[SDL] SDL

[Sam Lantinga]

> but it provides flexibility - which I agree is not really needed. I
> haven't followed the SDL development closesly, but I remember a point in
> time where you had to recompile SDL to use the fbdev target instead of
> the X11 one. With the right design one could add display targets
> afterwards (like plugins) - okay, way too much overkill for SDL ;-)

:-)
There's actually another reason not to use dynamically loadable drivers.
If you statically link your application with SDL (under a separate license
available soon), and dynamically load an object, your code is suddenly 
dependent on the version of libc the object was compiled against.

> > These are separate shared libraries that the app links with dynamically.

> yes, but I really love the 'plugin' concept :-) 

I know.  *grin*

> I noticed it when I added support for the VidMode extension to Unreal
> Tournament... I guess I will have a closer look how you did it and then
> grab some source :-)

:-)
	-Sam Lantinga				(slouken at devolution.com)

Lead Programmer, Loki Entertainment Software
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