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doc: clarify how to specify path to SDL2 in Getting Started Guide.

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Vladimír Vondruš 10 years ago
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@ -188,6 +188,13 @@ where to create build directory, allows you to specify initial CMake parameters
(e.g. the `-DWITH_SDL2APPLICATION=ON` parameter) and then you can just press *Configure* (e.g. the `-DWITH_SDL2APPLICATION=ON` parameter) and then you can just press *Configure*
and everything is ready to be built. and everything is ready to be built.
If you have SDL2 in a non-standard location and CMake can't find it, you need
to specify where SDL `include/` and `lib/` directories are through
`CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH`. So, for example, on Windows, the full CMake invocation
might look like this:
cmake .. -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH="C:/Users/you/Downloads/SDL2-2.0.4" -DWITH_SDL2APPLICATION=ON
On Windows you may get errors about missing DLLs when running the application. On Windows you may get errors about missing DLLs when running the application.
The solution is either compiling everything as static (enable `BUILD_STATIC` The solution is either compiling everything as static (enable `BUILD_STATIC`
CMake option) or installing the dependencies somewhere. To install them, change CMake option) or installing the dependencies somewhere. To install them, change

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