X-Originating-Host: 132.248.111.52 Organization: http://www.remarq.com: The World's Usenet/Discussions Start Here Subject: Re: porting to linux or windows Lines: 49 From: hellbaron Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp Message-ID: <1bc41682.a9d48aa2@usw-ex0102-016.remarq.com> References: <17b97210 DOT a917435f AT usw-ex0105-038 DOT remarq DOT com> Bytes: 1995 X-Wren-Trace: eMHkzM3Uk9mSidDFyIrOwdTaxeTMypXVy9mAwcfYmNCdlc+Sm9manpyRi5Gd Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2000 15:27:13 -0700 NNTP-Posting-Host: 10.0.2.16 X-Complaints-To: wrenabuse AT remarq DOT com X-Trace: WReNphoon4 961280957 10.0.2.16 (Sat, 17 Jun 2000 15:29:17 PDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2000 15:29:17 PDT To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com DJ-Gateway: from newsgroup comp.os.msdos.djgpp Reply-To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com Damian Yerrick wrote: >On Thu, 15 Jun 2000 16:07:00 -0700, hellbaron > wrote: > >>Hi, I'm new to graphics programming, but I've done a fractal >>program under djgpp for dos (obviously). I use my home made svga >>library that usese dpmi.h, crt0.h and go32.h. Then I just use >>the standard get_mode_info functions etc... The problem is that >>I would like to port this program to linux or windows... In >>linux I would use gcc, but I dont know how to start graphics >>mode in linux or to get the screen pointer... In windows i'm >>using Visual C++ 6.0 Enterprise, but I cant use graphics there >>either without libraries like OpenPTC or OpenGL, and I would >>like to do my own header file to solve the problem... please >>help me!! > >http://www.talula.demon.co.uk/allegro/ >then get Work in Progress 3.9.32 (which is essentially Allegro 4.0 for >DOS, Windows, and POSIX+X systems (including GNU/Linux systems)). > >-- >Damian Yerrick >"I refuse to listen to those who refuse to listen to reason." >See the whole sig: http://www.rose-hulman.edu/~yerricde/sig.html > >This is McAfee VirusScan. Add these two lines to your signature to >prevent the spread of signature viruses. http://www.mcafee.com/ > > I had considered the possibility of using allegro, but is there any way to compile something that uses allegro but only include the start_graphics, close_graphics and putpixel functions or their equivalent names... Because those would be the only features of allegro I would use, thats why I would rather do my own graphics libarary, but I dont know how to do so in linux... If someone could show me some code to start graphics mode and get a screen pointer in linux that would be enough.. PS: Thanx Damien for your quick and helpful response... Got questions? Get answers over the phone at Keen.com. Up to 100 minutes free! http://www.keen.com