MIX_Version(3)

💖 MIX_Version(3) 💖

okay so bestie, welcome to the SDL_mixer3 functions section, and today's main character is MIX_Version — she's the one who tells you which version of SDL_mixer your program is actually linked against. yes, actually, not the one you think you compiled with. plot twist energy fr fr 🫶

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✨ NAME ✨

MIX_Version — get the version of SDL_mixer that is linked against your program 💅

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

#include <SDL3_mixer/SDL_mixer.h>

int MIX_Version(void);

like. that's it. she takes no arguments, she's low maintenance, she just knows. 👑

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🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

okay so here's the tea, and it's important tea ☕

If you're linking to SDL_mixer dynamically, then it is possible that the current version will be different than the version you compiled against. like, you built against one thing and at runtime a whole other thing showed up. not me getting catfished by a shared library 😭

This function returns the current version, while SDL_MIXER_VERSION is the version you compiled with. two different girls, two different stories, don't mix them up 💀

the way that this is genuinely a real gotcha — always vibe check your runtime version, not just your compile-time one.

And the iconic part? This function may be called safely at any time, even before MIX_Init(). no setup, no init dance, no waiting for the group chat to load. she's ready whenever you are. periodt. ✨

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🎀 RETURN VALUE 🎀

Returns the version of the linked library. that's the runtime one, bestie, the real one, the one that's actually there with you right now 💖

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💅 AVAILABILITY 💅

This function is available since SDL_mixer 3.0.0. so she's been around, she's established, she's not new here. 🌈

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👑 SEE ALSO 👑

• SDL_MIXER_VERSION(3) — the compile-time sister, go say hi 🫶

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🌟 cute sign-off 🌟

okay that's the whole page, you ate that, go call MIX_Version() and confirm your runtime version like the responsible icon you are 🍓 this was MIX_Version(3) from the SDL_mixer docs, version SDL_mixer 3.2.4 — mwah, love you, bye 💜🧚