Allegro Library Installation

[Gio]

Hi, I have a rather simple question: How do you install Allegro 4.4 after downloading it, as in setup your program to use it? I use Visual C++ Express 2010.

[blackcoder41]

You have to build the package you downloaded, though I have Visual C++ Express 2008

[mucygni]

Hi. This is something I'm interested in using also. But I'm still a beginner so I'm trying to be patient about it. I'll just say that there does seem to be binary packages available on SourceForge. And I believe the best thing to do is install or simply unpack the package at the root and add the paths to the VC ide. Just go to tools/options/projects and solutions/vc++ directories and select the package type and add the paths in the appropriate format. You do the same for directx and the winsdk. This is just my opinion. Check it out.

[blackcoder41]

Yes there is a binary available for download but it is version 4.2 I guess. It should be fine and it will save you time. To give you an idea how long takes to build, well it took me about 40 minutes to build allegro.

[Gio]

How do I build it? There is no project or solution and some of the files won't even open with MSVC++! If it is in a different sense of "Building" in C++, please explain how to do that.

[blackcoder41]

I followed the documentation in the package
http://alleg.sourceforge.net/stabledocs/en/build/msvc.html

You have to download CMake (Win32 Installer). It will generate the solution/project files for you even on visual studio 2010.
http://www.cmake.org/cmake/resources/software.html


The open the project on visual studio the goto Build -> Build Solution

Hope that helps

[Albatross]

Projects and solutions are "cheats". They are anything BUT necessary to build a program. However...

http://wiki.allegro.cc/index.php?title=Build

-Albatros

[blackcoder41]

You're gonna need about 3 cups of coffee or maybe coke or something else.. Or maybe it's just my old PC.