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SFML notes

SFML configuration set for Visual Studio projects

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Configuration Properties → C/C++ → General → [ Additional Include Directories ]

C:\a-directory-with-the-SFML-headers-directory\;

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Configuration Properties → C/C++ → Proprocessor → [ Proprocessor Definition ]

SFML_STATIC;

Dynamic linking	Static linking
	SFML_STATIC

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Configuration Properties → C/C++ → Code Generatio → [ Runtime Library ]

Multi-threaded (/MT)

Dynamic linking (Debug)	Dynamic linking (Release)	Static linking (Debug)	Static linking (Release)
Multi-threaded Debug DLL (/MDd)	Multi-threaded DLL (/MD)	Multi-threaded Debug (/MTd)	Multi-threaded (/MT)

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Configuration Properties → Linker → General → [ Additional Library Directories ]

C:\a-directory-with-lib-type-files\;

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Configuration Properties → Linker → Input → [ Additional Dependencies ]

sfml-main.lib
sfml-graphics-s.lib
freetype.lib
sfml-window-s.lib
gdi32.lib
OpenGL32.lib
sfml-network-s.lib
ws2_32.lib
sfml-audio-s.lib
vorbis.lib
vorbisfile.lib
vorbisenc.lib
flac.lib
ogg.lib
OpenAL32.lib
sfml-system-s.lib
winmm.lib

Dynamic linking (Debug)	Dynamic linking (Release)	Static linking (Debug)	Static linking (Release)
sfml-main-d.lib sfml-graphics-d.lib sfml-window-d.lib sfml-network-d.lib sfml-audio-d.lib sfml-system-d.lib	sfml-main.lib sfml-graphics.lib sfml-window.lib sfml-network.lib sfml-audio.lib sfml-system.lib	sfml-main-d.lib sfml-graphics-s-d.lib freetype.lib sfml-window-s-d.lib gdi32.lib OpenGL32.lib sfml-network-s-d.lib ws2_32.lib sfml-audio-s-d.lib vorbis.lib vorbisfile.lib vorbisenc.lib flac.lib ogg.lib OpenAL32.lib sfml-system-s-d.lib winmm.lib	sfml-main.lib sfml-graphics-s.lib freetype.lib sfml-window-s.lib gdi32.lib OpenGL32.lib sfml-network-s.lib ws2_32.lib sfml-audio-s.lib vorbis.lib vorbisfile.lib vorbisenc.lib flac.lib ogg.lib OpenAL32.lib sfml-system-s.lib winmm.lib

SFML libraries dependencies scheme for static linking

graph BT;
    Audio([sfml-audio-s.lib]);
    Network([sfml-network-s.lib]);
    System([sfml-system-s.lib]);
    Window([sfml-window-s.lib]);
    Graphics([sfml-graphics-s.lib]);
    OpenGL[OpenGL32.lib];
    WS2[ws2_32.lib];
    OpenAL[OpenAL32.lib];
    Vorbis[vorbis.lib\nvorbisfile.lib\nvorbisenc.lib\nflac.lib\nogg.lib];
    FreeType[freetype.lib];
    Winmm[winmm.lib];
    GDI[gdi32.lib];

    System--->Network;
    System--->Window
    Window-->Graphics;
    OpenGL-->Window;
    WS2-->Network;
    FreeType-->Graphics;
    Winmm-->System;
    GDI-->Window;
    Vorbis-->Audio;
    OpenAL-->Audio;
    System--->Audio;

	classDef sfml fill:#333,stroke:#000,stroke-width:2px,color:#f0a;
    classDef lib3rd fill:#333,stroke:#000,stroke-width:2px,color:#f55;
    class Audio,Network,Graphics,Window,System, sfml
    class OpenGL,OpenAL,WS2,Vorbis,FreeType,Winmm,GDI, lib3rd

	linkStyle default stroke-width:2px,fill:none,stroke:grey
	linkStyle 3,4,5,6,7,8,9 stroke:blue,color:blue
	linkStyle 0,1,2,10 stroke:red,color:red

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Configuration Properties → Linker → System → [ SubSystem ]

Windows (/SUBSYSTEM:WINDOWS)

Debug	Release
Console (/SUBSYSTEM:CONSOLE)	Windows (/SUBSYSTEM:WINDOWS)