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User forums => Using Code::Blocks => Topic started by: JPF12141999 on November 18, 2025, 02:04:39 am

Title: lSdl3 and lSdl3main not found
Post by: JPF12141999 on November 18, 2025, 02:04:39 am

Hi everyone,

When using the 3/14/2020 version of Code::Blocks and the 3.2.26 version of SDL3, I get told when I type in the linker settings to include "-l3DL3" and "-l3Dl3main", that it cannot find those things even though when I Google for help with SDL3 and Code::Blocks the results tell me specifically to type those things in the linker word for word.

This is my program so far:

Code

#define SDL_MAIN_HANDLED
#include <SDL3/SDL.h>
#include <SDL3/SDL_main.h>
#include <iostream>

int main(int argc, char* args[]) {
    SDL_Window* window = nullptr;
    SDL_Renderer* renderer = nullptr;

    if (SDL_Init(SDL_INIT_VIDEO) < 0) {
        // Handle error
        return 1;
    }

    window = SDL_CreateWindow("My 2D Game", SDL_WINDOWPOS_UNDEFINED, SDL_WINDOWPOS_UNDEFINED, SDL_WINDOW_VULKAN);
    if (!window) {
        // Handle error
        SDL_Quit();
        return 1;
    }

    renderer = SDL_CreateRenderer(window, "Render");
    if (!renderer) {
        // Handle error
        SDL_DestroyWindow(window);
        SDL_QuitEvent();
        return 1;
    }

    bool quit = false;
    SDL_Event e;

    while (!quit) {
        while (SDL_PollEvent(&e) != 0) {
            if (e.type == SDL_EVENT_QUIT) {
                quit = true;
            }
        }

        SDL_SetRenderDrawColor(renderer, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF); // White background
        SDL_RenderClear(renderer);

        // Draw game objects here (e.g., textures, shapes)

        SDL_RenderPresent(renderer);
    }

    SDL_DestroyRenderer(renderer);
    SDL_DestroyWindow(window);
    SDL_Quit();

    return 0;
}

Does anyone know where I am going wrong?

Thank you all in advance.