Lol, yeah I have spent a lot of time. I am trying to learn how it comes together, if anyone can shed some light on the situation, please let me know! thanks in advance.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Tobias Kammersgaard" <tobias.kammersga...@gmail.com> To: "Discussion of Half-Life Programming" <hlcoders@list.valvesoftware.com> Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2009 6:30 PM Subject: Re: [hlcoders] Shaders and ActivePerl >I remember used hours of time getting all the shaders to compile last time >I > messed with them.Can't remember how I fixed it though :-/ > > /ScarT > > > 2009/2/19 Russ Canfield <r...@avpgold2.com> > >> Well I was able to reinstall the SDK and reinstall all of steam into a >> directory without spaces. Along with the tutorials for minor updates I >> was >> able to get it to compile. Yay!!! however Walter I think you are onto >> something. All the include files are created, but only one .vcs which is: >> >> SDK_Unlitgeneric_lightingonly.vcs >> >> No other .vcs files were created and I used the script to compile >> mycustomshaders.txt and stdshader_dx8 and 9. The include files are >> created >> flawlessly. However no .vcs, the makefile for my shaders contains the >> following(from the SDK nightvision tutorial): >> >> default: "fxctmp9\post_nightvision_ps20.inc" >> "shaders\fxc\post_nightvision_ps20.vcs" "fxctmp9\PassThrough_vs20.inc" >> "shaders\fxc\PassThrough_vs20.vcs" >> >> clean: >> del /f /q "fxctmp9\post_nightvision_ps20.inc" >> del /f /q "shaders\fxc\post_nightvision_ps20.vcs" >> del /f /q "fxctmp9\PassThrough_vs20.inc" >> del /f /q "shaders\fxc\PassThrough_vs20.vcs" >> >> fxctmp9\post_nightvision_ps20.inc shaders\fxc\post_nightvision_ps20.vcs: >> ..\..\devtools\bin\updateshaders.pl ..\..\devtools\bin\fxc_prep.pl >> post_nightvision_ps20.fxc ..\..\materialsystem\stdshaders\common_ps_fxc.h >> ..\..\materialsystem\stdshaders\common_hlsl_cpp_consts.h >> ..\..\materialsystem\stdshaders\common_fxc.h >> "..\..\devtools\bin\perl.exe" >> ..\..\devtools\bin\fxc_prep.pl" -shaderoutputdir shaders -source "..\.." >> post_nightvision_ps20.fxc >> echo post_nightvision_ps20.fxc>> filestocopy.txt >> echo ..\..\materialsystem\stdshaders\common_ps_fxc.h>> filestocopy.txt >> echo ..\..\materialsystem\stdshaders\common_hlsl_cpp_consts.h>> >> filestocopy.txt >> echo ..\..\materialsystem\stdshaders\common_fxc.h>> filestocopy.txt >> >> fxctmp9\PassThrough_vs20.inc shaders\fxc\PassThrough_vs20.vcs: >> ..\..\devtools\bin\updateshaders.pl ..\..\devtools\bin\fxc_prep.pl >> PassThrough_vs20.fxc >> ..\..\materialsystem\stdshaders\common_hlsl_cpp_consts.h >> ..\..\materialsystem\stdshaders\common_vs_fxc.h >> ..\..\materialsystem\stdshaders\common_fxc.h >> "..\..\devtools\bin\perl.exe" >> ..\..\devtools\bin\fxc_prep.pl" -shaderoutputdir shaders -source "..\.." >> PassThrough_vs20.fxc >> echo PassThrough_vs20.fxc>> filestocopy.txt >> echo ..\..\materialsystem\stdshaders\common_hlsl_cpp_consts.h>> >> filestocopy.txt >> echo ..\..\materialsystem\stdshaders\common_vs_fxc.h>> filestocopy.txt >> echo ..\..\materialsystem\stdshaders\common_fxc.h>> filestocopy.txt >> >> >> I am new to shaders and I hope to learn more about them, if they ever >> compile!! :o) >> Please write back Walter, I greatly appreciate your time helping me. >> >> Thanks >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Walter Gray" <chrysal...@gmail.com> >> To: "Discussion of Half-Life Programming" >> <hlcoders@list.valvesoftware.com >> > >> Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2009 3:04 PM >> Subject: Re: [hlcoders] Shaders and ActivePerl >> >> >> > Do you have a makefile.modshaders file in your stdshaders directory? >> > This file is generated by updateshaders.pl and should have a rule for >> > myshader.vcs that looks something like this: >> > >> > fxctmp9\post_screenspace_vs20.inc >> > shaders\fxc\post_screenspace_vs20.vcs: >> > ..\..\devtools\bin\updateshaders.pl ..\..\devtools\bin\fxc_prep.pl >> > post_screenspace_vs20.fxc >> > ..\..\materialsystem\stdshaders\common_hlsl_cpp_consts.h >> > ..\..\materialsystem\stdshaders\common_vs_fxc.h >> > ..\..\materialsystem\stdshaders\common_fxc.h >> > perl "..\..\devtools\bin\fxc_prep.pl" -shaderoutputdir shaders >> > -source "..\.." post_screenspace_vs20.fxc >> > echo post_screenspace_vs20.fxc>> filestocopy.txt >> > echo ..\..\materialsystem\stdshaders\common_hlsl_cpp_consts.h>> >> > filestocopy.txt >> > echo ..\..\materialsystem\stdshaders\common_vs_fxc.h>> >> > filestocopy.txt >> > echo ..\..