Gnash and SDL (was Re: SDL port status?)

[Jim Gettys]

It says here SDL using an X back end should "just work".

If it doesn't, it needs investigation.
                             - Jim


On Tue, 2007-02-13 at 02:31 +0000, Mamading Ceesay wrote:
> On 12/02/07, John (J5) Palmieri <johnp at redhat.com> wrote:
> >
> > So there are a couple of options here.  Convince me and others that
> > SDL's space to usefulness ratio warrants it in the base system, package
> > up SDL in your activity or port to gtk/HippoCanvas.
> >
> 
> At this stage, I'm not asking for the inclusion of SDL in the base
> system.  I'm just trying to establish whether there is a working and
> available SDL port for XO, which in turn would enable the porting of
> PyGame.
> 
> This would enable a two pronged educational project for the XO:
> a) A port of Child's Play ( http://childsplay.sourceforge.net/ ) which
> provides educational games and activities for younger children
> b) The creation of a curriculum aimed at teaching older children
> programming with Python and PyGame where the aim is to teach them
> enough to create and/or enhance educational games and activities in
> the form of Child's Play plugins.
> 
-- 
Jim Gettys
One Laptop Per Child