Visual C++ 2005 Express Edition

SDL Development
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Microsoft has released a free version of it’s Visual C++ 2005 compiler:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/visualc/default.aspx

If you decide to install it, make sure you install the Platform SDK
and follow all the instructions to enable compiling Win32 API programs:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/visualc/usingpsdk/

Here’s how to build SDL with Visual C++ 2005 Express Edition:

  1. Download and unpack the latest CVS snapshot:
    http://www.libsdl.org/cvs/SDL-1.2.zip
  2. Unpack VisualC.zip into the current folder. If you accidentally
    create a subfolder, move the VisualC folder in the subfolder back
    into the top level of the SDL-1.2 folder.
  3. Open the SDL solution in the VisualC directory.
  4. Allow Visual C++ to convert the project to the latest version.
  5. Remove the Version.rc resource from the project.
  6. Build!

Enjoy!
-Sam Lantinga, Senior Software Engineer, Blizzard Entertainment