Simon wrote:
> Hi all, I?ve made my application with plib and Borland builder 6 on my
> windows platform. I want to make my application work on linux. I?ve
> got redhat linux 7.3 installed on a vmware machine. I was hoping you
> could help me out by suggesting things I need to do. I should point out
> that I have no knowledge of programming under linux. Here are my
> questions:
Well, if you used only PLIB calls (and perhaps some OpenGL and GLUT) then
it should port to Linux with minimal problems. However, if you used a ton
of Windoze API calls for things like opening windows and driving the GUI,
then you may have a major rewrite on your hands.
> Does plib work with redhat linux 7.3 straight out of the box or do I
> need to modify one or both installations?
No - it should work straight out of the box.
> What do I use to program c++ on Linux, is it gcc?
Yes - the C++ compiler is called 'g++' - but it's really just gcc.
> Is glut installed on Linux as default or do I need to install it myself?
I don't think RedHat installs it by default - but I could be wrong about that.
You should be able to find an RPM for it - but (as with ALL other libraries),
be sure to specify that you want the DEVELOPER version of the RPM - otherwise
it probably won't install the header files.
> I?m a little confused on what I read about openGL implementations on
> Linux. I keep hearing about mesa. I?ve not modified the openGL library
> myself within my app so do I need to install the openGL source and
> compile it on Linux or can I just get hold of some binaries?
Mesa is an OpenSourced implementation of OpenGL - depending on what graphics
card you have, you may want to use Mesa - or some other OpenGL driver.
If you have an ATI Radion or an nVidia card - use the drivers on their
respective web sites. Otherwise you'll probably want Mesa. There are a
couple of 3D cards that don't have free drivers (eg 3DLabs) and you'd
have to *buy* a 3rd party commercial driver from a company like XiG (they
charge a small fortune though - it would be cheaper to buy a different
graphics card!). There are also some 3D cards which are completely
unsupported under Linux.
What hardware do you have?
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