Thread: Graphics Library

My current compiler is Dev-C++ and I am trying to make a Pong remake. I don't know much about programming and hardly any about adding graphics into a game. But I was told I need to get a graphics library (or something of that nature) such as allegro in order to add even 2d graphics into a game. I went and looked up allegro, and when I found it I downloaded it. I found a tutorial for making pong in DJGPP and allegro. I read some of it but I got lost pretty quickly and I was just wondering if DJGPP was a totally different compiler and if allegro is not compatible with Dev-C++. If it isn't, can you please point me in the direction of another graphics library that I can use in Dev-C++ or tell me what I am looking for?? Any help you can offer is very greatly appreciated.


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Forget Allegro learn D3D its very easy and you will pick it up quik

To answer your question, Allegro does work with dev-c++. dev-c++ uses a windows port of gcc (called mingw32) just like DJGPP is a dos port of gcc. Did you need to compile it? If so then you probably need to compile it again for mingw32. After that just #include "allegro.h" and link to liballeg or whatever it is.