premake5.lua

solution "SDL2_Test"
    configurations { "debug", "release" }
    location("make/" .. os.get() .. "/")
    targetdir("bin/" .. os.get() .. "/%{cfg.buildcfg}/")
    objdir("obj/" .. os.get() .. "/%{cfg.buildcfg}/")

    project "sdl2_test"
        kind "WindowedApp"
        language "C"
        
        files { "sdl2_test.c" }

        filter "configurations:Debug"
            defines { "DEBUG" }
            flags { "Symbols" }

        filter "configurations:Release"
            defines { "NDEBUG" }
            optimize "On"

        configuration "macosx"
            links {"OpenGL.framework","CoreFoundation.framework","SDL2.framework"}

        configuration {"macosx", "gmake"}
            buildoptions {"-F /Library/Frameworks", "-F ~/Library/Frameworks"}
            linkoptions {"-F /Library/Frameworks", "-F ~/Library/Frameworks"}

sdl2_test.c

#include "SDL2/SDL.h"
#include <stdio.h>

int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {

    SDL_Window *window;                    // Declare a pointer

    SDL_Init(SDL_INIT_VIDEO);              // Initialize SDL2

    // Create an application window with the following settings:
    window = SDL_CreateWindow(
        "An SDL2 window",                  // window title
        SDL_WINDOWPOS_UNDEFINED,           // initial x position
        SDL_WINDOWPOS_UNDEFINED,           // initial y position
        640,                               // width, in pixels
        480,                               // height, in pixels
        SDL_WINDOW_OPENGL                  // flags - see below
    );

    // Check that the window was successfully made
    if (window == NULL) {
        // In the event that the window could not be made...
        printf("Could not create window: %s\n", SDL_GetError());
        return 1;
    }

    // The window is open: enter program loop (see SDL_PollEvent)

    SDL_Delay(3000);  // Pause execution for 3000 milliseconds, for example

    // Close and destroy the window
    SDL_DestroyWindow(window);

    // Clean up
    SDL_Quit();
    return 0;
}