I’ve figured it all out. First, you need an SDL.lib file. To create it,
first place SDL.dll in your working directory. Next, use the following
commands:
impdef -a sdl.def sdl.dll
implib sdl.lib sdl.def
With impdef you create a definition file that lists SDL.dll’s functions.
The -a option creates aliases for the function in Microsoft style with
an underscore prepended.
implib creates the actual library file from the definition file. Place
the resulting file in your lib directory.
Unfortunately, there’s no DLL to create SDLmain.lib from. Take the win32
version of sdl_main.c and put it in your project’s directory.
Next, you have to make some small changes to SDL header files to
accomodate for Borland’s way of doing things.
In the file SDL_config_win32.h, at line 63, change this:
typedef signed long long int64_t;
typedef unsigned long long uint64_t;
to this:
typedef __int64 int64_t;
typedef unsigned __int64 uint64_t;
Borland C++ doesn’t support “long long”, since it’s non-standard. What
I’ve done here is to replace it with the Borland extension that
implements the same type.
Further in the same file, we have this:
#ifndef SIZE_T_DEFINED
#define SIZE_T_DEFINED
typedef unsigned int size_t;
#endif
Comment these lines out. The _stddef.h include file of Borland will
define size_t by itself later on.
Now you’re ready to compile your project’s files, along with sdl_main.c,
without linking:
bcc32 -b -c -tW -DWIN32 [your project files] sdl_main.c
-b (Make enums the size of an int)
-c (Don’t link)
-tW (make Windows application)
-DWIN32 (define WIN32)
Finally you can link the obj files:
ilink32 -aa -Tpe -c [your project obj files] sdl_main c0w32,[your map
file], sdl import32 cw32
-aa (make Windows application)
-Tpe (windows exe target)
-c (case sensitive linking)
c0w32.obj is the Windows application start-up code. You should have a
map file with the name of your first source file. You don’t need to type
in the extensions, as Borland will know it from the order defined by the
commas.
Finally, you may have to define the library path and the object path
while doing this if you’re on Win9x, as there’s a bug that sometimes
prevents the linker from reading its own configuration file.
I hope this helps other users of Borland’s free C++ compiler, and that
the SDL developers will update the FAQ with this information.
Finally I can start out on development with SDL!
Best regards
BenoitRen