SFML Project

A simple SFML application that displays a green circle on a black background.

Prerequisites

• CMake 3.14 or higher
• C++20 compatible compiler
• Git (for FetchContent to download SFML)
• Internet connection (for the first build to download SFML)

Building the Project

This project uses CMake's FetchContent module to automatically download and build SFML, so you don't need to install SFML separately.

Windows with MinGW

1. Make sure you have MinGW installed (this project is configured to use CodeBlocks MinGW).

2. Run the provided batch file:

   configure.bat
   

   This will:

   • Create a build directory
   • Configure the project with CMake
   • Build the project
   • Copy necessary DLLs

3. Alternatively, you can do it manually:

   mkdir build
   cd build
   cmake .. -G "MinGW Makefiles"
   cmake --build .
   

Windows with Visual Studio

1. Open a command prompt in the project directory.
2. Create a build directory and navigate to it:

   mkdir build
   cd build
   

3. Generate Visual Studio solution:

   cmake .. -G "Visual Studio 16 2019" -A x64
   

   (Replace with your Visual Studio version if different)
4. Open the generated solution in Visual Studio and build it, or build from command line:

   cmake --build . --config Release
   

Linux

0. Install deps:

   sudo apt install libxi-dev
   sudo apt-get install freeglut3-dev
   sudo apt install libudev-dev
   sudo apt-get install libxrandr-dev
   sudo apt-get install libxcursor-dev
   sudo apt-get install libfreetype-dev
   sudo apt-get install libfreetype6-dev
   sudo apt-get install libasound2-dev libx11-dev
   sudo apt-get install libxext-dev
   ## 
   sudo apt install clang-format clang-tidy
   
   

1. Create a build directory and navigate to it:

   mkdir build
   cd build
   

2. Generate Makefiles:

   cmake ..
   

3. Build the project:

   cmake --build .
   

Running the Application

After building, you can find the executable in the build directory (or in build/Release on Windows with Visual Studio).

Run the application:

• Windows: SFMLProject.exe
• Linux: ./SFMLProject

Controls

• Press the Escape key or click the close button to exit the application.