winio@ Graphics

Question

Programing in Visual Studio, C++ want to open a graphics window with winio@ whet directive headers, #include <....> do I need? Sid Kraft

Answer 1

its not clear which winio library you refer to.

• #include<...> refers a header file that is in the project include search path.
• #include "path to file" is an explicit path to a header file. typically header files that are under the project folder

typically after installation of the desired library you add the path to header files folder to the project include path. you also need to add the path to any library files for the link to work. header files are used for compile, library and object files for link.

C/C++ is an older language, and the libraries do not have meta data (entry points, parameter definitions, etc). the .h files are the meta data. as .h files may depend on other .h files, you need to be sure they are all available to the compile step. the libraries are used in link step.

as C/C++ uses .h, object and library files directly, there is no standard package manager. vcpkg is a Microsoft package manager, Conan is a open source written in python. for Linux dev, there is usually an apt package, and for MacOs a homebrew package.

note: in general c/c++ libraries have a distribution link and setup instructions along with some documentation.