Mingw and SDL2 include (VS code)

Question

So, I try to use the SDL2 library in a C++ project (on Visual Studio Code). I use Mingw to compilate, but I keep having error :

D:\Path/View/View.cpp:20: undefined reference to `SDL_Init'
D:\Path/View/View.cpp:21: undefined reference to `SDL_CreateWindow'
D:\Path/View/View.cpp:22: undefined reference to `SDL_CreateRenderer'
D:\Path/View/View.cpp:25: undefined reference to `SDL_GetError'
l:/common/mingw/bin/../lib/gcc/mingw32/6.3.0/../../../libmingw32.a(main.o):(.text.startup+0xa0): undefined reference to `WinMain@16'
collect2.exe: error: ld returned 1 exit status
The terminal process terminated with exit code: 1

I have the following task to build my project (With the SDL library include in mingw folder):

{
    // See https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=733558
    // for the documentation about the tasks.json format
    "version": "2.0.0",
    "tasks": [
        {
            "label": "build",
            "type": "shell",
            "command": "g++",
            "args": [
                "-Wall",
                "-g","main.cpp",
                "-o","main.exe"
            ],
            "group": {
                "kind": "build",
                "isDefault": true
            },
            "problemMatcher": "$gcc"
        }
    ]
}

I also try the following :

{
    // See https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=733558
    // for the documentation about the tasks.json format
    "version": "2.0.0",
    "tasks": [
        {
            "label": "build",
            "type": "shell",
            "command": "g++",
            "args": [
                "-Wall",
                "-I","D:/Path/SDL2-2.0.8/i686-w64-mingw32/include",
                "-L","D:/Path/SDL2-2.0.8/i686-w64-mingw32/lib",
                "-lSDL2main",
                "-lSDL2",
                "-g","main.cpp",
                "-o","main.exe"
            ],
            "group": {
                "kind": "build",
                "isDefault": true
            },
            "problemMatcher": "$gcc"
        }
    ]
}

Intellisense work fine with the include path : "D:/Path/SDL2-2.0.8/i686-w64-mingw32/include". I dont see where I miss something :I

Unknown Unknown · Accepted Answer · 2018-07-23T13:05:20

I get the problem, apparently the order of mingw flags is important (dont found why thought) :

"args": [
    "-Wall",
    "-g","main.cpp",
    "-o","main.exe",
    "-lmingw32",
    "-lSDL2main",
    "-lSDL2"
],

Or with the path (-I for include and -L for library)

Mingw and SDL2 include (VS code)

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