How to use SDL locally in Visual Studio 2013

Question

I want to add SDL and SDL_image to my Visual Studio project. But can I do it locally only for this project? I don't want to put the dlls in System32 folder.

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered May 17 '15 at 23:37

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An easy way is to copy them either manually into your output folder or to create a post build event.

Use Microsoft link to see where you can put your Dlls without conflicting with System32: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/7d83bc18.aspx

answered May 17 '15 at 23:37

Ciprian Khlud

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score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered May 18 '15 at 09:24

As described by Ciprian Khlud, you could simply put your DLLs next to the output binary (.exe). You could find output directory in

Right click on project -> Project Settings -> General -> Output Directory

Alternatively, you could add the folder where DLLs are into the list of search directories:

Right click on project -> Project Settings -> VC++ Directories -> Executable Directories

(same way as you add include dirs and library dirs)

How to use SDL locally in Visual Studio 2013

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