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true newbie Q: my app can't find the .nib file (SDL) - Chris Ball - Jan 17, 2006 11:10 PM
I put SDL in the app like it says to in the 'structions and all I get is:
2006-01-17 22:01:18.762 HG 1.5 (X SDL)[469]
Unable to load nib file: main, exiting
If I don't enable the .nib (#define SDL_USE_NIB_FILE 1), everything's fine. The folks at SDL seem to thing their creation is baby-proof and it should just work.
If anybody has an idea why it won't find the *&%^# nib, can you give me a clue? I've tried sacrificing a toaster to my computer and even that didn't work.
Chris
true newbie Q: my app can't find the .nib file (SDL) - OneSadCookie - Jan 17, 2006 11:13 PM
did you also put the nib in your app?
true newbie Q: my app can't find the .nib file (SDL) - Chris Ball - Jan 17, 2006 11:16 PM
The nib is in the app. Under 'resources'. I've tried renaming it, taking off the .nib, and countless other things that are lost in the fog of the last 8 hours.
I know it's a rediculous problem but I'm stuck.
true newbie Q: my app can't find the .nib file (SDL) - OneSadCookie - Jan 17, 2006 11:18 PM
Should be MainMenu.nib, in Contents/Resources
I've never used the SDL nib, though...
true newbie Q: my app can't find the .nib file (SDL) - Chris Ball - Jan 17, 2006 11:48 PM
How do you control where it ends up after you compile?
I assume it can be anywhere before you compile, as long as there is a reference to it under 'resources'.
true newbie Q: my app can't find the .nib file (SDL) - sealfin - Jan 18, 2006 06:02 AM
SDL screws with the currrent working directory - unless in your code you've changed the CWD to be "x.app/Content/Resources" prior to trying to open the .nib, the CWD will be the directy which contains "x.app" - try moving the .nib there (just a suggestion, as I've never tried using .nibs with SDL.)
N.b. anything in the resources tab in Xcode is copied into "x.app/Content/Resources"
true newbie Q: my app can't find the .nib file (SDL) - Chris Ball - Jan 18, 2006 08:07 AM
I remade the project and copied everything in and it just started working.
My coworker says he's seen this happen before. Without word-of-mouth I could have screwed around with this thing for ages.
Thanks folks