\materialsystem\stdshaders\common_fxc.h>> filestocopy.txt >> > >> > I would also reccomend reverting all the build files to the state they >> > were in originally, plus the minor tweak to runvmpi.pl if you have >> > spaces in your paths, and double check that your environmental >> > variables >> > are set properly. >> > >> > Russ Canfield wrote: >> >> Ok, so I do not know if I was supposed to but I decided to change all >> >> references to pearl to look in C:\Perl\bin directory. Now I get this >> >> error >> >> >> >> NMAKE : U1073: dont know how to make file "myshader.vcs" >> >> >> >> Stop. >> >> >> >> Ahhhh, anyone know how to fix this? or want to contact me personally >> >> to >> >> email me a copy of their 3 SDK shader setup files? >> >> r...@avpgold2.com >> >> >> >> Thanks! >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> >> From: "Tobias Kammersgaard" <tobias.kammersga...@gmail.com> >> >> To: "Discussion of Half-Life Programming" >> >> <hlcoders@list.valvesoftware.com> >> >> Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2009 6:27 PM >> >> Subject: Re: [hlcoders] Shaders and ActivePerl >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> Well where did you install Perl to? Do a search for perl.exe and >> >>> change >> >>> the >> >>> batch to match that location. >> >>> /ScarT >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> 2009/2/18 Russ Canfield <r...@avpgold2.com> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>>> 1 file(s) moved. >> >>>> >> >>>> ' "C:\Perl\perl.exe"' is not recongized as an internal or external >> >>>> command, >> >>>> operable program or bath file. >> >>>> >> >>>> and continues with the SDK shaders from there. >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >> >>>> From: "Tobias Kammersgaard" <tobias.kammersga...@gmail.com> >> >>>> To: "Discussion of Half-Life Programming" >> >>>> <hlcoders@list.valvesoftware.com >> >>>> >> >>>> Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2009 6:15 PM >> >>>> Subject: Re: [hlcoders] Shaders and ActivePerl >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>>> This >> >>>>> >> >>>>> perl(.exe) "C:\Perl" >> >>>>> "%SrcDirBase%\materialsystem\stdshaders\runvmpi.pl" >> >>>>> %xbox_args% -changetodir %ChangeToDir% %SDKArgs% >> >>>>> >> >>>>> Attempts to open a Perl script called "C:\Perl" which of course >> >>>>> doesn't >> >>>>> exist. >> >>>>> >> >>>>> Try this instead. >> >>>>> >> >>>>> "C:\Perl\perl.exe" >> "%SrcDirBase%\materialsystem\stdshaders\runvmpi.pl" >> >>>>> %xbox_args% -changetodir %ChangeToDir% %SDKArgs% >> >>>>> >> >>>>> >> >>>>> /ScarT >> >>>>> >> >>>>> >> >>>>> 2009/2/18 Russ Canfield <r...@avpgold2.com> >> >>>>> >> >>>>> >> >>>>>> I have been trying to compile shaders for the last week...I have >> >>>>>> >> >>>> followed >> >>>> >> >>>>>> every tutorial out there on fixing directories with spaces, and >> about >> >>>>>> everything else >> >>>>>> you could think of for the HL2 SDK...Well I am using >> >>>>>> ActivePerl....and >> >>>>>> >> >>>> my >> >>>> >> >>>>>> code is based on EP1..... >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> With that being said, I follow this tutorial: >> >>>>>> http://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Shader_Authoring >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> I follow this tutorial: >> >>>>>> http://www.wraiyth.com/index.php?q=node/5 >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> And when I go to compile I get the following error: >> >>>>>> myps20.fxc...writing inc >> >>>>>> myvs20.fxc...writing inc >> >>>>>> 1 file(s) moved. >> >>>>>> Can't open perl script "C:\Perl" Permission denied. >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> From there it copies my .fxc files and all the SDK .vcs files >> >>>>>> fine.... >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> I switched the directory it looks for Perl to C:\Perl because >> >>>>>> thats >> >>>>>> >> >>>> where >> >>>> >> >>>>>> its installed..... >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> buildsdkshaders.bat was modified with this line: >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> REM **************** >> >>>>>> REM Execute distributed process on work/build list >> >>>>>> REM **************** >> >>>>>> perl "C:\Perl" "%SrcDirBase%\materialsystem\stdshaders\runvmpi.pl" >> >>>>>> %xbox_args% -changetodir %ChangeToDir% %SDKArgs% >> >>>>>> >> >>>>>> If anyone can help me I would greatly appreciate it. I am so lost, >> >>>>>> and >> >>>>>> I >> >>>>>> know very little about perl. 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