simple test project setup for SFML

Makefile

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+CXX = g++
+CXXFLAGS = -Wall -O3
+
+# In case you installed SFML to a non-standard path, you'll need to tell the compiler where to find the SFML headers (.hpp files):
+# g++ -c main.cpp -I<sfml-install-path>/include
+
+# If SFML is not installed in a standard path, you need to tell the dynamic linker where to find the SFML libraries first by specifying LD_LIBRARY_PATH:
+# export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=<sfml-install-path>/lib && ./sfml-app
+
+quickhull: main.o Timing.o
+	# link with sfml libs; -lsfml-network -lsfml-audio currently not needed
+	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) -o quickhull main.o Timing.o -lsfml-system -lsfml-window -lsfml-graphics
+
+main.o: main.cpp Timing.h
+	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) -c main.cpp
+
+Timing.o: Timing.h
+
+clean :
+	-rm *.o quickhull

main.cpp

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+// make sure sfml is installed:
+// linux - sudo apt-get install libsfml-dev
+// windows - manual dl from https://www.sfml-dev.org/download.php
+#include <SFML/Graphics.hpp>
+
+#include "Timing.h"
+
+int main()
+{
+    sf::RenderWindow window(sf::VideoMode(200, 200), "SFML works!");
+    sf::CircleShape shape(100.f);
+    shape.setFillColor(sf::Color::Green);
+
+    while (window.isOpen())
+    {
+        sf::Event event;
+        while (window.pollEvent(event))
+        {
+            if (event.type == sf::Event::Closed)
+                window.close();
+        }
+
+        window.clear();
+        window.draw(shape);
+        window.display();
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}