Linking SDL2 with gcc

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After having downloaded the development library for SDL2 and attempting to link it with the -lSDL2 command in gcc, I am told that the library can not be found. Is there a specific directory i should place the framework in ? Or can I specify the directory in the command line so it knows where to link it from?

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score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 01 '15 at 21:32

You use the -l (lower-case L) to tell the linker to link with a specific library.

You use the -L option to tell the linker about which folders to search for libraries.

So if you have install SDL2 in a non-standard location, use the -L option to specify where the library is installed, just like you use the -I (capital i) to specify where headers are for the preprocessor to find them.

score 0 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 11:43

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If you have not placed it within one of the standard paths where to search for libraries, you should set and export a correctly defined LD_LIBRARY_PATH/LIBRARY_PATH variable.

This discussion contains enough information.

edited May 23 '17 at 11:43

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