Setup SFML on VS 2013 professional

[Sarbast]

Hi
its been three days i can't still mange to setup SFML 2.1
please help me

[zsbzsb]

If you downloaded the precompiled libs from the main site they will not work since they are for VS 2012. Either compile SFML yourself or grab the nightlies from here.

[Sarbast]

i'm newbie i never used any API before
could please direct me to the tutorial

[eXpl0it3r]

The CMake tutorial is here.

My Nightly Builds are just like the SFML packages, so you just remove your current libraries and use mine instead.

[Sarbast]

i downloaded Nightly SFML for x64
but now i have system type error

Error   1       error LNK1112: module machine type 'x64' conflicts with target machine type 'X86'       c:\Users\Sarbast\documents\visual studio 2013\Projects\SFMLs\sfml-graphics-d.lib(sfml-graphics-d-2.dll) SFMLs
 

[eXpl0it3r]

If you use the 64 bit libraries, you'll also have to use the 64 bit compiler.
If you don't find the setting, google for it.

[Sarbast]

fixed it
now i have another one
the program can't start because sfml-graphics-2.dll missing from your computer
how can i link the DLL files?
i forgot to add SFML_STATIC
well another error 

Error   1       error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "public: static class sf::Color const sf::Color::Green" (?Green@Color@sf@@2V12@B)     C:\Users\Sarbast\documents\visual studio 2013\Projects\SFMLs\main.obj   SFMLs
Error   2       error LNK2001: unresolved external symbol "public: static class sf::RenderStates const sf::RenderStates::Default" (?Default@RenderStates@sf@@2V12@B)    C:\Users\Sarbast\documents\visual studio 2013\Projects\SFMLs\main.obj   SFMLs
Error   3       error LNK1120: 2 unresolved externals   C:\Users\Sarbast\documents\visual studio 2013\Projects\SFMLs\Debug\SFMLs.exe    1       1       SFMLs
 

[eXpl0it3r]

Read the official tutorial. DLLs don't get linked. You just need to copy them next to your executable.

[Sarbast]

I really tired it won't work

[magneonx]

Hi also encountered that very same error. What I did is that I replaced SFML_STATIC with SFML_DYNAMIC. Currently is still don't know the difference, but I do understand what static and dynamic means but not just on the API building from source stuff. But anyway in case you need help maybe replacing SFML_STATIC with SFML_DYNAMIC should work? It did work for me. I built SFML from source from the very master file in GitHub, I plan to use SFML with Thor.

I hope this helps /

[Sarbast]

it worked magneonx 
i want to thank you 1 million times man you saved me 
i was about to give up and start downloading SDL

[eXpl0it3r]

Those that can read have clearly an advantage...
If you just look at images and randomly type what's written there, you'll obviously run into issues. SFML_STATIC is - what a surprise - for static libraries and as the tutorial states, those are the ones with the -s suffix. So if you define SFML_STATIC and link the ones without the -s suffix, you'll obviously get errors...

SFML_DYNAMIC doesn't exist anymore and as such doesn't need to be specified.

[Sarbast]

i don't whats the problem with SFML_STATIC;
but here the steps
1-download SFML2.1 at Nightly and extract to c:\data

2-make an empty project and add a source.cpp

3-link C:\data\SFML-VS12x32\include and C:\data\SFML-VS12x32\lib

4- add Add the following libraries for statically
sfml-graphics-s-d.lib
sfml-audio-s-d.lib
sfml-system-s-d.lib
sfml-window-s-d.lib
sfml-network-s-d.lib

Add the following libraries for dynamically

sfml-graphics-d.lib
sfml-audio-d.lib
sfml-system-d.lib
sfml-window-d.lib
sfml-network-d.lib

5- add SFML_STATIC


i don't know whats more i should do

[G.]

Maybe https://github.com/SFML/SFML/wiki/FAQ#build-link-static

[binary1248]

What is your native language? Just wanted to know in case we go ahead and translate the tutorial into more languages in the future.

I think it is more or less clear from the tutorial that you should select one link type, either static or dynamic, not both. Obviously, you should only define SFML_STATIC if you choose to link statically. It doesn't make sense to define SFML_STATIC if you link dynamically does it? Also, there is no more SFML_DYNAMIC, not for the last 3 years. Not defining SFML_STATIC implies dynamic linking. Whoever suggests defining SFML_DYNAMIC to solve issues just resorted to trial and error rather than trying to understand and systematically solve the problem.