j-m / cmake-find-sdl2

CMake find modules to locate SDL2 redistributables on Windows and Mac

cmake-find-sdl2

CMake find modules to locate SDL2 redistributables on Windows and Mac

Instructions

Copy & paste the contents of this repo to your project.
Rename line 2 of CMakeLists.txt.
For each library you wish to add download the "Development libraries" to a common folder of libraries, i.e. C:/dev/dist.

Use the following project structure:

|-headers
|-resources
|-src
| \-main.cpp
\-CMakeLists.txt

You'll want to .gitignore the build and out project root directories.

Supported Libraries

SDL2 SDL2_image SDL2_mixer SDL2_ttf

IDE Specifics

VSCode

Install the CMake Tools extension (ms-vscode.cmake-tools formerly vector-of-bool.cmake-tools)

.vscode/settings.json

...
"cmake.configureSettings": {
  "LIBS": "C:/dev/dist"
}
...

Visual Studio

You should have a nice GUI. If you don't, copy & paste this and restart; it'll probably complain but it should show you something.

CMakeSettings.json

...
"configurations": [
  {
    "name": "x64-Debug",
    "generator": "Ninja",
    "configurationType": "Debug",
    "inheritEnvironments": [ "clang_cl_x64" ],
    "buildRoot": "${projectDir}\\out\\build\\${name}",
    "installRoot": "${projectDir}\\out\\install\\${name}",
    "cmakeCommandArgs": "",
    "buildCommandArgs": "-v",
    "ctestCommandArgs": "",
    "variables": [
      {
        "name": "LIBS",
        "value": "C:/dev/dist/",
        "type": "PATH"
      }
    ]
  }
]
...