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saltpro15

Wed May 20, 2009 5:46 pm


setting up SDL on windows

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hey guys,

I decided to set up the sdl library on windows so I could show my teacher. It was previously compiled under Linux.  I'm using Lazyfoo's instructions, but they don't really make sense.  Apparently I'm supposed to download a .tar and extract it.  I though .tar's were for linux and .zip were for windows.  Anyone know what I'm doing wrong?


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DemonWasp

Wed May 20, 2009 6:46 pm


RE:setting up SDL on windows

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Both file formats work on both. Secondly, tar is just an archival format (lumps a bunch of files into a single file) whereas zip is a compression scheme which also allows for archival. In fact, a common use is to zip a tar file - this results in the common .tar.gz extension. [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tar_(file_format)]See the Wiki page for more information.

For the actual problem, just find an [url=http://www.google.ca/search?q=untar+windows+xp&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-GB:official&client=firefox-a]untar utility for Windows that you like.


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saltpro15

Wed May 20, 2009 7:36 pm


RE:setting up SDL on windows

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ok, thanks DemonWasp.  I found an untar utility I like, it's called 7-up, it's free and a small download.


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zero-impact

Thu May 21, 2009 6:08 am


RE:setting up SDL on windows

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[url=http://rarsoft.com/]WinRAR is very good as well.


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andrew.

Thu May 21, 2009 7:10 pm


RE:setting up SDL on windows

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[url=www.7-zip.org]7-zip is the best. It's clean, lightweight, opens almost anything, and 100% free.


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saltpro15

Thu May 21, 2009 7:22 pm


RE:setting up SDL on windows

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:oops: my bad andrew, I meant 7-zip


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andrew.

Thu May 21, 2009 7:25 pm


RE:setting up SDL on windows

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Oh haha.


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BigBear

Thu May 21, 2009 8:26 pm


RE:setting up SDL on windows

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7zip is the best freeware ever