Used Libraries

Windows Libraries

Update Instructions

To update a library, delete all files except files in .svn directories. Then extract those folders from the source code release that are already contained in the project. Update project file and make a list of all new files. Once it compiles and runs commit all new files from the list and the modified and deleted files to version control.

Links and Instructions for each library:

SDL

Version: 1.2.10

Link: http://www.libsdl.org/download-1.2.php (latest 1.2.10)

Download: Source Archive

directx

Version: 8.0

Link: http://www.libsdl.org/extras/win32/common/ (lastest 5.0)

Download: direct-devel.tar.gz

Homepage: http://msdn.microsoft.com/directx/sdk/default.aspx (latest 9.0c)

SDL_image

Version: 1.2.5

Link: http://www.libsdl.org/projects/SDL_image/ (latest 1.2.5)

Download: Source Archiv

jpeg

Version: 6b

Link: http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/jpeg.htm (latest 6b)

Download: Developer files Archive, Binaries

Usage: Put files in SDL_image/VisualC/VisualC/graphics/{include,lib}

Homepage: http://www.ijg.org/ (latest 6b)

libpng

Version: 1.2.8

Link: http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/libpng.htm (latest 1.2.8)

Download: Developer files Archive, Binaries

Homepage: http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=5624 (latest 1.2.10)

http://www.libpng.org/pub/png/libpng.html

libz

Version: 1.2.3

Link: http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/zlib.htm (latest 1.2.3)

Download: Developer files Archive, Binaries

Homepage: http://www.zlib.net/ (latest 1.2.3)

libtiff

Version: 3.8.2

Link: http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/tiff.htm (latest 3.8.2)

Donwload: Developer files Archive, Binaries

Homepage: http://www.remotesensing.org/libtiff/ (latest 3.8.2)

SDL_mixer

Version: 1.2.7

Link: http://www.libsdl.org/projects/SDL_mixer/ (latest 1.2.7)

Download: Source Archiv

mikmod

Version: 3.1.9a is included with SDL_mixer(1.2.7)

Homepage: http://mikmod.raphnet.net/ (latest 3.1.11)

smpeg

Version: ? included with SDL_mixer

Homepage: http://icculus.org/smpeg/ (latest 0.4.4)

Old Homepage: http://www.lokigames.com/development/smpeg.php3 (latest 0.4.4)

Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMPEG 0.4.4

Note: 0.4.4 no longer explicitly supports SDL_mixer

libogg

Version: 1.1.3

Link: http://www.xiph.org/downloads/ (latest 1.1.3)

Download: Source Archiv

libvorbis

Version: 1.1.2

Link: http://www.xiph.org/downloads/ (latest 1.1.2)

Download: Source Archiv

libiconv

Version: 1.9.2

Link: http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/libiconv.htm (latest 1.9.2)

Download: Developer files Archiv

Homepage: http://www.gnu.org/software/libiconv/ (latest 1.9.2)

libxml2

Version: 2.6.24

Link: https://www.zlatkovic.com/pub/libxml/oldreleases/

Download: libxml2-2.6.24.win32.zip

Homepage: http://xmlsoft.org/downloads.html

FTGL

Version: 2.1.2

Link: http://homepages.paradise.net.nz/henryj/code/#FTGL (latest 2.1.2)

Download: Source Archiv

freetype2

Version: 2.1.10.2079

Link: http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/freetype.htm (latest 2.1.10)

Download: Developer files Archiv

Homepage: http://www.freetype.org/download.html#stable (latest 2.2.1)

boost

Version: 1.3.3_1

Link: http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=7586 (latest 1.3.3_1)

Download: Source Archive and just extract required headers.

Homepage: http://www.boost.org

Collection

A collection of these libraries can be found in the Winlibs folder, which needs to be downloaded seperately.

Howto Generate a import library

We had to generate a import library (smpeg.lib) for SDL_mixer's smpeg.dll. A import library is required to link against a DLL.

How can I use a DLL without DEF or LIB files ? - Code::Blocks FAQ