From: M. R. B. <mr...@0x...> - 2002-11-15 19:45:31
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* Michael <mo...@ml...> on Fri, Nov 15, 2002: > I'm interested in the possibility of running Python-based apps and games > under Linux on the Dreamcast. Is Linux for the Dreamcast able to handle > that sort of thing? Would it have the ability to handle something like SDL > and it's Python binding Pygame? Thanks. >=20 Both Glibc and uClibc are supported. uClibc has some quirks, but is much more enjoyable to use due to it's small memory footprint and binary size. Python and SDL should both build against both libc's. SDL works fine, but because the framebuffer is unaccelerated and videomode switching is broken, you won't be able to run many apps w/out modifying their internal resolutions (and even then they'll run very slowly). M. R. |