Setting up SFML 2.1 on Dev-c++

[toad1359]

How would I go about setting up SFML 2.1 on Dev-c++ 4.9.9.2? I downloaded the minGW package.

[eXpl0it3r]

First you should upgrade Dev C++ to Orwell's version, which is somewhere at 5.5.1.

Next the setup will be very similar to the on with Code::Blocks, you'll just need to find the similar options. It's not that hard, just try it and if it doesn't work come back here.

[toad1359]

Do I have to use Orwell's version or can I use 4.9.9.2?

[eXpl0it3r]

The Bloodshed version (4.9.9.2) is outdated big time. It contains bugs, is not up-to-date with the latest C++ standards, misses other features, etc.
So yes you should definitely update!

[Laurent]

Your question should not be "how do I set up SFML on Dev-C++", but rather "how do I set up a library with Dev-C++", and more generally "how do I use Dev-C++". This way you won't have to post on the forums of each other library that you may use in the future. Especially since you chose a dead IDE that nobody knows about anymore

[eXpl0it3r]

Especially since you chose a dead IDE that nobody knows about anymore

The Orwell version is not really dead.

[Laurent]

But is it seriously used by today's developers?

[eXpl0it3r]

Probably not that much since everyone seems to hate Dev-C++ for some reason...
But unpopular software doesn't equal to unusable. I'm sure there's a handful of people using it.