Trouble packaging as an executable

[coolbob44]

Hey, I'm having trouble creating an exe file for my game. I have this:

copy /b "C:\Program Files (x86)\LOVE\love.exe"+Game.love Game.exe

...But when I try to run the executable it creates, it gives the following error:

The application was unable to start correctly (0xc000007b) Click OK to close the application.

But if I drag the executable onto the shortcut to love.exe, it runs fine. I have the executable with all of the required DLLs. Any help here? Am I doing something wrong?

[richapple]

I'll shamelessy copy my old post:

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• Open notepad
• Paste this:

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  @echo off
  copy /b love.exe+yourloveprojectnamehere.love yourexecutableloveprojectnamehere.exe
  pause

• Save as test.bat (Well, basically you can you use any name, but it must end with .bat)
• Go to folder you downloaded (or un-archived) love.
• Copy love.exe and all the .dll 's to the folder with your love project
• Launch your .bat file
• Enjoy your fresh executable

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There are several mistakes in your .bat file:

• AFAIK, in batch files you provide a directory to a file inside a folder with .bat file
• You don't need to use quotation marks in describing a directory

[Nixola]

In .bat files you can use relatives and absolute paths, and you HAVE to use quotation marks if the path of the directory has spaces

[richapple]

In .bat files you can use relatives and absolute paths, and you HAVE to use quotation marks if the path of the directory has spaces

Ok, I didn't know that.

Yet it's strange that nothing worked.

This is my folder setup:

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and this is what in genexe.bat:

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@echo off
copy /b love.exe+cube.love cube.exe
pause

Everything works like a charm.

[bartbes]

I think the problem is in fact, that he's doing it from another dir. But nothing command-wise, it's just that the dll's are needed as well.

[tsturzl]

I think the problem is in fact, that he's doing it from another dir. But nothing command-wise, it's just that the dll's are needed as well.

I was going to say the same thing.

Unfortunately due to licensing issues the DLL's cannot be statically linked into the exe. You'll have to ship them all with your game. I think the DLL's are for SDL, OpenAL, and DevIL. All of these libraries are LGPL, which conflicts with Love's license.