Help me installing sdl

Sep 19, 2012 at 11:11pm
Hello I have spent over 3 days trying to figure out how to install sdl into xcode. I am on a part of tutorial by lazyfoo and I dont understand the part to add sdl into a search path for xcode.. how do i add to a search path? I am super confused, if someone could tell me how to install sdl, I am tearing my hair out!! Or if you can link to some tutorials I would really appreciate it. Thank you in advance guys, I really appreciate it. Truly frustrated, Michael
Sep 19, 2012 at 11:27pm
By sdl do you mean Simple DirectMedia Layer?
And by xcode do you mean Macintosh operating system?

If the answer is yes to those questions...

I noticed that on here Macintosh ports are still unofficial:
http://www.libsdl.org/intro.en/whatplatforms.html

They have the inofrmation here on how to install it:
http://wiki.libsdl.org/moin.cgi/FAQMacOSX#How_do_I_install_SDL_UNIX_style.3F

If the answer was not yes to either of those questions, could you be more specific?
Last edited on Sep 19, 2012 at 11:27pm
Sep 19, 2012 at 11:44pm
I don't use xcode so I don't know how to do it but I'll give it a try.

I guess you are talking about step 6.
http://lazyfoo.net/SDL_tutorials/lesson01/mac/xcode/index.php#6

Do you find the Build Settings tab? It's visible in the screenshot.

There should be something called Framework Search Paths or something like that. You should somehow add /Library/Frameworks to it, maybe by double clicking.
Sep 19, 2012 at 11:48pm
Peter87, Thank you so much for trying!! The thing is that when it pulls up, I dont know how to add, it has two sub-tabs, one saying release, the latter debug. I dont know what to do from there :(. I truly appreciate your effort :)
Sep 20, 2012 at 12:02am
update* I was able to change the search path, but it still wont work: The #include <sdl/sdl.h> still shows error. arghhhh!!! I am so frustrateddddd
Sep 20, 2012 at 3:34am
The search path should point to the first part of the <sdl/sdl.h>, or just

#include <sdl.h>

Sep 20, 2012 at 7:48am
It should be upper case
#include "SDL.h"

http://www.libsdl.org/cgi/docwiki.cgi/FAQ_Including_SDL_Headers
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