setting up SDL on windows

[saltpro15]

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?

[DemonWasp]

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[/url].

For the actual problem, just find an untar utility for Windows that you like.

[saltpro15]

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

[zero-impact]

WinRAR is very good as well.

[andrew.]

7-zip is the best. It's clean, lightweight, opens almost anything, and 100% free.

[saltpro15]

my bad andrew, I meant 7-zip

[andrew.]

Oh haha.

[BigBear]

7zip is the best freeware ever