Multiplatform SDL2 project template

A multiplatform SDL2 project template for game development.

Dependencies

Git must be installed on all platforms. The following sections describes the dependencies on each platform.

Linux

• GNU Make
• Bash
• ar
• g++-4.8 or greater
• dpkg-deb (for Debian package)
• fakeroot
• lintian
• gzip
• sed

Windows

• Cygwin (GNU Make, x86_64-w64-mingw32-g++.exe and x86_64-w64-mingw32-ar.exe must be installed)
• Visual Studio (cl.exe, lib.exe and link.exe)
• WiX (installer, provides candle.exe and light.exe)

Visual Studio setup

The Visual Studio compiler cl.exe needs a proper setup to work in Cygwin. Put the script runcl.bat below in your PATH:

@echo off
:: PATH_TO_SCRIPT is the path to vcvars script in Visual Studio installation. Example:
:: call "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvars64.bat"
call "PATH_TO_SCRIPT\vcvars64.bat"

:: PATH_TO_CL is the path to cl.exe in Visual Studio installation. Example:
:: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\VC\Tools\MSVC\14.10.25017\bin\HostX64\x64\cl.exe" %*
"C:PATH_TO_CL\cl.exe" %*

Do the same for the lib.exe and link.exe (scripts runlib.bat and runlink.bat), changing only the last line, replacing cl.exe for the proper tool.

Visual Studio Community does not install C++ support by default. You must select C++ on installer manually.

Installer configuration

• Product and Upgrade Code GUIDS must be generated by uuidgen.exe and replaced
• Tutorial: https://www.firegiant.com/wix/tutorial/getting-started/

Mac OSX

• GNU Make
• Bash
• ar
• clang
• create-dmg (https://github.com/andreyvit/create-dmg/blob/master/README.md)