mesonbuild / mesonbuild/wrapdb
SDL3_ttf and SDL3_image link error when using MSVC
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Description
When using MSVC it does not generate the library and fails to compile, solved by copying this from SDL3 meson.build
```
if get_option('default_library') == 'shared'
extra_args = ['-DDLL_EXPORT']
else
extra_args = []
endif
```
and adding `c_args: extra_args` in the `library()` part
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Research direction
Start by comparing the SDL3_ttf and SDL3_image meson.build files with the SDL3 meson.build excerpt in the issue, focusing on each library() definition. Verify the change with an MSVC build; done means both libraries are generated and link without the reported errors.
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- Tech stack
- c
- Domain
- build-system
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
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- Stale
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