[AL] allegro & linux problem

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Hello,

I'm fairly new to Linux, and I've a problem. I installed allegro with
the rpm. I _can_ run the examples when I'm `root=B4 and when I'm a
normal user.

Now, I copied the `exhello.c=B4 example to another place and compiled it
as explained in a readme (gcc exhello.c -o exhello `allegro-config
--libs --cflags`). No problems so far. I also do this : `chmod 4770
exhello` as explained in a readme.

When I try to run the program as normal user -- in a xterm -- I
receive the error: "Fatal error: unable to activate the Allegro
system. Unable to find a usable VT". When I'm `root=B4 the program works
just fine.

I think I missed a step somewhere.... Can someone explain me what I
did wrong?

Thanks in advance,

David
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argh - my mistake - my mind must have been eslewhere :)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Matthew Smith" <ma...@th...>
To: <al...@ca...>
Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2000 8:29 PM
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> VC usually keeps 2 parallel projects called Release and Debug and
>  you select which one you build via a box on the menu bar.
>
> In the project--> settings are seperate lists of lib files for the two
> builds
> you should put alld.lib on the debug one and alleg.lib on the release one.
> allp.lib is a special version for profiling (working out where your
program
> spends it's time) which I haven't used but I think you use it in the Debug
> build.
>
> the static librarys are for when you compile for use *WITHOUT* the DLLs
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Karthik <ma...@vs...>
> To: <al...@ca...>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2000 1:31 PM
> Subject: Re: [AL] differences between...
>
>
> > alleg.lib is the optimized Allegro library which you should use when you
> are
> > compiling for a release
> > alld.lib will add extra debug info into your programs - useful to find
out
> > where your program crashed or simply to debug it ( names of functions
are
> > seen). Useful while developing a program
> > allp.lib is used when you want to profile your program - i.e. measure
the
> > speeds of various function calls
> >
> > I haven't used alld.lib and allp.lib under Windows , but I guess it
holds
> > good for Vc 6 ..
> > btw, if you want to use the *.dll , you must link with the static
library
> > (s_alleg.lib - I'm not sure of the exact filename) and not alleg.lib
> > hth,
> > Karthik
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Frédéric Drouillon" <fd...@fr...>
> > To: <al...@ca...>
> > Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2000 6:12 PM
> > Subject: [AL] differences between...
> >
> >
> > >
> > > hello,
> > > what are the different use between alld.lib alleg.lib allp.lib
(allegro
> > 3932
> > > compiled) ?
> > > I use alleg.lib because "all3932.dll" is smaller.
> > >  i work with VC 6 so may be i could use the others for good reasons.
> > >
> > > Could somebody explain me what are the differences between them under
> VC6
> > ?
> > >
> > > Thank
> > > frédéric
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
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