SDL for Mac

This repository is for Mac users who want to use SDL on Mac with VS Code (both Intel and Apple ARM compatible).

Requirements

Homebrew

• You need to have Homebrew installed on your Mac. If you don't have it, you can install Homebrew from here. Then, you need to install SDL2, SDL2_image, SDL2_gfx, SDL2_ttf, and SDL2_mixer using Homebrew.

C/C++ Extension

• You need to have the C/C++ Extension installed in your VS Code. If you don't have it, you can install the C/C++ Extension from here.

Clone this repository

Open VS Code and clone this repository use cmnd+shift+p and type git clone and paste this repository URL in the input box.

https://github.com/mahanmi/SDL2-on-mac.git

install SDL2 Packages

• SDL2

brew install sdl2

• SDL2_image

brew install sdl2_image

• SDL2_gfx

brew install sdl2_gfx

• SDL2_ttf

brew install sdl2_ttf

• SDL2_mixer

brew install sdl2_mixer

link SDL2 Libraries

There is a script file in this repository called link.sh located in the lib folder. You need to run this script file to link the SDL2 libraries to your project. To do this, open your terminal and navigate to the root directory of this repository. Then, run the following command:

sh lib/link.sh

Try it out

Now you can use SDL on your Mac.Clone this repository and Try running src/main.cpp using the run button in VS Code, or you can use Ctrl+F5 to see if it works.