How to statically compile an SDL game on Windows

Question

I have been trying to produce a statically linked \"single binary\" version of my game for windows. I want to link with sdl, sdl_image and sdl_mixer which in turn pull in a

Answer 1

That's because the SDL libs are under the LGPL-license.

If you want to static link the libs (you can do that if your recompile them. It needs some hacking into the makefiles though) you have to place your game under some compatible open source license as well.

The SDL-libs come as shared libraries because most programs that use them are closed source. The binary distribution comes in a form that most people need.