Thread: SDL and cygwin

Hi i am currently trying to get SDL working with C language

I am using Cygwin and Sublime text 2

I know and understand general programming, however i am trying to understand how to get SDL working with a file i create i.e test.c

i know to include which i have downloaded

#include <SDL.h>

now my question is where do i add the libraries so that i can use them in my program?

What you need to do should be similar to the instructions here:
Setting up the SDL on Windows - Cprogramming.com
Except you will need to look for include directory that cygwin uses. If you've installed cygwin in a typical fashion, it should be in a directory like:

Code:

C:\cygwin\lib\gcc\i686-pc-cygwin\4.8.2\include

Basically dig in the gcc folder until you find include.

Move the DLL over as the tutorial suggests.

You should still create a basic SDL application just to test the install.

hi there thanks for the advice

i did what you suggested and i get this error in cygwin

$ gcc -o sdl sdl.c
sdl.c:1:17: fatal error: SDL.h: No such file or directory
#include <SDL.h>
^
compilation terminated.

this is the file i try to compile

Code:

#include <SDL.h>
#include <stdio.h>

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

}

i just thought of something that could be the problem, if i am using cygwin 64 bit can that be the cause of the problem?

Could you compile again and use --verbose please? Also it is rather important that you actually try to use the library:

Code:

#include <SDL.h>

int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
   SDL_Init( SDL_INIT_EVERYTHING );
   SDL_Quit();
   return 0;
}

tried it and same problem

I wanted to know what the compiler said. I need to know where it looked for SDL's files. Anyway, basically they aren't where they need to be.

Originally Posted by whiteflags

I wanted to know what the compiler said. I need to know where it looked for SDL's files. Anyway, basically they aren't where they need to be.

it gave the exact same response as it had in my earlier showcase, nothing has changed , same response, same answer

$ gcc sdl.c -lSDL
sdl.c:1:17: fatal error: SDL.h: No such file or directory
#include <SDL.h>
^
compilation terminated.

okay i have found the solution via some assisted help

you need to actually build the files yourself from source for your compiler which means you need to download the source files and make & make install them for your compiler

Using Cygwin for SDL Development | The No Quarter Arcade