SDL_mixer with FLAC

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Started by ic0de June 05, 2011 11:41 PM

3 comments, last by ic0de 12 years, 10 months ago

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June 05, 2011 11:41 PM

Does anybody know where i can get a copy of SDL_mixer for windows prebuilt with FLAC support. I tried building it myself but I don't seem to understand how SDL and flac work together. If anybody has already built one I would be really thankful if they could send it to me. Thanks in advance

ryancfcsas

June 10, 2011 01:40 PM

SDL_mixer does have FLAC support, but the FLAC libraries must be installed.

Although a little bit old but works, look at the documentation here.

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June 13, 2011 12:20 AM

SDL_mixer does have FLAC support, but the FLAC libraries must be installed.

Although a little bit old but works, look at the documentation here.

I know the FLAC libraries must be installed but does it mean on the end user's machine or on the developer's machine? I thought that i would need to build my own copy of SDL_Mixer but somehow link it with the flac libraries, i was asking if anyone had done that.

ryancfcsas

June 13, 2011 10:28 AM

I know the FLAC libraries must be installed but does it mean on the end user's machine or on the developer's machine? I thought that i would need to build my own copy of SDL_Mixer but somehow link it with the flac libraries, i was asking if anyone had done that.

It will require the FLAC ,DLL file, which I don't think is that large anyway, it's around 0.04 MB (about 41 kb). There is no need to build a version of SDL_mixer library with FLAC support, as it already has it. Just like SDL, it requires the sdl.dll file being installed on the end user device. - Yes more files to include.

Basically:
As a developer just do what you do but with FLAC within the SDL API.
When distributing, include the flac.dll file in the download, same as you would sdl.dll or sdl_image.dll.

Hope this helps!