How do I compile a C program with SDL2_TTF on Windows 11?

Asked Jun 19 '23 at 06:30

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I have a C project, with multiple files and headers, that all use SDL2. I am using Windows 11, so I compile all the files like this, with mingw64 installed:

set CFLAGS=-IC:/path/to/SDL2/include -Wall -lmingw32 -lSDL2main -lSDL2 -LC:/path/to/SDL2/lib
gcc src/*.c %CFLAGS% -mwindows -o build/main

In my project, I would like to display text with SDL2_ttf, so how would I compile my project to include that?

A thing to note are that the entire folder of SDL2 is located in my project directory, and I have simply put the SDL2.dll file in the build folder, so that the output file will run.

asked Jun 19 '23 at 06:30

Priff13

Simply adding `-lSDL2_ttf` at the end of the command should work. You also need to download SDL2_ttf and add it to `-I` and `-L` like you did with SDL. – HolyBlackCat Jun 19 '23 at 11:37
how specifically can I add an extra file folder to `-I` and `-L`? – Priff13 Jun 20 '23 at 00:55
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You write it twice. `-IC:/path/to/SDL2/include -IC:/path/to/SDL2_ttf/include`, and similarly for `-L`. – HolyBlackCat Jun 20 '23 at 05:45

How do I compile a C program with SDL2_TTF on Windows 11?

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