Message-Id:	<m0yhehU-000S3uC@inti.gov.ar>
Comments:	Authenticated sender is <salvador AT natacha DOT inti DOT gov DOT ar>
From:	"Salvador Eduardo Tropea (SET)" <salvador AT inti DOT gov DOT ar>
Organization:	INTI
To:	The Flend <flend AT colony-4426 DOT demon DOT co DOT uk>, djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Date:	Thu, 4 Jun 1998 15:28:36 +0000
MIME-Version:	1.0
Subject:	Re: Linux Allegro
In-reply-to:	<m3g1hm9rqn.fsf@colony-4426.demon.co.uk>

The Flend <flend AT colony-4426 DOT demon DOT co DOT uk> wrote:

> Sorry for repeated thread but...
> 
> After using Linux I am far too enamoured with it to go back to using
> DOS for programming - tried it under 95 today and it just wasn't the
> same...
> 
> I know there's been seemingly no progress on Linux Allegro for a while
> but I was wondering if anyone had actually managed to compile a
> workingish version of the library? I tried...and failed.

Seems like Marek won't finish it. I tried it with 5 versions that he sent me 
without any success.
 
> I only need simple stuff like blitting, RLE sprites, datafile
> handling, mouse and keyboard...(although that sounds like quite a lot
> :)

In addition to the X11 port that other sugested I'll sugest you to take a look 
at a library called JLib, isn't as complete as Allegro, but works under Linux 
(console & X), DOS (DJGPP & Watcom(?)), Win32, etc.

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