How much c++

[jtst1]

I redid the first, and still got the error. But I don't know what it wants me to do for the second tutorial.

[herby490]

Any Luck setting it up.

[jtst1]

Nope. Still working on it.

Edit-------
Ok so I followed the tutorials and I think got everything right, but to make sure I copied the source from a lazyfools tut number 2, and got compile errors...A syntax error, undeclared. This is a serious pain in the ass.

[herby490]

What error exactly did you get.

[MadPumpkin]

This is a serious pain in the ass.

check if it is in the right folder, i know that when you install SDL it makes a folder with SDL specific stuff, do NOT put the SDL_image files in that folder, put then just in lib, and bin etc. ( NOT the subfolders that SDL created )

good luck mon ami

[programmerinprogress]

Anyone know how to install sdl for codeblocks? I tried a couple tutorials, but none seemed to work.

I do :D

1. download the SDL_Development libraries and plonk them into a folder you know where they are.
2. at the code::blocks start page go to Settings->compiler and debugger
3. go to the linker Settings tab and then click the Add button
4. find the directory you installed SDL and add libSDL_main.a and libSDL.DLL.a
5. when you're back at the linker settings section, on the right panel, enter -lSDL and -lSDLmain
6. go to the search directories tab
7. go to the compiler tab within the that tab and click add
8. search for the directory called include/SDL and add that
9. go to the linker tab within the search directories tab and click add
10. search for the /lib folder where you copied your SDL files to
11. BAM! you're ready to go, this is a global setup, so all you need to do now is set up a project and #include SDL.h each time you want to use it

I hope this was clear enough.


EDIT: the same principle goes for all SDL libraries, you just search for different directories and add different lib files

EDIT 1.1: also, when you need to add those -lSDL things for extension libraries, just remember that they all follow a standard format, so libSDL_image would be -lSDL_image and mixer is -lSDL_mixer

if you follow those instructions, I don't think you'll have any problems (or at least setup related problems), if you keep doing it, it becomes second nature in the end!

[dandymcgee]

-1sdL_image

That might just be a typo, but the number "1" in that should be a lowercase letter "L" which stands for "library".

-lSDL_image

[herby490]

Maybe he is forgetting to put the proper dll files in whatever directory code::blocks requires.

[jtst1]

Anyone know how to install sdl for codeblocks? I tried a couple tutorials, but none seemed to work.

I do :D

1. download the SDL_Development libraries and plonk them into a folder you know where they are.
2. at the code::blocks start page go to Settings->compiler and debugger
3. go to the linker Settings tab and then click the Add button
4. find the directory you installed SDL and add libSDL_main.a and libSDL.DLL.a
5. when you're back at the linker settings section, on the right panel, enter -lSDL and -lSDLmain
6. go to the search directories tab
7. go to the compiler tab within the that tab and click add
8. search for the directory called include/SDL and add that
9. go to the linker tab within the search directories tab and click add
10. search for the /lib folder where you copied your SDL files to
11. BAM! you're ready to go, this is a global setup, so all you need to do now is set up a project and #include SDL.h each time you want to use it

I hope this was clear enough.


EDIT: the same principle goes for all SDL libraries, you just search for different directories and add different lib files

EDIT 1.1: also, when you need to add those -lSDL things for extension libraries, just remember that they all follow a standard format, so libSDL_image would be -lSDL_image and mixer is -lSDL_mixer

if you follow those instructions, I don't think you'll have any problems (or at least setup related problems), if you keep doing it, it becomes second nature in the end!

Thanks man I did everything, I think correctly. I got no compile errors, only this

"Linking console executable: bin\Debug\blaaah.exe
mingw32-g++.exe: and: No such file or directory"

grrr.

[herby490]

Did u put the DLL in its proper folder?

[jtst1]

I believe so. I don't have to put anything in the folder where my project is do i?

[herby490]

Its the one with all the source files and the project file is located. You should have SDL.dll in it.

[jtst1]

I put the dll in my project file didn't work.

[herby490]

Hmm are you linked correctly by adding -lmingw32 -lSDLmain -lSDL to the linker box. If so did you give the directory to the lib files and if you did that I would try reinstalling SDL.

[jtst1]

Alright. Thanks for the help everyone :D