Re: [Gumstix-users] SDL (Simple DirecttMedia Library)

[Victhor <vic...@gm...>]

No, unfortunately I haven't tried compiling anything SDL with OE.
However, there is a "libsdl-native" recipe, that might compile and
install the necessary libraries and headers for cross-compiling with OE.
> Thank you, very helpful!
> 
> This will install the libraries on the Gumstix, but what about the lib files
> and header files for use with the cross compiler?  We have developed a
> simple program in C, for both Windows and Linux, that uses SDL to build and
> output a simple gui screen, but the library files were already compiled for
> those platforms.  Installing SDL put all the correct lib and header files in
> the correct lib and include directories, and all we had to do was #include
> <SDL\SDL.h> and put the lib command in the compile statement.  
> 
> I am not sure on how to find and install SDL for the OE build system, and
> get the correct (compiled for the Gumstix) lib and header files to install
> in the ~/overo-oe/tmp/staging/armv7a-..../usr/<lib/include>   directories. 
> 
> Have you done this?  If so, could you let me know how you went about it.  
> 
> I'll let you know how the install of SDL onto the Gumstix worked for us.
> 
> Thanks,
> Rich
> 
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