This test program should create a blank window that stays open until you x-it-out. I copied it from SDL's documentation to make sure it is correct. It can be found here.
// Example program:
// Using SDL2 to create an application window
#include "SDL.h"
#include <stdio.h>
int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
SDL_Window *window; // Declare a pointer
SDL_Init(SDL_INIT_VIDEO); // Initialize SDL2
// Create an application window with the following settings:
window = SDL_CreateWindow(
"An SDL2 window", // window title
SDL_WINDOWPOS_UNDEFINED, // initial x position
SDL_WINDOWPOS_UNDEFINED, // initial y position
640, // width, in pixels
480, // height, in pixels
SDL_WINDOW_OPENGL // flags - see below
);
// Check that the window was successfully created
if (window == NULL) {
// In the case that the window could not be made...
printf("Could not create window: %s\n", SDL_GetError());
return 1;
}
//game loop, quitGame to quit
bool quitGame = false;
//var for checking events
SDL_Event event;
while(!quitGame) {
//Update particles
//Draw particles
//Check for events
while(SDL_PollEvent(&event)) {
if(event.type == SDL_QUIT)
quitGame = true;
}
}
// Close and destroy the window
SDL_DestroyWindow(window);
// Clean up
SDL_Quit();
return 0;
}
It doesn't create a window and terminates immediately, but gives no errors.
I'm using Eclipse, mingw32, and the latest stable release of SDL2. SDL2's libraries and headers are within a file in my C drive. I am using a 64 bit system. I include the entire folder of SDL2's header files. The only library folder I have linked is the one within the 64 bit part of the SDL2 folder. The libraries I have linked are the ones suggested by HolyBlackCat, (in this order) mingw32
, SDL2main
, and SDL2
. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks!