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Raigiku
Raigiku

Reputation: 23

How to compile to SDL2 application to Windows from Linux?

So recently I downloaded the Linux Subsystem on Windows 10, with Ubuntu.

I can compile an SDL2 app to Linux with the g++ command but whenever I try doing it with i686-w64-mingw32-g++ this command, I get an error saying main.cpp:5:9: fatal error: SDL2/SDL.h: No such file or directory.

The command I'm using is i686-w64-mingw32-g++ main.cpp -w -lSDL2 -o main.exe.

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Anyone knows how to fix this? :(

[EDIT]

So now I've tried specifying the directory of the necesary files with this command: g++ main.cpp -I/usr/include/SDL -L/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu -w -Wall -Wextra -std=c++17 -lSDL2 -o main

which worked but when I use it with mingw it doesn't i686-w64-mingw32-g++ main.cpp -I/usr/include/SDL -L/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu -w -Wall -Wextra -std=c++17 -lSDL2 -o main

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Upvotes: 1

Views: 3894

Answers (1)

Gaxio
Gaxio

Reputation: 146

You need to include the path to SDL's include directory on the command line. However, you need to include the path to the downloaded SDL for mingw32, not /usr/include/SDL2. The difference is the headers in /usr/include/SDL2 are for Linux and libs in /usr/lib are also for Linux, but you need to link to the Windows libraries.

What I usually do is download the development libraries for Mingw32 and put them directly into my project directory. Then all you need to do is add -ISDL2-2.0.8/i686-w64-mingw32/include -LSDL2-2.0.8/i686-w64-mingw32/lib to your command line and it will be able to find the headers and libraries it needs. Finally, make sure you copy SDL2-2.0.8/i686-w64-mingw32/bin/SDL2.dll to your executable directory in the Makefile.

Also, remember to link SDLmain as well. It handles creating a WinMain for you and all that, and then calls your main function.

Upvotes: 5

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