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

[Alan Wolfe]

::high five:: printf is the best

Someone should sell a shirt that says "I debug with printf mofo"

-----Original Message-----
From: sdl-bounces+atrix2=cox.net at libsdl.org
[mailto:sdl-bounces+atrix2=cox.net at libsdl.org] On Behalf Of Andrew Kreps
Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2006 1:56 PM
To: A list for developers using the SDL library. (includes SDL-announce)
Subject: Re: [SDL] all SDL apps require ^C to start before rendering
[fbcon,Linux]

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...
>

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