Using libsdl-framework

[Braden McDaniel]

Anders F Björklund wrote:
> Braden McDaniel wrote:
> 
>> Is MacPorts' libsdl-framework usable directly from C and C++, or do I 
>> need an Objective-C entry point as described here?
>>
>>   <http://www.libsdl.org/faq.php?action=listentries&category=7#55>
> 
> For Cocoa backend with SDL 1.2 you need a SDLMain entry point.
> Normally this is handled by `sdl-config`, not so with Xcode.

Ah, you mean if I'm using libsdl (i.e., not the framework variant).

>> When I try to compile this program:
>>
>>   #include <SDL/SDL.h>
>>   int main(int argc, char * argv[])
>>   {
>>     SDL_Init(0);
>>   }
>>
>> ... like this:
>>
>>   gcc -o foo -framework SDL foo.c
> 
> You are missing a "-F/opt/local/Library/Frameworks", as well ?
> (so that it can find it in the ${prefix}, like with -I or -L)

libsdl-framework appears to get installed to /Library/Frameworks, so 
this is not required.

>> ... I get this linker error:
>>
>>   Undefined symbols:
>>     "_main", referenced from:
>>         start in crt1.10.5.o
>>   ld: symbol(s) not found
>>   collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
>>
>> -lSDLmain didn't help (AFAICT, the framework provides no 
>> libSDLmain.a); is there some other alternative?
> 
> libSDLmain.a is only included with the library (non-framework)
> version of SDL, with the framework you need to compile SDLMain.m

Okay; thanks for the confirmation.

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