How I do install SDL?

Hello, I really cant install sdl libs! I'm using the Borland compiler, I tried to follow the tutorials but I'm stuck.
I really do not know where putting the files and what else I must do.
Please help! I've SDL.dll, I made SDL.lib, I've all the .h files in the include dir...
what else? If I include SDL/SDL.h, I recieve 26 (!) errors, all from SDL_stdinc.h!

Thanks very much for any help.

http://lazyfooproductions.com/SDL_tutorials/index.php

Unfortunatly that tutorial does not cover Borland free compiler, and I couldnt find any other clear tutorial. Does anybody use Borland free compiler??
I dont know where I can look anymore!!! Please help.
... or advice me any other media library ;)

You could possibly download MSVC Express Edition from Microsoft. That would work with SDL just fine. But if you want to use BOREland :) I can't help you!

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Originally Posted by Sentral

You could possibly download MSVC Express Edition from Microsoft. That would work with SDL just fine. But if you want to use BOREland :) I can't help you!

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You sound you dont like Boreland :)
Why is MSVC better? Is it free? Well ... express edition should be :)
I'm accepting all advices about other compilers... now I'm trying the eclipse one, but I'm going crazy...

Code::Blocks is good from what I hear. I've never used it though, nor do I know how well it would work with SDL. It's also an IDE and not a compiler, but whatever. ;)

What errors are you getting? Linking SDL.lib shouldn't work as it's in a format that MSVC++ wants, but not Borland. So you'll have to convert it.
http://www.libsdl.org/faq.php?action...&category=4#46
Following these instructions might be good idea as well.

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Originally Posted by psychopath

Code::Blocks is good from what I hear. I've never used it though, nor do I know how well it would work with SDL. It's also an IDE and not a compiler, but whatever. ;)

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Yeah, thanks, but I need a compiler, at first. You know, I'm new to C++... I made the most basic things with free borland compiler (structs, loops, classes...) but I'd like to see how SDL works, and I cant make it work.
I'm now installing Visual C++ Xpress Ed... I hope it will work :)

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Originally Posted by OnionKnight

What errors are you getting? Linking SDL.lib shouldn't work as it's in a format that MSVC++ wants, but not Borland. So you'll have to convert it.
http://www.libsdl.org/faq.php?action...&category=4#46
Following these instructions might be good idea as well.

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Sorry, I did not read you before. yes, I read those instructions but I cant get anything. I really do not know what they are talking about.

Does MSVC express generates .exe files?

Of course. Trust me, it will save you a ton of headaches, and it's all in a neat IDE! :)

You could just compile the source code yourself. Although I personally download the MSVC copy and reimp it for MinGW. Someone on the SDL mailing lists might know, but Borland is typically ignored now. ;)

Edit: Like others have mentioned, Visual Studio is a great IDE but I felt I might as well point out one other advantage - most libraries have downloads for VC++. That can help a lot in some cases.

I've used Code::Blocks for a little while and never managed to make it work so I dumped it and I use MSVC++ 2003 instead.