install a library on mingw in linux vps

[Delaney martin]

Hi, I am trying to compile my C++ code.

but I get #include <SDL2/SDL.h> which I don’t get when compiling with g++.

How can I install these libraries for mingw on linux VPS?

[Clay Page]

Follow these steps:

1. Install MinGW-w64 on Your Linux VPS

If you haven't installed MinGW-w64, install it using the package manager:

sudo apt update

sudo apt install mingw-w64

2. Install SDL2 Development Libraries for MinGW:

Download and Manually Install SDL2 for MinGW

1. Download the precompiled SDL2 MinGW binaries:
   • SDL2
   • SDL2_image
   • SDL2_ttf

Extract the downloaded .zip files:

unzip SDL2-devel-*.zip -d ~/mingw-libs/

unzip SDL2_image-devel-*.zip -d ~/mingw-libs/

unzip SDL2_ttf-devel-*.zip -d ~/mingw-libs/

Copy the necessary files to your MinGW-w64 directory:

cp -r ~/mingw-libs/SDL2-*/x86_64-w64-mingw32/include/* /usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32/include/

cp -r ~/mingw-libs/SDL2-*/x86_64-w64-mingw32/lib/* /usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32/lib/

3. Compile Your Code with MinGW-w64

Now, compile your program with the correct SDL2 include and library paths:

x86_64-w64-mingw32-g++ main.cpp -I/usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32/include/SDL2 -L/usr/x86_64-w64-mingw32/lib -lSDL2 -lSDL2_image -lSDL2_ttf -o windows32.exe

4. Ensure SDL2 DLLs are Included in Your Windows Build


For your compiled windows32.exe to run on Windows, make sure to copy the SDL2.dll, SDL2_image.dll, and SDL2_ttf.dll from the downloaded SDL2 binaries into the same directory as your .exe file.