[SDL] Problems loading images in MAC OS X Leopard.

[Todd Steinackle]

On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 5:31 AM, Jorge Vega
Sanchez<memmaker650 at gmail.com> wrote:
> I use to compile the terminal and a makefile to compile all the project. I
> install the SDL libreary and the SDL_image library using the source code and
> test that the files are in the correct folder a with the right name.
> usr/local/lib
>
> The SDL_image library have the posibility to load png images but i think
> first the problem is I can't load any image.
> And the problem is a tested a very simple programthat only uses two images
> and are writen in 4 files.

Be sure to check the output of the SDL_image ./configure command to
make sure you have the needed image libraries. If that's not it, the
images are probably not being located. Are your image files in
/usr/local/lib? Can you post the code for the simple program you are
trying to get working?


>
> Thanks for the answer. I'm new using SDL.
> El 24/08/2009, a las 4:59, Todd Steinackle escribió:
>
>> On Sat, Aug 22, 2009 at 11:35 AM, Jorge Vega
>> Sanchez<memmaker650 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi guys.
>>>
>>> This is my first mail to this list.
>>> I'm a senior programmer and I'm starting to learn the SDL API. I want to
>>> do
>>> program for MAC and Linux and now I'm testing programs of other people to
>>> see the code and the final results. In MAC i can compile the projects but
>>> when i launch the program obtain two diferent messages, 1warning and 1
>>> error.
>>>
>>> Warning once: This application, or a library it uses, is using
>>> NSQuickDrawView, which has been deprecated. Apps should cease use of
>>> QuickDraw and move to Quartz.
>>>
>>> Error.
>>> Could not load 'lifepig.png'!
>>> Could not load 'font.png'!
>>> Could not load 'glassfont.png'!
>>> Could not load 'icons.png'!
>>> Could not load 'stars.png'!
>>> Could not load 'pigframes.png'!
>>> Could not load 'evil.png'!
>>> Could not load 'slime.png'!
>>> Could not load graphics!
>>>
>>> To load images i select two type of program. Once which use SDL library
>>> only
>>> (LoadBMP9) and other which use the SDL_image library (IMG_Load). I konw
>>> the
>>> differences between both libraries but in MAC Leopard i obtain always the
>>> same error and warning message. Someone know something to solve these
>>> problems.
>>
>> Hi Jorge,
>>
>> The warning about NSQuickDrawView being deprecated is not preventing
>> your images from loading, I wrote a game which runs on OS X Leopard
>> and loads png images with SDL_image and that wasn't an issue. If you
>> are compiling everything from the command line you may not have libpng
>> installed, you can download a binary from this link --
>> http://ethan.tira-thompson.com/Mac%20OS%20X%20Ports.html -- that will
>> work with a command line build setup. If you are using Xcode you may
>> not have the images in the correct location, the working directory of
>> your SDL app (the .app file) is by default set to its parent. What
>> method are you using to compile?
>>
>> Todd Steinackle
>> http://www.noquarterarcade.com/
>>
>>>
>>> THanks.
>>>
>>> Best regards
>>> Jorge
>>>
>>>
>>>
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> Best regards
> Jorge
>
>
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