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Subject: Re: ANNOUNCE: update of MGRX 0.9.7 2D graphic library for DJGPP 2.03/2.04 uploaded
From: "Florian Xaver" <wosrediinanatour AT aon DOT at>
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Thanks for your work!!!!

Bye
  Flo

On Sun, 05 Aug 2007 21:07:06 +0200, Juan Manuel Guerrero  
<juan DOT guerrero AT gmx DOT de> wrote:

> This is an update of MGRX-0.9.7 2D graphic library.
>
>   This update fixes an error I have introduced coding the font path.  For
>   every one that seriously plans to use the library, an update to this
>   version is highly recommended.
>
>   MGRX is a 2D graphics library derived from the GRX library.  On DOS it
>   supports VGA and VESA compliant cards.  MGRX is a fork of GRX 2.4.7 and
>   only offers the C API.
>
>   Please note that MGRX 0.9.7 is not compatible with GRX 2.4.7.  This is
>   due to a mayor number of name clashes between the libraries, binaries  
> and
>   fonts.  You can install one or the other but not both.  These clashes  
> may be
>   resolved but I will not waist my time trying to do so.  If you are  
> free to
>   choose the library to use, MGRX 0.9.7 is the right choice because it  
> is still
>   developed and maintained by the library author.
>
>
>   DJGPP specific changes.
>   =======================
>
>   The sources have not been modified at all.  I have added support for  
> the
>   jpeg, png and pnm formats trough the already ported jpeg and png  
> libraries.
>   This implies that if you use libmgrx.a you will have to install and  
> link
>   the following libraries too:
>     ljpeg6bb.zip  (losless jpeg library)
>     png1216b.zip  (png/pnm library)
>     zlib123b.zip  (zlib)
>   to your application adding the following to your gcc command line:
>     -ljpeg -lpng -lz -lm
>
>   The MGRX library comes with a font set.  Because there is no standard  
> place
>   in MSDOS/DJGPP where to store it, I have opted to store it in the same  
> place
>   where the unix/linux port of MGRX will store it, this is:
>     /usr/local/lib/fonts/grx
>   That unix path becomes:
>    $DJDIR/lib//fonts/grx
>   on a DJGPP system.
>
>   If you do not like any of these changes, you will have to recompile the
>   library and binaries from scratch reverting the changes I have done to  
> the
>   makedefs.grx file.  The changes I have done are documented in  
> /djgpp/diffs.
>
>   Please read the MGRX documentation stored in  
> $DJDIR/share/doc/mgrx-0.97.
>
>
>   The port consists of two packages that have been compiled using stock
>   djdev203 and that can be downloaded from ftp.delorie.com and mirrors as
>   (timestamp 2007-08-02):
>
>     MGRX 0.9.7 binaries, headers, library and documentation:
>     ftp://ftp.delorie.com/pub/djgpp/current/v2tk/mgrx097b.zip
>
>     MGRX 0.9.7 sources:
>     ftp://ftp.delorie.com/pub/djgpp/current/v2tk/mgrx097s.zip
>
>
>   For the convenience of the WinXP users the binaries has been produced
>   a second time using the djdev204 beta library. This package is  
> available
>   at ftp.delorie.com and mirrors as (timestamp 2007-08-02):
>
>     MGRX 0.9.7 binaries, headers, library and documentation:
>     ftp://ftp.delorie.com/pub/djgpp/beta/v2tk/mgrx097b.zip
>
>
>   Send MGRX specific bug reports to <malfer AT telefonica DOT net>.
>   Send suggestions and bug reports concerning the DJGPP port to
>   comp.os.msdos.djgpp or <djgpp AT delorie DOT com>.
>
>
> Enjoy.
>
>         Guerrero, Juan Manuel <juan DOT guerrero AT gmx DOT de>
>



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