ClanLib 3.0

 

 

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ClanLib 3.0 Visual Studio 2012 Express Installation Tutorial for Windows 7

*I'm no wizard, that said this is how I do it. This tutorial also assumes you have already installed Visual Studios 2012*

Contents

1) Getting Clanlib
2) Getting prerequisites
3) Setup build solution for MSVS 2012
4) Build components
5) Setup a new project
6) Run both console and display examples

1) Getting Clanlib

This part is simple.
- Go to the Clanlib download page: Here
- Under the source header click the link for the latest .zip file (ClanLib-3.0.0.10212.zip Beta).
- Extract the .zip file to any location (it and the extracted folder can be deleted later).

Download Screen (Click to enlarge)

2) Getting prerequisites

This part will be the prerequisites for the core API.

*Some examples require other prerequisites, but they haven't been updated to MSVC 2012 yet and so it doesn't matter so much. The 2012 examples at this time (7/7/2013) don't require anything extra*

- Update your .net framework: Here
- Get the DirectX sdk (If you want to use DirectX): Here
- Install both and make sure to update your graphics card drivers.

3) Setup build solution for MSVS 2012

4) Build components

5) Setup a new project

6) Run both console and display examples