• FAQ_Compiling_on_Microsoft_Visual_C++_2005_Express

Requirements

• Visual C++ Express 2005

• Platform SDK

• DirectX SDK (optional)

Before You Build

Make sure you have installed the Platform SDK and had follow all the instructions to enable compiling Win32 API programs from here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/visualc/usingpsdk

DirectX is optional but should probably be installed the same way you installed the Platfrom SDK. That is followed Step 3 and Step 4 on the usingpsdk page except with substituting the DirectX directories.

How to build SDL with Visual C++ 2005 Express Edition

1. Download and unpack the latest CVS snapshot or stable release.

2. Unpack VisualC.zip into the current folder. If you accidentally

• create a subfolder, move the VisualC folder in the subfolder back into the top level of the SDL-1.2 folder.

3. Open the SDL solution in the VisualC directory.

4. Allow Visual C++ to convert the project to the latest version.

5. Remove the Version.rc resource from the project.

6. Build!

Creating a Project with SDL

1. Create a project as a Win32 Application.

2. Create a C++ file for your project.

3. Set the C runtime to Multi-threaded DLL(/MDd) in the menu: Project|Properties|C/C++ tab|Code Generation|Runtime Library.

4. Add the SDL include directory to your list of includes in the menu: Project|Properties|C/C++ tab|General|Additional include directories .

5. The "include directory" I am referring to is the include folder within the main SDL directory, eg C:\SDL\include

6. Copy the following files into your Project directory:

• SDL.dll

7. Copy the following files into your Project directory, and add them to your Project as well:

• SDL.lib
• SDLmain.lib (To add them to your project in the menu: Project|Properties|Linker|Input|Additional Dependencies")