Eclipse and Allegro

Ace Blackwell · 01-29-2009, 09:28 AM

I am trying to simply compile and run a 3 line program in Eclipse with an Allegro command. Just to verify I have things set up correctly. My problem is I don't know how to get Eclipse to include the allegro lib when telling gcc to comile/link the program. I can get Eclipse to run a simple console program until I include the Allegro stuff. I have the allegro.h include file added and I have put in the initialization lines as suggested by Allegro documentation. I have even compiled and ran from the prompt a while back. But of course that negates the "ease" of using and IDE. I keep getting an unidentified keypressed error.

Can anyone help?

Oh and if needed, I'm running SlamD64 12.1 on and HP2945se 64Bit turion x2.

Thanks in advance
Ace

paulsm4 · 01-30-2009, 11:06 PM

Does this help:

http://wiki.eclipse.org/CDT/User/FAQ

Quote:

How do I add an external library to my C++ project?

Go to Your Project's Properties by right clicking on project's name and selecting properties. Click on "C/C++ Build". Under Tool Settings Tab, click on Directories. Click on The Add Button and Select FileSystem. Select the folder with C/C++ libraries. Apply and then Ok. The new library is included.

The option commented before didn't work when I tried it. I solve it including the external library I want to add (libwsock32.a in my case) in Project->Properties->Tool Settings Tab->C++ Linker->Miscellaneous.

14:26, 18 December 2007 (EST): Neither of these worked for me under Linux. I had to open up the project's properties and go to "C/C++ Build" -> "Settings" and then hit the "Libraries" item under "GCC C++ Linker" heading in the list on the right. Then, I entered the libraries as I would in the command line ("pthread" for libpthread, etc...). (Dustin Oprea)

Ace Blackwell · 02-03-2009, 08:36 AM

Thanks paulsm4, This put me in the right spot. I appreciate the time

Ace