Devpaks
From devpaks.org:
- What is a devpak?
- Libraries (especially open source libraries) are typically distributed as sources. That's great, but sometimes it might be difficult or just time consuming to compile such a library. So the creators of Dev-C++ introduced devpak -- development package, which contains precompiled version of a library, so even a beginner can use them. Dev-C++ also includes several tools for downloading, installing and creating packages.
- Can I use devpaks only with Dev-C++?
- No. A typical devpak will work with any MinGW distribution (with any IDE for MinGW). Simply rename the file from something.devpak to something.tar.bz2 and open it with an archiver (e.g. 7-zip). You will see one file with some meta information (name, version, author etc.) and a directory. Simply unpack the contents of the directory to your MinGW directory tree.
From graphics libraries to game engines, you'll find a devpak for it. Seriously, you need to check this out.
http://devpaks.org/
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