i''m trying to compile an SDL application with MinGW and it''s not working. this is the command: g++ main.c -o main -Ic:\sdl\include -Lc:\sdl\lib -lSDL -lSDLMain and this is the error: unefined reference to alloca_probe i''m downloading the msys. but im not sure if that the solutions, i think i''m missimg a lib or something. the cygwin has the some problems? please anybody help

you have to put -lmingw32 in as well and possibly -mwindows. Oh and your main function has to be like this

int main(int argc, char** agrv)

or you can use winmain. If it''s

int main( void )

it won''t work.