When using Visual C++ I get "fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'windows.h': No such file or directory" When using Visual C++ 5, I get the following error message: SDL.lib : fatal error LNK1106: invalid file or disk full

You need to pass the SDL_INIT_NOPARACHUTE flag to your calls to SDL_Init() to make the msvc debugger work. Otherwise the debugger will be unable to trace exceptions, and other debugging features like run to cursor won't work. See similar questions...

SDL 1.2.5 and newer have projects for C++ Builder 5 and 6 for Windows, Kylix 3, and the free Borland C++ command line tools. Take a look at Borland.html in the source archive. For both Watcom C/C++ and Borland C/C++ the compiler option that makes enums having the size of an int must be enabled. This is "-b" for Borland C/C++ and "-ei" for Watcom C/C++ (v11). You still need the SDL_MAIN.LIB file, so that you don't need to define WinMain() and all that junky windows stuff. You have no . See similar questions...

Try the Dev-C++ tutorial available at: http://cone3d.gamedev.net/cgi-bin/index.pl?page=tutorials/gfxsdl/tut1. If you have problems, please contact the author of the tutorial. There are also step by step instructions at: http://docs.deninet.com/sdl_on_dev_c.htm See similar questions...

The DirectX drivers have a system lock while you have video surfaces locked. To avoid this, you can set the video driver to GDI by setting the SDL_VIDEODRIVER environment variable to: windib Since this changes video and mouse/keyboard input drivers, you'll see a difference in performance and features available, but you'll be able to debug your application more easily. See similar questions...

Here's a funny analogy I saw posted->) Well, the principle is the same (create interface, add code to respond to events, add code to do something useful). But programming in VB is like riding a kiddy bike, while programming in C++ is like driving a Formula 1 racing car - be prepared for accidents. But seriously, VB is interpreted, MSVC is compiled, therefore MSVC programs should be much faster (if written well). See similar questions...

Visual C++ is Microsoft's premiere Windows programming environment. While there are several interesting, up-and-coming contenders in the client/server marketplace, C++ has proven itself to be the best tool available today for building large-scale, mission-critical applications. Although "Fourth Generation" programming environments offer features for rapid development, the end-results are often disappointing or impractical for large-scale implementations. See similar questions...

SDL stands for Simple DirectMedia Layer. It is a cross platform library for graphics, input, audio, threading, etc... that can be used for games, emulators, etc. VisualBoyAdvance has a special version that uses the SDL library and that provides the same behaviour on the different systems it as been ported to. The main difference with the Windows version is that it is command line driven, meaning you have to type arguments at the command line in order to run. See similar questions...

You can build and use SDL with gcc natively using either Cygwin or MinGW, or you can build a gcc cross-compiler targeting Windows from another platform. Once the build environment is set up, you can build your applications as though you are on UNIX. See the Linux FAQ for more details on building applications in this environment. See similar questions...

From lcc-win32 IDE run "Utils->Import foreign library" specifying the path of SDL.lib taken from Visual C++ package, this will create a new lcc\lib\sdl.lib file Select "Compiler->Settings", in the "compiler settings" tab, " Path" add the path to SDL include files; in the "linker settings" tab, "additional files to be included in the link" add sdl.lib Select "Project->Add/Delete files...", "Add new file..." and add SDL_win32_main.c taken from the src/main/win32 directory in the SDL source code. See similar questions...

Recall that when you delete[] an array, the runtime system magically knows how many destructors to run. This FAQ describes a technique used by some C++ compilers to do this (the other common technique is to use an associative array). If the compiler uses the "over-allocation" technique, the code for p = new Fred[n] looks something like the following. See similar questions...

Assuming that you have successfully installed C-Sharpener For VB, the menu option should automatically appear. If it doesn't appear, then try the following: Turn on the checkbox to the left of C-Sharpener For VB and click the OK button. The menu option should now appear. See similar questions...

Visual C++ provides its own STL implementation, and some of the other Microsoft C++ library headers may rely on that implementation. In particular, the SGI STL has not been tested in combination with Microsoft's new <iostream> header. It has been used successfully with the older <iostream.h> header. See similar questions...

The 16-bit version of Visual C++ (1.5x) only supports the development of OLE controls. It does not allow for the use of them in any way. Other 16-bit tools, such as Visual Basic 4.0 (16-bit) and Oracle's Power Objects, however, do allow their use. I think that Borland's 32/16-bit environment does allow their use too, but does not allow any "design time" configuration of the controls. See similar questions...

Microsoft has made their Visual C++ compiler available for free. It can be downloaded from Microsoft. You can use this compiler to build sanos. The sanos source distribution contains a Makefile which can be used to build sanos using the Visual C++ Toolkit 2003. However, some necessary tools are missing. The following files are missing: All tools but the MASM assembler (ml.exe) can be obtain freely from the Microsoft Platform SDK February 2003. MASM can be obtained from the Visual C++ 6. See similar questions...

Visual C++ can be used as a debugger. Select "Open Workspace" under the File menu. Select "Executable Files" under the dropdown box called "Files of type". Use the dialog box to locate the EXE you want to debug. After doing this, Visual C++ will allow you to debug that EXE, just as if it were built from a project. See similar questions...

Yes. See Integrating Microsoft Visual C 6 with Code::Blocks IDE for a detailed description on using VC++ 6.0 with Code::Blocks. See similar questions...

Start a new project and select makefile, on the general tab. Enter the name of the project and the folder where it will be located, leaving the ‘Create directory for solution’ box unchecked. Click OK. in the ‘Build command line:’ box. Under ‘Clean commands:’ type “make clean”. See similar questions...