Copy the SFML development files to your Code::Blocks installation directory?
I'm trying to download and use the SMFL static library. It tells me to
"Copy the SFML development files to your Code::Blocks installation directory"
What in earth is it talking about? It doesn't give us an example nor does it tell us how to do it?
Here's the link.
http://www.sfml-dev.org/tutorials/1.6/start-cb.php
Can someone help? Can someone tell me the steps to accomplish this?
I want it to be a static library, by the way.
"Copy the SFML development files to your Code::Blocks installation directory"
What in earth is it talking about? It doesn't give us an example nor does it tell us how to do it?
| Copy the SFML development files to your Code::Blocks installation directory Copy SFML-x.y\include\SFML to the \include directory of your Code::Blocks installation (so that you obtain include\SFML) Copy the *.a files in SFML-x.y\lib to the \lib directory of your Code::Blocks installation |
Here's the link.
http://www.sfml-dev.org/tutorials/1.6/start-cb.php
Can someone help? Can someone tell me the steps to accomplish this?
I want it to be a static library, by the way.
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Oh, I'm using the MinGW one. Using codeblocks too.
Basically, this link http://www.sfml-dev.org/tutorials/1.6/start-cb.php is basically what I have
and its giving me instructions but I dont know how to do it for the static library
the GCC compiler
Basically, this link http://www.sfml-dev.org/tutorials/1.6/start-cb.php is basically what I have
and its giving me instructions but I dont know how to do it for the static library
the GCC compiler
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Wow... that was so long. I've given up on using STATIC libraries because it's too complicated. I'm just going to do DLL because it's much simpler.
For everyone in the future that may have my problem in the future, since I have solved it in 4 hours, I will share with you.
Okay. First of all, the damn third party libraries always search for DLLs. So, in order to let your program find those DLLs, you must place all of the DLL files somewhere where you can rememer. Next, you must alter your Environment Path to the location where you stored the DLLs. This way, your program/compiler will search there for the DLLs.
I've spend 4 frustrating hours on this problem just to figure out a simple solution. Nowhere online does it tell you how to use those damn libraries, and when it does, the explanation is not thourough. I hope I saved some people a lot of time.
For everyone in the future that may have my problem in the future, since I have solved it in 4 hours, I will share with you.
Okay. First of all, the damn third party libraries always search for DLLs. So, in order to let your program find those DLLs, you must place all of the DLL files somewhere where you can rememer. Next, you must alter your Environment Path to the location where you stored the DLLs. This way, your program/compiler will search there for the DLLs.
I've spend 4 frustrating hours on this problem just to figure out a simple solution. Nowhere online does it tell you how to use those damn libraries, and when it does, the explanation is not thourough. I hope I saved some people a lot of time.
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