setupResources()

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bool Ogre3D::setupResources(void)
{
    // Add important resource paths
    Ogre::ResourceGroupManager::getSingleton().addResourceLocation("./Resources/SdkTrays.zip", "Zip", "Essential");
    Ogre::ResourceGroupManager::getSingleton().addResourceLocation("./Resources/Shaders", "FileSystem", "Essential");

    // Add non-important resource paths
    Ogre::ResourceGroupManager::getSingleton().addResourceLocation("./Resources/Female", "FileSystem", "General");

    // A list of required plugins
    Ogre::StringVector required_plugins;
    required_plugins.push_back("Direct3D9 Rendering Subsystem");
    required_plugins.push_back("Cg Program Manager");

    // List of plugins to load
    Ogre::StringVector plugins_toLoad;
    plugins_toLoad.push_back("Direct3D9");
    plugins_toLoad.push_back("CgProgramManager");

    // Import plugins
    for(Ogre::StringVector::iterator j = plugins_toLoad.begin(); j != plugins_toLoad.end(); j++)
    {
        mRoot->loadPlugin(*j);
    }

    // Return if the number of loaded plugins is equal to plugins to load, if not, exit the application
    Ogre::Root::PluginInstanceList ip = mRoot->getInstalledPlugins();

    // Check if the required plugins are installed and ready for use
    // If not: exit the application
    Ogre::Root::PluginInstanceList ip = mRoot->getInstalledPlugins();
    for (Ogre::StringVector::iterator j = required_plugins.begin(); j != required_plugins.end(); j++)
    {
        bool found = false;
        // try to find the required plugin in the current installed plugins
        for(Ogre::Root::PluginInstanceList::iterator k = ip.begin(); k != ip.end(); k++)
        {
            if ((*k)->getName() == *j)
            {
                found = true;
                break;
            }
        }
        if (!found)  // return false because a required plugin is not available
        {
            return false;
        }
    }

    return true;
}