/SDL2-Swift

Swift library for SDL2

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SDL2-Swift

Swift library for SDL2.

C libraries use their respective names for their module names import SDL2_TTF. The swifty wrappers append 'Swift' onto the module name import SDL2_TTFSwift. Not sure what's the cleanest solution tbh. As a matter of fact, it's likely that I'll refactor the swifty wrappers frequently.

This repo also serves as a minimum example project for running on windows. Note: I have yet to test SDL2_TTFSwift on windows

Note: I'm going to some refactor IndexRepresentable stuff soon. As well as see if I can add attributes to enums on the mainline SDL2 source which will result in some breaking changes.

Running on Windows

  1. Follow the instructions here to install swift: https://github.com/pwsacademy/swift-setup/tree/main/platforms/windows

  2. Follow the instructions here to setup vscode: https://github.com/pwsacademy/swift-setup/tree/main/editors/vscode-windows

    • Optional: Create a test hello world project to make sure and hit a breakpoint to make sure everything is working

  3. Run .\downloadBinaries.ps1 Or:

    • Download SDL2 manually.
    • Copy SDL2.dll, SDL2_ttf.dll, etc files into this folder
    • Copy the appropiate files into windows_bin\include and windows_bin\lib\x64

  4. Run .\fix_vscode_settings.ps1

    • SourceKit needs to be pointed to the SDL directories for intellisense.

  5. Open the project folder in vscode and hitting the Run and debug button should work fine.

If you wish to run manually without vscode then run:

swift build --product "SDLDemo" -c debug -Xswiftc -Iwindows_bin\\include -Xlinker -Lwindows_bin\\lib\\x64
.\.build\debug\SDLDemo.exe

We're using swift build because swift run can't find the SDL directories for some reason.