SDL (noob)

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I decided I have to do some SDL stuff, instead of digging into the windows API.
This is step zero for me… Never did anything with the plethora of graphics / sound etc. possibilities.
What I do not want is a build.zig of 2000 lines with SDL stuff.

So the (for me) cleanest and easiest way is maybe what I saw here:
here
(The code on github in the description of the video).

The only riddle I stumbled upon was this:

pub const c = @cImport({
    @cInclude("SDL3/SDL.h");
});

Where or where is the location of this? What is the magic behind it?

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The magic behind it is that it has been deprecated in 0.16.0. That link should explain the details and alternatives.

edit: also note that in 0.17.0 translate-c has entirely moved out so must be pulled in as a dependency.

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The magic behind it is the same as C include: The zig compiler will search in the include paths for the header. If these are headers are installed in known locations, it will find them and link them up.

Like @pasta said, it is going away. So you will have to use translate-c in the future. And that will remove some of the magic.

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Thx! Struggling on from here :slight_smile: