Windows 7 64bit SDL setup question?

I'm running 64bit Windows 7 and have MinGW and Codeblocks installed. Those are working fine, but I can't find any clearly-explained instructions on installing libSDL1.2 on my system? In a related question, do SDL_Image and Mixer also come with the basic downloaded archive's contents? I didn't see any headers under the SDL's include directory that suggested image or mixer, so I felt I should ask that as well.

Setting this stuff up on Windows is difficult and tedious, but I'm just trying to get something set up for eventual 2D game programming without having to go back to GNU/Linux. (Or is there another library more suited for 2d tile-based games available on Windows?)

EDIT: Whatever, then, I'll just go ahead and reinstall Linux. [May-as-well-be Resolved]

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Originally Posted by Abstracticus

(Or is there another library more suited for 2d tile-based games available on Windows?)

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Direct2D?

@_@ I never thought of that, but also... it isn't cross-platform, which I really should've specified. Depending on what happens, I might end up back on Windows anyway, and if so, I'll give that a go. Thanks ^_^

It looks like you might have to build it yourself from source, if you want 64 bit libraries.

It would be good to ask directly on their forums / mailing lists to see if anyone has either done it, or has made some progress in doing the 64-bit port.

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Originally Posted by Abstracticus

I'm just trying to get something set up for eventual 2D game programming without having to go back to GNU/Linux. (Or is there another library more suited for 2d tile-based games available on Windows?)

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Have you looked at the XNA game framework using C# and MSVC 2010 Express? (all are free)