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 	<HEAD>
 		<TITLE>Using SDL with Microsoft Visual C++</TITLE>
 	</HEAD>
 	<BODY>
 		<H1>
 			Using SDL with Microsoft Visual C++ 5,6&nbsp;and 7
 		</H1>
 		<H3>
 			by <A HREF="mailto:snowlion@sprynet.com">Lion Kimbro </A>and additions by <A HREF="mailto:james@conceptofzero.net">
 				James Turk</A>
 		</H3>
 		<p>
 			You can either use the precompiled libraries from <A HREF="http://www.libsdl.org/download.php">
 				the SDL Download web site </A>, or you can build SDL yourself.
 		</p>
 		<H3>
 			Building SDL
 		</H3>
 		<P>
 			Go into the VisualC
 			directory that is created, and double-click on the VC++ file "<CODE>SDL.dsw</CODE>"<STRONG><FONT color="#009900">
 					("<CODE>SDL.sln</CODE>").</FONT></STRONG> This should open up the IDE.
 		</P>
 		<P>
 			You may be prompted at this point to upgrade the workspace, should you be using
 			a more recent version of Visual C++. If so, allow the workspace to be upgraded.
 		</P>
 		<P>
 			Build the <CODE>.dll</CODE> and <CODE>.lib</CODE> files.
 		</P>
 		<P>
 			This is done by right clicking on each project in turn (Projects are listed in
 			the Workspace panel in the FileView tab), and selecting "Build".
 		</P>
 		<P>
 			If you get an error about SDL_config.h being missing, you should
 			copy include/SDL_config.h.default to include/SDL_config.h and try again.
 		</P>
 		<P>
 			You may get a few warnings, but you should not get any errors. You do have to
 			have at least the DirectX 5 SDK installed, however. The latest
 			version of DirectX can be downloaded or purchased on a cheap CD (my
 			recommendation) from <A HREF="http://www.microsoft.com">Microsoft </A>.
 		</P>
 		<P>
 			Later, we will refer to the following .lib and .dll files that have just been
 			generated:
 		</P>
 		<ul>
     <li> SDL.dll</li>
     <li> SDL.lib</li>
     <li> SDLmain.lib</li>
     </ul>
 		<P>
 			Search for these using the Windows Find (Windows-F) utility, if you don't
 			already know where they should be. For those of you with a clue, look inside
 			the Debug or Release directories of the subdirectories of the Project folder.
 			(It might be easier to just use Windows Find if this sounds confusing. And
 			don't worry about needing a clue; we all need visits from the clue fairy
 			frequently.)
 		</P>
 		<H3>
 			Creating a Project with SDL
 		</H3>
 		<P>
 			Create a project as a Win32 Application.
 		</P>
 		<P>
 			Create a C++ file for your project.
 		</P>
 		<P>
 			Set the C runtime to "Multi-threaded DLL" in the menu: <CODE>Project|Settings|C/C++
 				tab|Code Generation|Runtime Library </CODE>.
 		</P>
 		<P>
 			Add the SDL <CODE>include</CODE> directory to your list of includes in the
 			menu: <CODE>Project|Settings|C/C++ tab|Preprocessor|Additional include directories </CODE>
 			.
 			<br>
 			<STRONG><FONT color="#009900">VC7 Specific: Instead of doing this I find it easier to
 					add the include and library directories to the list that VC7 keeps. Do this by
 					selecting Tools|Options|Projects|VC++ Directories and under the "Show
 					Directories For:" dropbox select "Include Files", and click the "New Directory
 					Icon" and add the [SDLROOT]\include directory (ex. If you installed to
 					c:\SDL-1.2.5\ add c:\SDL-1.2.5\include).&nbsp;Proceed to&nbsp;change the
 					dropbox selection to "Library Files" and add [SDLROOT]\lib.</FONT></STRONG>
 		</P>
 			<P>
 				The "include directory" I am referring to is the <CODE>include</CODE> folder
 				within the main SDL directory (the one that this HTML file located within).
 			</P>
 			<P>
 				Now we're going to use the files that we had created earlier in the Build SDL
 				step.
