graphics: remove static import of d3d9 (#780)

## Link to GitHub Issue or related Pull Request, if one exists
Fixes #779
Regressed by #720 

## Description of change
#720 introduced a static dependency on DX9 which caused `d3d9.dll` to be
loaded at boot from `system32`. Some third party hooks (like
ifs_layeredfs and dxvk) rely on supplying a custom `d3d9.dll` in the DLL
search path (usually in modules) but this change caused Windows to skip
that check.

Remove the hard dependency on d3d9 and add a CMake check to ensure that
compiled binaries do not accidentally introduce new static imports in
the future.

## Testing
Confirmed that dxvk runs again.
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bicarus
2026-06-27 15:23:59 -07:00
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@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
#include <d3d9.h>
#include "overlay/overlay.h"
#include "util/libutils.h"
#include "util/logging.h"
namespace cfg {
@@ -35,7 +36,26 @@ namespace cfg {
return false;
}
IDirect3D9 *d3d = Direct3DCreate9(D3D_SDK_VERSION);
// load d3d9.dll dynamically rather than linking against it statically.
// a static import would force the system d3d9.dll to load at process
// startup for the main spice executable too (this file is shared with
// spice.exe), which loads system32\d3d9.dll before the modules directory
// is added to the DLL search path - preventing a user-supplied DXVK
// d3d9.dll in modules from ever loading for the game.
typedef IDirect3D9 *(WINAPI *Direct3DCreate9_t)(UINT);
HMODULE d3d9_module = libutils::try_library("d3d9.dll");
if (d3d9_module == nullptr) {
log_warning("configurator", "could not load d3d9.dll, falling back to software renderer");
return false;
}
auto Direct3DCreate9_fn =
reinterpret_cast<Direct3DCreate9_t>(libutils::try_proc(d3d9_module, "Direct3DCreate9"));
if (Direct3DCreate9_fn == nullptr) {
log_warning("configurator", "could not find Direct3DCreate9, falling back to software renderer");
return false;
}
IDirect3D9 *d3d = Direct3DCreate9_fn(D3D_SDK_VERSION);
if (d3d == nullptr) {
log_warning("configurator", "Direct3DCreate9 returned NULL, falling back to software renderer");
return false;