Setting up Allegro-4.2.2 in Visual C++ 08

     I have found a couple of people on www.gamedev.net having trouble installing Allegro in/using Visual C++ 2008 “Orcas” and since for some reason I have found an easy way of installing it I’ve decided to showcase a small article on how I installed the Allegro-4.2.2 library and having it accessible in Visual C++ 2008.

First the link to the Allegro-4.2.2 library can be found here Allegro-4.2.2 . Now let’s get through some easy quick instructions.

 

Installing Allegro-4.2.2 correctly on your system

1. Unrar the folder Place this in a safe folder that you know won’t get deleted, or shifted around
2. Start up Visual C++ 2008
3. Direct yourself to Tools > Options
4. Under Options > Projects and Solutions > VC++ Directories
5. Direct yourself to “Show Directories for:” in the combo box look for inlcude
6. Create new line click on the browse button and direct yourself to the allegro-4.2.2 \include directory
7. direct yourself to “Show Directories for:” and look for lib
8. Create new line click on the browse button and direct yourself to the allegro-4.2.2 \lib folder

Linking up Allegro-4.2.2 in Visual C++ 2008 & First Project

1. Create New Visual C++ 08 Empty Project
2. In solution Explorer right click on source folder Add New Item
3. Add new .CPP file name it main
4. Go to Project Properties > Configuration Properties > Linker > Input
5. In Additional Dependecies add “alleg.lib”
6. Copy and paste given source

 

#include <allegro.h>

int main(void)
{
	allegro_init();
	set_gfx_mode(GFX_SAFE, 640, 480, 0, 0);
	install_keyboard();
	
	//input for players positions
	while(!key[KEY_ESC])
		textout_ex(screen, font, "Allegro-4.2.2 working in Visual C++ 2008", 1, 12, 11, -1);
	
	
	//end program
	allegro_exit();
	return 0;
}
END_OF_MAIN()

 

Now Build and Run and you should have a window much like the image below.

Hope this helped!

Just a small mention to Allegro

Allegro is a game library supporting C/C++ distributed freely and their main site is Allegro Site where the library, documentation, source files, and much much more can be viewed, downloaded freely! Thank you for making and keeping Allegro a free game programming library!

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