sdl-vscode-c-cpp-debug/

[utterances-bot]

SDL on VSCode with C/C++

This practical guide shows a complete setup to configure VSCode for videogame programming with SDL2 and C/C++. Installation of additional libraries such as SDL Image, SDL Mixer and SDL TTF is also covered by this tutorial.

https://thescienceofcode.com/sdl-vscode-c-cpp-debug/

[HassanChobaki24]

Please extract the part where you mentioned sdl files in the path c:\sdl2. What to do with duplicate files? For example, there is a bin folder in the mixer, but when extracting, it is mixed with another bin folder.

[dacanizares]

Hi @HassanChobaki24 !

Just merge those folders. In the end, for example, your c:\sdl2\bin should contain:

• SDL2.dll
• SDL2_image.dll
• SDL2_mixer.dll
• SDL2_ttf.dll
• sdl2-config

Happy coding!

[Axelsmoon]

I followed the steps yet get the "SDL2/SDL.h: No such file or directory" error even though this file does exist. I wish I could provide more information, but I really don't what might be causing this. Maybe I did the environment variable incorrectly, but I double checked. My SDL file path is as follows "C:\sdl2\include\SDL2\SDL.h"

[dacanizares]

Seems that your editor is not using the correct build for Windows. Please try these steps:

1. Run manually the file build-win.bat.
2. That should work, if so double check that your editor is running the build process for Windows.
   

Best regards.

[Axelsmoon]

Yeah, I ran the windows build and it gives me the no such file or directory error,
"main.cpp:17:23: fatal error: SDL2/SDL.h: No such file or directory
#include <SDL2/SDL.h>
^"
when I run the debug windows I get this error.
"build/win/main.exe doesn't exist" "open launch.json"
I've been meaning to start programming a game, but the first step of installing sdl has been really holding me back haha.
I believe there is something about vs code and C++ includes that I do not understand, and that's why I'm not able to fix the issue. I'm still somewhat of a beginner for C++

[HassanChobaki24]

Daniel John, thank you for spending your precious time on my pointless questions. Apparently my vscode doesn't work. I hate IDEs too. I'm currently working with the cxxdroid program for mobile phones!!! So that such problems can be solved in the future

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[dacanizares]

Yeah, I ran the windows build and it gives me the no such file or directory error, "main.cpp:17:23: fatal error: SDL2/SDL.h: No such file or directory #include <SDL2/SDL.h> ^" when I run the debug windows I get this error. "build/win/main.exe doesn't exist" "open launch.json" I've been meaning to start programming a game, but the first step of installing sdl has been really holding me back haha. I believe there is something about vs code and C++ includes that I do not understand, and that's why I'm not able to fix the issue. I'm still somewhat of a beginner for C++

Hi @Axelsmoon,

Please try this:

Open your main.cpp and replace lines 13 to 19 from this:

#ifdef _WIN64
 #include <SDL.h>
 #include <SDL_image.h>
#else
 #include <SDL2/SDL.h>
 #include <SDL2/SDL_image.h>
#endif

To this:

#include <SDL.h>
#include <SDL_image.h>

Now it should compile for Windows. Probably a flag is missing somewhere on your system (or you're using WIN32 instead of WIN64), I'm not sure since I cannot access your machine, but that should do the trick.

Note: That disables Linux/Mac compilation.

[dacanizares]

Hi everyone!

We have updated the tutorial and we've added a link with all SDL files for Windows, ready to be extracted on your computer's root folder C:\.

Just in case, here is the link.

Happy coding!

[breinbaas]

Thanks for the tutorial! I have added the /Y flag to the xcopy option under windows to avoid typing 'A' all the time. The only thing that doesn't work is autocompletion so I will have to look into that!

[dacanizares]

Hi @breinbaas !

This setup has auto-completion out-of-the-box. Please double check that you had all required extensions enabled.

If you find any fixes, please feel free to send a PR to our repo https://github.com/TheScienceOfCodeEDU/sdl-vscode-c-cpp

Best regards!