got my development envrionment right except the wxwidget stuff (which I found a post indicating I didn't need to worry about it if I just wanted to link to src/lib). I tried to rebuild the project and the build worked but when I tried to copy my built files to the game server and run it I got this message:

The system cannot execute the specified program.

I replaced all the files with the ones from the 1.06 prototype download except the time.dll where I left my rebuilt version and I got the following in the nwnx log:

NWN Extender 4 V.0.0.6
(c) 2006 by Ingmar Stieger (Papillon)
visit us at http://www.nwnx.org

* Loading plugins...
* Loading plugin xp_mysql.dll: Successfully registered as class: SQL
* Loading plugin xp_time.dll: Error 14001. This application has failed to start because the application configuration is incorrect. Reinstalling the application may fix this problem.
* NWNX4 activated.

I am a very good java developer but I am falling back to my c++ days in school about 10+ years ago. This looks to me like something in my environment / build config. Any developers out there seen this before and might be able to get me through this?

There are a couple of bits of info that might be helpful:
I downloaded the development stuff on my laptop at work and it is a different processor type than my game machine at home that I am trying to run it on(AMD w/xp vs Intel w/xp). I don't think that should matter but it might. I used vc8 express and the platform sdk following the install instructions on the pages from paps blog. I confirmed that i could build a win32 app and run it on the laptop before continuing. As I mentioned I did not successfully get the wxwidgets stuff set up but again I don't think that should matter if I linked to the ones in the src/lib directory (which appeared to be the checked in projects default).

Thanks in advance.

[Papillon]

You probably built the solution in "debug" mode. Try it in release mode, and the executeables should work on your game server PC !
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[Carter_DC]

well that's exactly the thread i've been wanting.

So building my plugin with a VS 2005 Pro environnment does'nt suits.. (cuz of some sp1 issue that i might had...)
so i desintalled it.

instead i went to install vs c++ express, and i've added the platform sdk.
just as it was told.
and I can, once again, build a win32 app without any problem. (

But went it comes to building a nwnx4 plugin, it's still the same as before...

the plugin works like a charm at home (where i build it) but won't launch on the game server machine.
with the same log as usual

[Carter_DC]

additionnal infos :

I ran Depends.exe on a home build dll, and it tells that somme dependencies are missing.

MSVCP80.DLL and MSVCR80.DLL.
Those c and c++ runtime library are also dependencies for the nwnx4 dist plugins, but it's seems to cause no pain... lol.

So maybe that's the issue... however, i just dunno how to fix it.

[PhyrPhly]

It sounds like your dll is using the SP1 runtime (even though you have uninstalled it). To verify, you can install the SP1 redistribution pack (below) on your server machine (it's painless to uninstall, if you want, when you're done). If your dll runs without the "Error 14001", then your developement environment is most likely still set up for the SP1 version of the runtime.

Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 SP1 Redistributable Package

- PhyrPhly

[Carter_DC]

I gonna give it a try though it doesn't sound like a solution..
Actually those runtime dll already are on the server machine...

Seems to me, the problem comes from my building environment...

And who'd like to get a nwnx4 plugin which requires you to install fourth party things when "classic" plugins don't...

[PhyrPhly]

[PhyrPhly]

Unless someone else beats me to it, I'll post the version numbers for the C/C++ runtime dlls for both SP1 and non-SP1. Even though you may not have installed SP1 for VS 2005 Express, you may have the newer runtime libraries.

- PhyrPhly

[Carter_DC]

ok, i'm building the wxwidgets libs right now....
in an hour, i'll be able to say if te problem comes from this side...

if it still doesn't do the trick, well, i'll install the runtime package to test your option.

Be sure that i'll be back to give news bout all that, for i really want my plugin to be on the contribution page !

[PhyrPhly]

Did you rebuild wxWidgets after you moved from VS 2005 Pro to VS 2005 Express?

- PhyrPhly

[Carter_DC]

[quote=sstacha]As I mentioned I did not successfully get the wxwidgets stuff set up but again I don't think that should matter if I linked to the ones in the src/lib directory (which appeared to be the checked in projects default). [/quote]

well i figured out the same... not wantiing to get those unexplained widgets... but that's a mistake.

the fact is that i took the chance (and the time) to give em a try... and guess what...

It' alive ! ALIVE !!
(hum sorry)

the fact that the wxwidgets are available on the nwnx4 snv is tricky...
cause when you build your project inside the nwnx4 solution, it compile very well... and runs on your machine...

But, if you try and compile your plugin project outside of the nwnx4 solution, you get link errors related to .... the wxWidgets.

A quick briefing for those of you not wanting to make the same mistakes as I did :

once you got rid of the vs c++ express thing...
u can download the psdk... no need to go by the genuine windows checker to get it (that the link to the sdk from the vs express page).. it's available without any boring stuffs, at microsoft's : http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=EBA0128F-A770-45F1-86F3-7AB010B398A3&displaylang=en
16 parts of 25Mo each...

then, papillon just spoted the right things to do with it (modifications of win32 app wizard properties , include files and so on.. )

then comes the funny part...

the wxWidgets...
there's a neat step-by-step-guide to them (spent some time searching it!)
here it is : http://www.wxwidgets.org/wiki/index.php/Microsoft_Visual_CPP_Guide#Building_Single_Configurations

Anyway, basicaly, what you need if your on windows is this : the wxWidget Setup exe available at sourceforge http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=9863&package_id=14078

you'll prefer using the setup thing, since it automatically add an environment variable that's needed. (otherwise, refer to the guide).

Once the setup's done.. you're not..

for, you surely have the includes, but none of the libs..
and guess what, you'll have to build them..

you may need other thing for your own projects, but for nwnx4 plugins, all you need is ANSI Static Libraries.

so you'll find a projet/solution in your widgets directory\build\msw, called wx.dsw (the wx_dll.dsw is to build the dynamic type).

open this project and build each underlying project one by one...

the order seems to be somewhat important so :

[kungfoowiz]

SP-1 shouldn't be installed.
It's the normal one that you need. Click here to download it.

[Carter_DC]

Actually, wit the links i posted it works perfectly fine.

I should have added that, a plugin compiled within the nwnx4 solution seens not to be portable.
But the same plugin built on his own outside the nwnx4 solution is (portable).

had the case this morning with someone enable to use the spawn plugin.
recomplied it outside of the nwnx4 solution, and works now on his module and own computer.

[Papillon]

I think an apology is in order.

I've recompiled the wxWidgets libraries with the original Visual Studio release (without SP1), but never submitted this version to the repository. So your dependency came from the fact that you compiled against the SP1 wxWidgets version. I am currently updating the repository with the "downgraded" version of wxWidgets.

So, sorry !

Btw, is there something missing in the development environment instructions (and the linked threads) ? If so, please point it out and I'll gladly add it to those threads.
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