How to set up SFML in Visual studio 2010

[BANANAMAN]

So I came across SFML when I was browsing the internet today and it seemed really interesting so I decided to give it a try. Now I'm using Visual studio 2010 but the instructions on setting up the libraries and other directories needed for it is only up to 2008. The ones for 2010 are freakin complicated as hell can someone help me out here? (preferibly with pictures! I love pictures!) on how to set up my SFML libraries?

 

[Vestras]

Probably just need to add the /include folder to your project's include list... Right Click Project -> Project Properties -> C++ -> something Includes or some shiet, add path, gogogo

 

[BANANAMAN]

Ok I think I have everything set up right...Just one question to double check.

What does the error "Unresovled externals mean?" I've run all of my project's cpp files individually and they all build sucessfully but when I run the entire project it always projects "32 Unresolved externals".

 

[camelCase]

You need to include some libraries.
Are you using SFML 2.0?
You should set up your VC++ directories (Project > Properties > Configuration Properties > VC++ Directories) for:
01) Include
02) Library
03) Source <-- I'm not sure if you need to, so set it if you're still getting errors

Find your SFML 'build' folders e.g.
"SFML\include"
"SFML-Build\lib\Debug" or "SFML-Build\lib\Release" (Depends)
"SFML-Build\src"

Assuming "SFML-Build" is the name of the target location when you generated your code with CMake.

After that:
Project > Properties > Configuration Properties > Linker > Input > Additional Dependencies
Possible values for "Debug mode" are:
sfml-audio-d.lib
sfml-graphics-d.lib
sfml-main-d.lib
sfml-network-d.lib
sfml-system-d.lib
sfml-window-d.lib

For "Release mode", just remove the '-d' postfix from the above.

 

[BANANAMAN]

Does this work for 1.6? or should I get 2.0?

 

[camelCase]

It should work for 1.6, too.

 

[BANANAMAN]

Ok so I think I have everything set up right. But whenever i try to run the program it tells me sfml-system.dll something something is missing from my computer (which it isn't).

 

[s3rius]

Have you put the sfml-system.dll (and all the other ones you're using) into the same directory where your .exe is at?
If you didn't: do so.
Remember that, when you run the application in debug mode it's a different .exe than when you run it in release mode.

 

[BANANAMAN]

So how do I do that?

 

[s3rius]

You take the sfml-system.dll (and the other dlls) that are included with your SFML download and copy them into your project directory. Just search for the folder called "debug" (or "release" for release build) with the <program name>.exe in it. That's the right one.