the procedure entry point __gxx_personality_v0 could not be located

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I keep getting this error if I want to run my Irrlicht C++ Console Application in Windows:

the procedure entry point __gxx_personality_v0 could not be located in the dynamic link library libstdc++-6.dll

I am using CodeBlocks v12.11 with MinGW and the Irrlicht v1.8 engine. I set it up correctly. On my computer there is also a Qt installed with MinGW. Is it possible that there is a conflict?

This is the source code:

#include <irrlicht.h>

using namespace irr;
using namespace core;
using namespace scene;
using namespace video;
using namespace io;
using namespace gui;

int main() {
    IrrlichtDevice *device = createDevice( video::EDT_OPENGL);

    if (!device)
        return 1;

    IVideoDriver* driver = device->getVideoDriver();
    ISceneManager* smgr = device->getSceneManager();
    IGUIEnvironment* guienv = device->getGUIEnvironment();

    guienv->addStaticText(L"Hello World", core::recti(10, 10, 100, 30));
    device->setWindowCaption(L"Hello World! - Irrlicht Engine Demo");

    while(device->run()) {
        driver->beginScene(true, true, SColor(250, 190, 1, 2));
        smgr->drawAll();
        guienv->drawAll();
        driver->endScene();
    }

    device->drop();
    return 0;
}

I configured the Compiler to C:\CodeBlocks\MinGW. Every file (there are some shown in the Settings) is located under bin, except make.exe. Is that normal?

The Auto-detect button also suggests the path above.

Answer 1

I had this problem as well. This fixed it for me:

1. Go to your MinGW folder (should be C:\MinGW)
2. Open the bin folder.
3. There should be a file called libstdc++-6.dll
4. Copy this into the same directory as your executable.

That should work...