# Code::Block LVGL on Windows

## Code::Block

[Binary releases - Code::Blocks](https://www.codeblocks.org/downloads/binaries/#imagesoswindows48pnglogo-microsoft-windows)

Download [codeblocks-20.03mingw-setup.exe](https://www.fosshub.com/Code-Blocks.html?dwl=codeblocks-20.03mingw-setup.exe)

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### Create Empty Project

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## LVGL

```bash
cd CodeBlock_LVGL
git clone https://github.com/lvgl/lvgl.git
cp lvgl/lv_conf_template.h lv_conf.h
```

Right click `CodeBlock_LVGL` Project → `Add files recursively…`

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Choose `lvgl`

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Click `OK`

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Right click `CodeBlock_LVGL` Project → `Add files...`

Choose `lv_conf.h`

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Open `lv_conf.h` and change the `#if 0` at the beginning to `#if 1` to enable its content.

```c
#if 1 /* Set this to "1" to enable content */
#define LV_USE_OS   LV_OS_WINDOWS
/** LVGL Windows backend */
#define LV_USE_WINDOWS    1
```

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`Remove Files…` `Sources/tests` and `Headers/tests`

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`Project → Build Options…`

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CodeBlock\_LVGL → Compiler settings → Compiler flags → `-std=c++17`

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CodeBlock\_LVGL → Compiler settings → #defines

```bash
WINVER=0x0601
WIN32
_WIN32
```

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CodeBlock\_LVGL → Linker settings → Link Libraries:

```bash
mingw32
```

CodeBlock\_LVGL → Linker settings → Other linker options:

```bash
-lmingw32 -mwindows -mconsole
```

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CodeBlock\_LVGL → Search directories `. lvgl`

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Properties →

###   
Souce code

```c
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <unistd.h>

#include "lvgl/lvgl.h"

static const wchar_t * title = L"LVGL port Windows CodeBlocks.      https://lvgl.io | https://docs.lvgl.io";

int APIENTRY WinMain(HINSTANCE hInstance, HINSTANCE hPrevInstance, LPSTR szCmdLine, int nCmdShow)
{
    /*Initialize LVGL*/
    lv_init();

    /*Initialize the HAL for LVGL*/
    lv_display_t * display = lv_windows_create_display(title, 800, 480, 100, FALSE, FALSE);
    lv_windows_acquire_pointer_indev(display);

    /*Output prompt information to the console, you can also use printf() to print directly*/
    LV_LOG_USER("LVGL initialization completed!");


    lv_obj_t * label = lv_label_create(lv_screen_active());

    // Set the label text
    lv_label_set_text(label, "Hello, LVGL!");

    // Align the label in the center
    lv_obj_align(label, LV_ALIGN_CENTER, 0, 0);

    while (1) {
        /* Periodically call the lv_task handler.
         * It could be done in a timer interrupt or an OS task too.*/
        lv_task_handler();
        usleep(5000);       /*Just to let the system breath*/
    }
    return 0;
}
```

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## Source Code

[jiaxianhua/CodeBlock\_LVGL](https://github.com/jiaxianhua/CodeBlock_LVGL)