[AL] Thanks (Re: Alleg-main Digest, Vol 8, Issue 6)

[<fl...@dr...>]

Hi,

>    http://games.linux.sk/files/almp3-2.0.4.tar.gz

Cool.

> that's windows xp's limitation.
> it can be avoided somehow but I just don't remeber how.
> dos games also suffer from those sound glitches and such.

Yes, but with an older Allegro version (4.0) I had no problem even under=20
WinXP. So I just wondered about the problem of 4.2.1.

> Use DJGPP to build only in DOS, Win9x or Windows ME.
>For XP, Win2003 and Vista, definitely do not use DJGPP. Switch to MinGW
> or to VC++ instead. DJGPP under these OSs causes lots of problems with
> sound, timing, mouse, hardware acceleration, some video modes and much
> other issues.

It isn't important. I want to make a DJGPP program, sound support would o=
nly=20
help a little bit.
 =20
>First warm welcome to Allegro.=20
>I do know you as a
> great contributor to GRX by providing SWORD's most
> waited update. Great work!

Thanks ;-) Last time I read or used this mailing list were "back in=20
2002(?)"...

> Allegro programs hardly get
> success under XP in my experiences because they do it
> most often. Even your provided SWORD sample takes a
> considerable time on start-up under some XPs because
> of VESA mode compatiblity.

Yes, I know. WinXP has many problems with VESA. But I often use it, becau=
se I=20
have no access of internet under DOS (bad PCI-ISDN card) and so I have of=
ten=20
to work in Windows.

> I myself now create two ports of my programs. One for
> DOS and one for Windows. Even in DOS programs, I
> almost always make 'i_love_bill' (Allegro global
> variable) TRUE wherever it is possible.

I am working on a program (also GUI :-), which should be compatible with=20
Windows and Linux. Old developer programmed it for all three operating=20
systems. But I never tried it. My real interest is only in DOS (because=20
"nobody" is interested in DOS anymore) and I am so busy with study etc.

Bye
  Flo
--
Florian Xaver