   accessing dx in Dev-C++
  how do I access the direct x library for use in Dev-C++?   
  I haven't used Dev-C++, so I may be wrong. The mingw compiler uses .a for lib files, whereas DirectX has .lib files. I believe it comes with a command line tool to convert the lib files. The headers should be the same.Also, there are several "Dev-C++ directX devpacks" here someone had already converted the files for you. The legality of distributing the files is a bit iffy though...   ;  i'll check around. thanks for the info