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Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2002 13:59:56 -0600 |
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From: David Snopek <xevol@newtonave.net> |
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To: slouken@devolution.com |
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Subject: Compiling SDL with Borland C++ |
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<title>Building SDL with Borland C++ </title> |
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<h1>Building SDL with Borland C++ </h1> |
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<b> by <a href=mailto:xevol@users.sourceforge.net> David Snopek </a> </b> |
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These instructions cover how to compile SDL and its included test programs using either |
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Borland C++ Builder 5 or the free Borland compiler. <br> |
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<h3> <b> Extract the files </b> </h3> |
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<p> Unzip the Borland.zip archive into <b>this</b> directory. Do not unzip it into any |
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other directory because the makefiles use relative paths to refer to the SDL sources. This |
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should create a directory named "Borland" inside of the top level SDL source directory. |
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<h3> <b> Using Borland C++ Builder 5 </b> </h3> |
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<p> Inside of the "Borland" directory there is a "bcb5" directory that contains a number |
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of Builder project files. Double-click on the "libSDL.bpg" file icon. Once Builder has |
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started click on the "<u>P</u>rojects" menu on the menu-bar and go down to |
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"B<u>u</u>ild All Projects" option. This will proceed to build SDL, SDLmain, and all |
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the <a href="#tests">test programs</a>. </p> |
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<h3> <b> Using the free Borland compiler </b> </h3> |
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<p> The free Borland compiler can be downloaded at no charge from <a href="http://www.borland.com/bcppbuilder/freecompiler/"> the |
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Borland website </a>. Make sure that it is installed and properly configured. </p> |
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<p> Open an MS-DOS Prompt. Change to the "Borland\freebcc" directory under the |
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SDL source directory. Type "make -f SDL.mak" to build SDL and "make -f |
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SDLmain.mak". There are also makefiles for all of the <a href="#tests">test |
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programs</a>, if you wish to build them. </p> |
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<h3> <b> Output files </b> </h3> |
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No matter which compiler you used, three important files should have been produced: |
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<LI> SDL.dll </LI> |
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<LI> SDL.lib </LI> |
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<LI> SDLmain.lib </LI> |
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Both of the *.lib files will need to be added to all the projects that use SDL and SDL.dll |
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<h3> <b> Test programs </b> </h3> |
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