Need help starting and understanding manual

[jorrit]

Okay, bad news, that didn't work,    do you think that i might need to try downgrading to a less recent MinGW?

No that should be fine. Can you tell me exactly how you installed mingw and msys? You installed the full mingw package?

Greetings,

[love_child]

I installed the minimal MinGW because I have dial up and I would not be able to download the full for that reason.  Also, i installed the msys llike i was supposed to, or i think as i was supposed to.  You know, it has the DOS black screen with a few question and you have to input your answers.

[jorrit]

I installed the minimal MinGW because I have dial up and I would not be able to download the full for that reason.  Also, i installed the msys llike i was supposed to, or i think as i was supposed to.  You know, it has the DOS black screen with a few question and you have to input your answers.

Well Minimal MingW doesn't work. You really need the full mingw I'm afraid.

Greetings,

[love_child]

My internet would stop before it would all download, maybe i should try a different engine.

[jorrit]

Well with another engine you will probably also need a compiler. So I don't think that will solve the problem.

Greetings,

[love_child]

So basically, I can't win?

[jorrit]

So basically, I can't win?

Well you need a compiler. Perhaps try to download mingw again. At some point it may work.

Greetings,

[love_child]

If it doesn't work the first time, how would it work a secound time?  It's like the phrase someone once said,     "if at first you don't succeed, quit stupid."  So I would just try to raise up a bunch of money and but a game engine that I could atleast be able to start.

[jorrit]

Well even if you buy a game engine that is fully precompiled so you don't need to compile it you STILL need a C++ compiler to compile your own sources that you use together with that game engine. One other option that you have is to buy the C++ compiler instead (i.e. buy Microsoft Visual C++). Crystal Space compiles with that.

Anyway, how did you manage to download Crystal Space if you can't download MingW?

Greetings,

[love_child]

The crystal space download is a lot smaller then the download for MingW.  And for the Microsoft Visual C++ thing, I was able to download the main part of the express edition but then i figured out that I had to download another thing for the Microsoft to make it work and the download for that is huge, about 200 or something like that Mega Bites.

[jorrit]

Yes, but you can also buy Visual C++ in a computer shop.

Greetings,

[retro world]

i used blender GameEngine no compiler needed for that and you can do lots of things (model, animate, and easy gameengine) BTW this thread helped me alot i didnt know you need the full MinGW instead of minimal am trying it now to see if it works thanks