Graphics in C++

[ErrorFree]

For graphics programming in C there is a Graphics library graphics.h but what to do in C++
I am using BCC 5. Whenever i try to include graphics.h in my C++ program, it shows an error message like ''No such file''. Please help

[anandkrishnan]

I don't think graphics is supported under windows on BCC. You can use Turbo CPP. It includes graphics.h

[Disch]

graphics.h is a nonstandard (and extremely outdated) library. The reason it doesn't exist is because it hasn't been bundled with compilers in decades.

Switching to TurboC++ as anandkrishnan is suggesting is probably a bad idea... as that is also ancient.

A better thing to do would be to use a modern compiler, and a modern graphics lib.

Get the latest GCC or MSVS compiler. And look into one of the following graphic libs: SFML 2.0, SDL 2.x, Allegro. (SFML 2.0 is my personal favorite of the 3)

[anandkrishnan]

Will it work if you copy graphics.h from a turbo cpp complier?

[Manga]

http://lazyfoo.net/SDL_tutorials/

these are good tutorials for graphics and game programming. Uses SDL.

[Duthomhas]

@anandkrishnan
No.

If you really want to use the ancient <graphics.h> library, get a modern version here:
http://winbgim.codecutter.org/

It seems to me that people most easily transition from BGI graphics to Allegro.
http://alleg.sourceforge.net/

Good luck!

[anandkrishnan]

@Duoas

Well we are studying cpp at school. Our textbooks are based on old cpp. So i have to use ANCIENT <graphics.h> on the ANCIENT turbo ccp.
thanks for the info

[Duthomhas]

Alas, that is not uncommon. TBH, I have not used it in a very long time, and never with BCC 4.x.

Perhaps one of the (similar) libraries here would work with BCC 4?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borland_Graphics_Interface

Otherwise, I don't know what to tell you. Graphics.h is an old Turbo C++ library.

Sorry.