CEGUI Direct3D11Renderer error on create

[tmayr06]

Hello!

I've tried to find the information I need by myself, but now after hours of research I'm totally upset -.-

Isn't there somewhere a list of needed libraries for each class/function? I've just tried to do the following:

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CEGUI::Direct3D11Renderer & renderer = CEGUI::Direct3D11Renderer::create(device, devContext);
CEGUI::System::create(renderer);
CEGUI::System::getSingleton().renderGUI();

..but there was an infinite list of linker errors. Now that I have linked to all this

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CEGUIBase_Static_d.lib
CEGUIDirect3D11Renderer_Static_d.lib
CEGUISILLYImageCodec_Static_d.lib
D3DX11EffectsD.lib
pcre_d.lib
CEGUIExpatParser_static_d.lib
expat_d.lib
freetype_d.lib
libpng_d.lib
jpeg_d.lib
zlib_d.lib

libraries, I'm getting the following linker errors:

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1>CEGUIBase_Static_d.lib(CEGUIScheme.obj) : error LNK2019: Verweis auf nicht aufgelöstes externes Symbol "_getWindowRendererModule" in Funktion ""private: void __thiscall CEGUI::Scheme::loadWindowRendererFactories(void)" (?loadWindowRendererFactories@Scheme@CEGUI@@AAEXXZ)".

1>CEGUISILLYImageCodec_Static_d.lib(CEGUISILLYImageCodec.obj) : error LNK2019: Verweis auf nicht aufgelöstes externes Symbol ""__declspec(dllimport) bool __cdecl SILLY::SILLYInit(void)" (__imp_?SILLYInit@SILLY@@YA_NXZ)" in Funktion ""public: __thiscall CEGUI::SILLYImageCodec::SILLYImageCodec(void)" (??0SILLYImageCodec@CEGUI@@QAE@XZ)".

1>CEGUISILLYImageCodec_Static_d.lib(CEGUISILLYImageCodec.obj) : error LNK2019: Verweis auf nicht aufgelöstes externes Symbol ""__declspec(dllimport) void __cdecl SILLY::SILLYCleanup(void)" (__imp_?SILLYCleanup@SILLY@@YAXXZ)" in Funktion ""public: virtual __thiscall CEGUI::SILLYImageCodec::~SILLYImageCodec(void)" (??1SILLYImageCodec@CEGUI@@UAE@XZ)".

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I guess the first one can be solved by adding one more lib (who knows which...maybe CE should ), while for the other errors the linker seems to need the dlls instead of the libs, but i have defined CEGUI_STATIC...

[Kulik]

I don't know about the first linker error but the last two are related to SILLY. SILLYImageCodec needs SILLY.lib (it should be in the dependencies package)

EDIT: I got confused by the German errors The first error is because you don't link to CEGUIFalagardWRBase.lib

[tmayr06]

Oh yes, sorry for the german error messages, I didn't even think about that Thanks for your help!
In the meantime I decided to dynamically link to CEGUI, so that I don't have to link to all the dependencies.

Now the compilation and linking work fine, but I get a runtime error. The output:

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Effects11: Internal loading error: cannot create shader reflection object.

With the call stack I could figure out that the Error happened in the Direct3D11Renderer constructor, on D3DX11CreateEffectFromMemory().

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if (FAILED(D3DX11CreateEffectFromMemory(ShaderBlob->GetBufferPointer(), ShaderBlob->GetBufferSize(),0, d_device.d_device, &d_effect) ))
{
   std::string msg("Direct3D11Renderer: failed to create effect!");
   throw RendererException(msg);
}

hmm..

[Kulik]

I've seen that error on the forum somewhere already http://www.cegui.org.uk/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=5226&p=25010&hilit=failed+to+create#p25010

It could be a bug in CEGUI, I am not using DX11 so I sadly can't check it right now. Perhaps you could provide a patch?

[tmayr06]

Wow, NVIDIA PerfHUD is just great, I didn't even know it! Thanks man
I'm currently installing it, then we will see..

EDIT: Oh..ehm...doesn't support DX11 but there is the new Parallel Nsight which should work in a similar way..

[tmayr06]

I can't get it running...

But I could figure out that the error must have to do something with the VSMain and PSMain shaders in the CEGUIDirect3D11RendererShader.txt file. When I use

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SetVertexShader(NULL);
SetPixelShader(NULL);

instead of setting the VSMain and PSMain shaders, the error disappears! Obviously this isn't a good solution but maybe it could help in finding the error..

[tmayr06]

I've found the solution to the problem!

DXD11Effects(D).lib is the problem. You simply have to rebuild the Effect11 sample (of the current DX SDK) and rename the outcoming lib-file to the correct name. Replace it, recompile CEGUI, and you're done.

[GPHS]

Hello tmayr06 ,

thanks for your help.
Could you be more "accurate" ? What do you mean by "to the correct name" ? what is the correct name to set for the DXD11Effects.lib file?
Are you sure it is necessary to recompile CEGUI afterwards?

Thanks again

[tmayr06]

Sry, took a while!

You have to build the Effects11 Sample from the DX SDK. The outcoming lib file (named Effects11.lib) has to be renamed to "D3DX11Effects.lib" (release) and "D3DX11EffectsD.lib" (for the debug-build). These new files go into the dependencies directory of CEGUI (dependencies\lib\static and dependencies\lib\dynamic). Afterwards you simply have to rebuild the WHOLE CEGUI and everything should work by then.

[EmoryM]

When I try the following:
CEGUI::Direct3D11Renderer& ceguiRenderer = CEGUI::Direct3D11Renderer::bootstrapSystem( pDevice, pDeviceContext );

I'm seeing:
Effects11: Internal loading error: cannot create shader reflection object.

I followed the instructions (built C++/Effects11 libs, renamed, replaced the libs under dependencies/lib static and dynamic, rebuilt CEGUI) but I'm getting an exception thrown on line 308 of CEGUIDirect3D11Renderer.cpp where D3DX11CreateEffectFromMemory fails.

Is there something else I should be doing?

[EmoryM]

I was using the wrong .dll - these instructions were accurate, thanks!

[CrazyEddie]

Thanks for posting the resolution to the issue (I had no ideas to offer )

CE.