 			</P>
 			<P>
 				Copy the following files into your Project directory:
 			</P>
 			<ul>
      <li> SDL.dll</li>
      </ul>
 			<P>
 				Add the following files to your project (It is not necessary to copy them to
 				your project directory):
 			</P>
 			<ul>
      <li> SDL.lib </li>
      <li> SDLmain.lib</li>
      </ul>
 			<P>
 				(To add them to your project, right click on your project, and select "Add
 				files to project")
 			</P>
 		<P><STRONG><FONT color="#009900">Instead of adding the files to your project it is more
 					desireable to add them to the linker options: Project|Properties|Linker|Command
 					Line and type the names of the libraries to link with in the "Additional
 					Options:" box.&nbsp; Note: This must be done&nbsp;for&nbsp;each&nbsp;build
 					configuration (eg. Release,Debug).</FONT></STRONG></P>
 		<H3>
 			SDL 101, First Day of Class
 		</H3>
 		<P>
 			Now create the basic body of your project. The body of your program should take
 			the following form: <CODE>
 				<PRE>
 #include "SDL.h"

 int main( int argc, char* argv[] )
 {
   // Body of the program goes here.
   return 0;
 }
 </PRE>
 			</CODE>
 		<P></P>
 		<H3>
 			That's it!
 		</H3>
 		<P>
 			I hope that this document has helped you get through the most difficult part of
 			using the SDL: installing it. Suggestions for improvements to this document
 			should be sent to the writers of this document.
 		</P>
 		<P>
 			Thanks to Paulus Esterhazy (pesterhazy@gmx.net), for the work on VC++ port.
 		</P>
 		<P>
 			This document was originally called "VisualC.txt", and was written by <A HREF="mailto:slouken@libsdl.org">
 				Sam Lantinga</A>.
 		</P>
 		<P>
 			Later, it was converted to HTML and expanded into the document that you see
 			today by <A HREF="mailto:snowlion@sprynet.com">Lion Kimbro</A>.
 		</P>
 		<P>Minor Fixes and Visual C++ 7 Information (In Green) was added by <A HREF="mailto:james@conceptofzero.net">James Turk</A>
 		</P>
 	</BODY>
 </HTML>
	<HTML>
	<HEAD>
	<TITLE>Using SDL with Microsoft Visual C++</TITLE>
	</HEAD>
	<BODY>
	<H1>
	Using SDL with Microsoft Visual C++ 5,6 and 7
	</H1>
	<H3>
	by <A HREF="mailto:snowlion@sprynet.com">Lion Kimbro </A>and additions by <A HREF="mailto:james@conceptofzero.net">
	James Turk</A>
	</H3>
	<p>
	You can either use the precompiled libraries from <A HREF="http://www.libsdl.org/download.php">
	the SDL Download web site </A>, or you can build SDL yourself.
	</p>
	<H3>
	Building SDL
	</H3>
	<P>
	Go into the VisualC
	directory that is created, and double-click on the VC++ file "<CODE>SDL.dsw</CODE>"<STRONG><FONT color="#009900">
	("<CODE>SDL.sln</CODE>").</FONT></STRONG> This should open up the IDE.
	</P>
	<P>
	You may be prompted at this point to upgrade the workspace, should you be using
	a more recent version of Visual C++. If so, allow the workspace to be upgraded.
	</P>
	<P>
	Build the <CODE>.dll</CODE> and <CODE>.lib</CODE> files.
	</P>
	<P>
	This is done by right clicking on each project in turn (Projects are listed in
	the Workspace panel in the FileView tab), and selecting "Build".
	</P>
	<P>
	If you get an error about SDL_config.h being missing, you should
	copy include/SDL_config.h.default to include/SDL_config.h and try again.
	</P>
	<P>
	You may get a few warnings, but you should not get any errors. You do have to
	have at least the DirectX 5 SDK installed, however. The latest
	version of DirectX can be downloaded or purchased on a cheap CD (my
	recommendation) from <A HREF="http://www.microsoft.com">Microsoft </A>.
