[SDL] all SDL apps require ^C to start before rendering [fbcon, Linux]

[Andrew Kreps]

Ah, printf().  That function has been single-handedly debugging my
applications since 1992.

On 7/10/06, Sam Lantinga <slouken at devolution.com> wrote:
> > I've compiled libsdl to render to the framebuffer in Linux [vesafb, linux
> > 2.6.17] and things are fine... almost.  All SDL apps I've tried [many of the
> > demos from libsdl.org site] wait for a ^C before they start any rendering.
>
> It sounds like the fbcon code is blocking on a device open.  You could try
> putting printf() statements in the SDL fbcon initialization code to see how
> far it's getting...
>