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[Dev-C++] SDL error

[Matthews <dem...@uw...>]

I have a strange error when attempting to use the SDL libraries
(www.libsdl.org)  I've configured everything right, downloaded the complete
package with all the libraries, include files, etc. yet when I attempt to
compile the sample SDL program (with -lsdl) I get the error [Linker error]
Unknown reference to `WinMain@16'  What's wrong?

Re: [Dev-C++] SDL error

[Carlos d. M. <cg...@wo...>]

You must compile it as a console application and pass -lmingw32 -lSDLmain=
 -lSDL
to the linker options

Matthews escribi=F3:

> I have a strange error when attempting to use the SDL libraries
> (www.libsdl.org)  I've configured everything right, downloaded the comp=
lete
> package with all the libraries, include files, etc. yet when I attempt =
to
> compile the sample SDL program (with -lsdl) I get the error [Linker err=
or]
> Unknown reference to `WinMain@16'  What's wrong?
>
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Re: [Dev-C++] SDL error

[Matthews <dem...@uw...>]

Hmm, I added all those options to my linker and I still have the same
error.  I'm also compiling as a windows app, with the "int argc, char
*argv[]" that's required, and I've also included the -mwindows tag.  I
don't seem to have a libSDLmain.a anywhere though, I'm going to try to find
it.

At 12:08 PM 10/11/2002 +0100, you wrote:
>You must compile it as a console application and pass -lmingw32 -lSDLmain
-lSDL
>to the linker options
>
>Matthews escribi=F3:
>
>> I have a strange error when attempting to use the SDL libraries
>> (www.libsdl.org)  I've configured everything right, downloaded the=
 complete
>> package with all the libraries, include files, etc. yet when I attempt to
>> compile the sample SDL program (with -lsdl) I get the error [Linker=
 error]
>> Unknown reference to `WinMain@16'  What's wrong?
>>
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Re: [Dev-C++] SDL error

[<or...@vp...>]

Hello Everyone!

Matthews wrote:
M> I have a strange error when attempting to use the SDL libraries
M> (www.libsdl.org)  I've configured everything right, downloaded the complete
M> package with all the libraries, include files, etc. yet when I attempt to
M> compile the sample SDL program (with -lsdl) I get the error [Linker error]
M> Unknown reference to `WinMain@16'  What's wrong?

Do  you  compile it as a Windows application or a console app? I guess
you  try  to compile it as a console app. Whenever you want to compile
Windows  applications,  you  need  to pass the -mwindows option to the
linker.

Colin Peters, Windows programming tutorial:
"That option links in a set of standard Win32 libraries and also makes
the program a "GUI" program (i.e. a program with windows) instead of a
"console"  program  (i.e. a command-line based program). If you forget
-mwindows..." you will get the error what you mentioned.

In  Dev-cpp  you  need  to change the project to a windows application
project.

I hope I could help. Actually this is my FIRST post to the list, I'm a
newbie.

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Best regards,
 Oroszi Balázs                     mailto:or...@vp...