	</P>
	<P>
	Later, we will refer to the following .lib and .dll files that have just been
	generated:
	</P>
	<ul>
	<li> SDL.dll</li>
	<li> SDL.lib</li>
	<li> SDLmain.lib</li>
	</ul>
	<P>
	Search for these using the Windows Find (Windows-F) utility, if you don't
	already know where they should be. For those of you with a clue, look inside
	the Debug or Release directories of the subdirectories of the Project folder.
	(It might be easier to just use Windows Find if this sounds confusing. And
	don't worry about needing a clue; we all need visits from the clue fairy
	frequently.)
	</P>
	<H3>
	Creating a Project with SDL
	</H3>
	<P>
	Create a project as a Win32 Application.
	</P>
	<P>
	Create a C++ file for your project.
	</P>
	<P>
	Set the C runtime to "Multi-threaded DLL" in the menu: <CODE>Project\|Settings\|C/C++
	tab\|Code Generation\|Runtime Library </CODE>.
	</P>
	<P>
	Add the SDL <CODE>include</CODE> directory to your list of includes in the
	menu: <CODE>Project\|Settings\|C/C++ tab\|Preprocessor\|Additional include directories </CODE>
	.
	<br>
	<STRONG><FONT color="#009900">VC7 Specific: Instead of doing this I find it easier to
	add the include and library directories to the list that VC7 keeps. Do this by
	selecting Tools\|Options\|Projects\|VC++ Directories and under the "Show
	Directories For:" dropbox select "Include Files", and click the "New Directory
	Icon" and add the [SDLROOT]\include directory (ex. If you installed to
	c:\SDL-1.2.5\ add c:\SDL-1.2.5\include). Proceed to change the
	dropbox selection to "Library Files" and add [SDLROOT]\lib.</FONT></STRONG>
	</P>
	<P>
	The "include directory" I am referring to is the <CODE>include</CODE> folder
	within the main SDL directory (the one that this HTML file located within).
	</P>
	<P>
	Now we're going to use the files that we had created earlier in the Build SDL
	step.
	</P>
	<P>
	Copy the following files into your Project directory:
	</P>
	<ul>
	<li> SDL.dll</li>
	</ul>
	<P>
	Add the following files to your project (It is not necessary to copy them to
	your project directory):
	</P>
	<ul>
	<li> SDL.lib </li>
	<li> SDLmain.lib</li>
	</ul>
	<P>
	(To add them to your project, right click on your project, and select "Add
	files to project")
	</P>
	<P><STRONG><FONT color="#009900">Instead of adding the files to your project it is more
	desireable to add them to the linker options: Project\|Properties\|Linker\|Command
	Line and type the names of the libraries to link with in the "Additional
	Options:" box.  Note: This must be done for each build
	configuration (eg. Release,Debug).</FONT></STRONG></P>
	<H3>
	SDL 101, First Day of Class
	</H3>
	<P>
	Now create the basic body of your project. The body of your program should take
	the following form: <CODE>
	<PRE>
	#include "SDL.h"

	int main( int argc, char* argv[] )
	{
	// Body of the program goes here.
	return 0;
	}
	</PRE>
	</CODE>
	<P></P>
	<H3>
	That's it!
	</H3>
	<P>
	I hope that this document has helped you get through the most difficult part of
	using the SDL: installing it. Suggestions for improvements to this document
	should be sent to the writers of this document.
	</P>
	<P>
	Thanks to Paulus Esterhazy (pesterhazy@gmx.net), for the work on VC++ port.
	</P>
	<P>
	This document was originally called "VisualC.txt", and was written by <A HREF="mailto:slouken@libsdl.org">
	Sam Lantinga</A>.
	</P>
	<P>
	Later, it was converted to HTML and expanded into the document that you see
	today by <A HREF="mailto:snowlion@sprynet.com">Lion Kimbro</A>.
	</P>
	<P>Minor Fixes and Visual C++ 7 Information (In Green) was added by <A HREF="mailto:james@conceptofzero.net">James Turk</A>
	</P>
	</BODY>
	</HTML>