Libraries

zkE is compiled using gcc. You can install gcc through the MinGW MSY2 by running

pacman -S mingw-w64-ucrt-x86_64-gcc

zkE also uses pkg-config. It's also installable through MinGW MSYS2 through the following command:

pacman -S mingw-w64-x86_64-pkg-config

Restarting your machine after installation may be necessary.

zkE uses the following libraries:

• SDL2
• SDL2 Image
• SDL2 TTF

Compiling

Windows

This guide supports all Windows versions that the libraries mentioned above support. It's still, however, recommended to use either 10/11.

First, make sure to use MSYS MINGW64 (the blue icon).

Next, head to your project directory. I use GitHub Desktop, so it'll be in Documents/GitHub/zekkie-engine. To head there, run:

cd /c/Users/<yourname>/Documents/GitHub/zekkie-engine

Replace <yourname> with your Windows user directory name.

Then, to compile zekkie Engine, run:

gcc -o program program.c $(pkg-config --cflags sdl2) $(pkg-config --libs sdl2) $(pkg-config --cflags sdl2_image) $(pkg-config --libs sdl2_image) $(pkg-config --cflags sdl2_ttf) $(pkg-config --libs sdl2_ttf) -Wl,-subsystem,console

Then, run the following:

./program