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User forums => Using Code::Blocks => Topic started by: MrBeverage on April 09, 2025, 05:07:49 pm

Title: Help getting SDL2 to work in Code Blocks
Post by: MrBeverage on April 09, 2025, 05:07:49 pm

I'm new to programming, and very frustrated with IDEs.
I'm running MX Linux (Debian based).
I can compile successfully with: $ gcc -o main main.c `pkg-config --cflags --libs sdl2, SDL2_image`
But how do I configure CodeBlocks use the same command??? (or at least achieve the same result).
I would appreciate some DETAILED help.

Title: Re: Help getting SDL2 to work in Code Blocks
Post by: stahta01 on April 15, 2025, 05:58:53 pm

1. Setup Code::Blocks toolchain
2. Create empty project
3. Add "`pkg-config --cflags sdl2, SDL2_image`"  to "other compiler options" include the slant quotes do not include the double quotes
4. Add " `pkg-config --libs sdl2, SDL2_image`" to "other linker option" include the slant quotes do not include the double quotes

Remember edit the project options under Project -> Build options

Link to CB Wiki https://wiki.codeblocks.org/index.php/Main_Page (https://wiki.codeblocks.org/index.php/Main_Page)

Tim S.

Title: Re: Help getting SDL2 to work in Code Blocks
Post by: Krice on April 17, 2025, 09:45:38 am

Or you can add libraries to Build options - Linker settings:

libSDL2main
libSDL2

Maybe SDL2_Image can be added also there, but at least with plain SDL2 it works like that. On Linux you don't even need to add libraries location, but on Windows you might need to do that for Code::Blocks to find where SDL2 is installed.