Using the WinBGIm Graphics Library with Dev-C++

Description:

Installation Notes:

1. Install Dev-C++. I installed from the Version 4.9.9.2 Setup File.
2. Download graphics.h to the include/ subdirectory of the Dev-C++ directories.
3. Download libbgi.a to the lib/ In order to use the WinBGIm subdirectory of the Dev-C++ directories.
4. Whenever you #include <graphics.h> in a program, you must instruct the linker to link in certain libraries. The command to do so from Dev-C++ is Alt-P. Choose the Parameters tab from the pop-up window and type the following into the Linker area:

   -lbgi
   -lgdi32
   -lcomdlg32
   -luuid
   -loleaut32
   -lole32
   

   You can now compile and run programs that use the WinBGIm graphics library, such as this one that opens a small window, draws a circle and waits for the user to press a key:

   #include <graphics.h>
   
   int main( )
   {
       initwindow(400, 300, "First Sample");
       circle(100, 50, 40);
       while (!kbhit( ))
       {
           delay(200);
       }
       return 0;
   }
   

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   Michael Main (main@colorado.edu)