SDL.h: No such file or directory... problem.

[slashdot]

When I try to compile my SDL program... I get this error

SDL.h: No such file or directory

I have included the #include "SDL.h" and should be fine, but I get that error.

After browsing around I realized I needed to install the development packages of SDL... I did to no prevail. I added paths from different directories... what do I do?

By the way I use GNU/Linux Slackware 10. SDL 1.2 compiled from source, then installed by rpm. (using rpm2tgz)

[redhead]

shouldn't it be:

#include <SDL.h>

Since I take it you didn't provide the SDL.h within the source directory you're working in.

[slashdot]

really? The tutorials I have read on SDL, they always show #include "SDL.h"... is that for C or C++?

[nimaj]

You would only use quotation marks around a the filename if the header file is in that directory. (AFAIK)

[redhead]

The quotation marks are for files currently available, which means in the same directory as the file including it.
When usign <>, you are refering to a system available file in the compilers include library, it dosn't matter where the file including it is placed, the compiler/linker knows where to find it, because it's library routine knows where to find it.

[slashdot]

Strange the information I got off this site shows it have "".

http://andrew.textux.com/tutorials/tut1/tutorial1.html

[redhead]

I find nowhere on that site, where it uses quotes, and the example1 clearly states it to be a system included.

/*****************************************************
 SDL Tutorial - Example 1
 Andrew M. <andrew@textux.com>
*****************************************************/

#include <stdlib.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>

#include <SDL.h>
...

So I see no other way than that...

[slashdot]

oops wrong site. Whatever I believe you.