#Need help setting up sdl2 with mingw

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outer moss
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I'm having so much trouble setting up sdl2 with mingw. Can someone help me?

granite galleon
outer moss
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vs code

granite galleon
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much easier

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also did u google?

rotund swift
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Bro gives horrible advice

outer moss
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How do i set up sdl2 with mingw then?

outer moss
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rotund swift
slender mirage
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you being on windows doesn't make things easier 😇

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUZZC9UXyFs this is basically what you need

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outer moss
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@outer moss has reached level 4. GG!

outer moss
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Set ups for most languages and their libraries are easy on windows

slender mirage
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its just way easier to get started with libs on linux

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one command and done

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kinda

outer moss
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No

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Definitely not

slender mirage
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never had any issues

outer moss
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It didn't work

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Is there a library i can easily set up

slender mirage
slender mirage
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sdl is a known lib with 8.5k github stars

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using libs like that is much easier on linux in my opnion

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using wsl2 for example on windows

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a alternative you can try is vcpkg, a dependeny manager by microsoft

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https://vcpkg.link/ports/sdl2 @outer moss

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Simple DirectMedia Layer is a cross-platform development library designed to provide low level access to audio, keyboard, mouse, joystick, and graphics hardware via OpenGL and Direct3D.