Thread: Problems Working with SDL

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    Problems Working with SDL

    I set up SDL on my PC to work with VC++ 2008 Express, and everything appeared to be going smoothly. Then I began writing my program, and at the first build got these errors:

    SDLmain.lib(SDL_win32_main.obj) : error LNK2005: _main already defined in Bum.obj
    SDLmain.lib(SDL_win32_main.obj) : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol _SDL_main referenced in function _main
    for reference here is main():

    Code:
    int main(int argc, char* argv[]) 
    {
    	SDL Instance;
    	Instance.Init();
    	return 0;
    }
    Thanks in advance!

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    have you included the sdl header? when you say everything was going fine do you mean you just added linker paths etc? the code you showed sdl wise looks a little odd, really the best beginner reference is the oft quoted lazy foo page, i suggest you have a look there.
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    If you're using C++ you might want to check out SFML instead of using SDL.

    Did you link with -lSDLmain -lSDL or whatnot?

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    in the first error it gives you a new path. maybe try changing the name of your program or try running the "bum.obj"

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    try writing int _main(arguments here)


    I didn't try it but i hope it will work...

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    Quote Originally Posted by rogster001 View Post
    have you included the sdl header?
    No, it appears I forgot that small detail. Actually, I didn't know I had to include it in that file since I didn't call any SDL functions...anyway, it's working now. Thanks!

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