# Download a compiled SPTKlib.a

(If you find an error in this Howto please let me know via email at andreasbresser (at) gmx (dot) de)
1. Install Dev-C++:
1.1 Download Dev-C++ from here. (I'm using the Beta 5 Version 4.9.8.0).
1.2 Install Dev-C++ (remember the install-directory).
2. Install aspell-dev:
2.1 Download aspell-dev from here. (I'm using Aspell-dev-0-50-3-3).
2.2 Extract aspell-dev-xx.zip (where xx is the version number).
2.3 Go into the aspell-dev-xx directory.
2.4 Copy the include and lib folder into your Dev-C++-directory (If Windows ask you to replace the folder select "Yes, all").
3. Install FLTK:
3.1 Download the fltk-devpack from here (I'm using fltk-1.1.4).
3.2 Double-click on the .devpak-file.
3.3 Click three times on "Next >" and then on "Install >" to install the devpack.
3.4 Click on "Finish"
3.5. Close the "DevC++ Package Manager".
4. Get SPTK:
4.1 Download sptk from here (I'm using SPTK 2.2 alpha )
4.2 Extract sptk into any directory (If Windows does not know the file type, download and install Winrar first, I've tried to extract the files with Winace, but it creates only a blank directory).
5. Get SPTKlib.a
5.1 Download SPTKlib.a from here (This is Version SPTK 2.2 alpha)
5.2 extract the file and copy it into your devcpp\lib directory
6. Compile your first sptk-program with Dev-C++.
6.1 Start Dev-C++.
6.2 Click on "File" -> "Import" -> "Import MS Visual C++" project.
6.3 Click on "...".
6.4 Select the file sptk-x.x\VC6\cscroll_test.dsp and click on open.
6.5 Click on "Import".
6.6 Press ALT+P.
6.7 Click on "Parameters".
6.8 Click on "Add Libary or Object" under the "Linker"-Textbox.
6.9 Select the file SPTKlib.a form the devcpp/lib directory.
6.10 Click on "Open".
6.11 Repeat 9.8 to 9.11 with the files libfltk.a, libfltk_forms.a, libfltk_images.a and libfltk_gl.a
(should look like this).
6.12 (tip) Copy the text in the "Linker" Textbox into the memory (right-click -> "copy"). You can now easy paste it into another project without search the files every time, because you need to link these files in every SPTK-Program.
6.13 Click on "OK". You should compile the program now (press F9).

Next Step: Compile your first SPDB Project

(optional) Copy sptk from your sptk-xx\ directory to devcpp\include.

by Andreas Bresser andreasbresser (at) gmx (dot) de