How to include Sdl_image lib for my Solution in Visual Studio 2015?

Question

I’m trying to create a C++ game with SDL2 for Windows Phone 8.1

I follow this tutorial https://hg.libsdl.org/SDL/raw-file/tip/docs/README-winrt.md and a game with only the SDL2/Winrt project (no SDL extensions) works fine.

But with that I can just do some little things like fill the screen with a color.

I tried to include lib Sdl_image (downloaded from Hg.libsdl.org) in Solution. But all the ways I try to do this ends up with several mistakes in the build. Anyway, inserting both Sdl_image and Sdl_mixer into the project is not as intuitive as it should be.

How to properly include Sdl_image and other SDL extensions in my Visual Studio Solution? They also come with a file. vcxproj, but only include in the Solution and reference them does not work.

Answer 1

This version of the IDE has had several modifications. The libs posted on the SDL website are only compatible with previous versions of Visual Studio.

Grab the newest file in this link to compile the SDL with VS 2015. https://buildbot.libsdl.org/sdl-builds/sdl-visualstudio/