SDL (Simple DirectMedia Layer) - Getting started in Linux
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Install the development libraries of SDL from the official repositories of your Linux distribution.
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$ gcc sdl.c -o sdl -lSDL2
The argument -lSDL2 means after compiling sdl.c with gcc, the binary sdl, named using the -o argument, is linked to the SDL 2 runtime libraries.
NOTE: Linking the binary to SDL 1.2 libraries requires the -lSDL argument.
To continue using the terminal to build your source, you can use GNU Make, CMake or a plain Makefile.
Code::Blocks edit