LNK2019 unresolved external symbol _SDL_Init referenced in function _SDL_main

Question

Every time I try to run the code below I get the error that is in the title, how do I fix this?

#include <SDL\SDL.h>
int main(int argc, char** argv) {

    SDL_Init(SDL_INIT_EVERYTHING);

    return 0;
}

Answer 1

The error means that the linker is unable to find the function SDL_Init. This is usually caused by improper paths to the libraries that contain function definition.

In our case :

You can either put all required SDL dlls into your Output directory(by default it will be the bin folder)

Or

1. Goto Project properties
2. In Linker -> Input and and specify the SDL dlls
3. In Linker -> General -> Additional Library Directories specify the path to the SDL dlls