Changeset 5905 for code/branches/core5/src/orxonox/sound/SoundManager.cc

Timestamp:

Oct 8, 2009, 11:49:01 AM (15 years ago)

Author:

rgrieder

Message:

Improved error message for the case OpenAL was not actually installed.

File:

• code/branches/core5/src/orxonox/sound/SoundManager.cc (modified) (1 diff)

code/branches/core5/src/orxonox/sound/SoundManager.cc

@@ -51 +51 @@
         this->device_ = alcOpenDevice(NULL);
         if (this->device_ == NULL)
+        {
+            COUT(0) << "OpenaAL: Could not open sound device. Have you installed OpenAL?" << std::endl;
+#ifdef ORXONOX_PLATFORM_WINDOWS
+            COUT(0) << "Just getting the DLL with the dependencies is not enough for Windows (esp. Windows 7)!" << std::endl;
+#endif
             ThrowException(InitialisationFailed, "OpenAL error: Could not open sound device.");
+        }
         Loki::ScopeGuard closeDeviceGuard = Loki::MakeGuard(&alcCloseDevice, this->device_);