SDL install

SDL is easy and safe to install.

In Linux

Install package libsdl1.2-dev.

In Windows

Safe way

Download SDL from U++ Sourceforge following the link. They include .dll, .lib, .a, .h and source code for recent versions.

Copy the downloaded folders in upp folder. You will get a folder structure like this:

drive:\upp\plugin_LGPL\SDL

In Setup/Build Methods menu include the next folders:

Medium/Hard

Download binaries/prebuilt packages from here.

http://www.libsdl.org/release/SDL-devel-1.2.14-VC8.zip

http://www.libsdl.org/release/SDL-devel-1.2.14-mingw32.tar.gz

unzip the stuff into 2 separate locations, e.g

C:\SDL-devel-1.2.14-VC8\SDL-1.2.14

C:\SDL-devel-1.2.14-mingw32\SDL-1.2.14

the build methods need to access those respective folders

MSC build method, add to

PATH: C:\SDL-devel-1.2.14-VC8\SDL-1.2.14\lib

INCLUDE: C:\SDL-devel-1.2.14-VC8\SDL-1.2.14\include

LIB: C:\SDL-devel-1.2.14-VC8\SDL-1.2.14\lib

MINGW/TDMGCC build method, add to

PATH: C:\SDL-devel-1.2.14-mingw32\SDL-1.2.14\lib

        C:\SDL-devel-1.2.14-mingw32\SDL-1.2.14\bin

INCLUDE: C:\SDL-devel-1.2.14-mingw32\SDL-1.2.14\include

LIB: C:\SDL-devel-1.2.14-mingw32\SDL-1.2.14\lib

        C:\SDL-devel-1.2.14-mingw32\SDL-1.2.14\bin

the MSC libraries only come in shared linkage flavor, while the mingw flavor can be linked both shared and staticly.

the mingw SDL.dll.a is needed for static linkage and has got that weired name. who knows why. the SDL.dll comes in bin folder, thats why double folder specification is needed fir MINGW build method

the WinMain@16 compile problem for mingw (google for it) makes the change of lib link order obligatory, thats why mingw32 is specified explicitly last. this makes the

WINAPI WinMain(...) { return main(); }

hack obsolete and enables the native usage of SDL means to handle entry point.

SDL redefines your own main to be SDL_main (see SDL.h), and provides own main.

the signature is critical.it must be

int main(int argc, char* argv[]);

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