====== Nice SDL demos running on linux ======

SDL (Simple DirectMedia Layer) is a very good cross platform multimedia library designed to provide low level access to 2D video framebuffer, audio, keyboard, mouse, joystick...

Since this lib has been ported on a wide range of architectures and OS, I've try to compile the demo of a friend [[http://jeanfrancoisdelnero.free.fr/|Jeff]] on all my "exotic" linux computers.

Jeff's demos is an invitation to a "retrogaming party" called Infoticaires. You will find further information on the [[http://www.obsolete-tears.com/|Obsolete Tears website]].

The //Infoticaires Demo 2005// source code is available on the [[http://jeanfrancoisdelnero.free.fr/prog.htm|Jeff's programs page]].

Since Jeff prefers that linux users compile his demo themselves, you will only find building instructions to target particular architectures. 

At the end of this page you will also find a very good and high quality demo found on [[http://www.pouet.net|pouet.net]]. If I found other SDL demos compiling fine on several archs, I'll try to update this page accordingly.

====== Infoticaires 2005 introduction screenshots ======

===== PS2 linux =====

Built using the precompiled SDL libs available on the [[http://playstation2-linux.com|Linux for PS2 community]] website. The //Makefile// used on PS2 includes the [[this>entertainment:sdl_demos_en#mac_osx_ppc|Mac OS build modifications]]. Sound has not been tested.

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===== Sun ULTRA5 (sun4u) =====

The demo has been compiled direct right out the archive.

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===== Mac OSX (ppc) =====

Not an extraordinary computer but building this demo on OSX was a good experience. Even if I've used //fink// to build this demo, you will have to make some adjustments to get it working.

  Infoticaires2005.c:
   
  change <SDL/SDL.h> by <SDL.h>
  change <SDL/SDL_audio.h> by <SDL_audio.h>
   
  all files with <malloc.h>:
   
  include "stdlib.h" instead of "malloc.h"

Change the Makefile rules to get the following build process

  gcc -g -c `sdl-config --cflags` Infoticaires2005.c
  gcc -o 3drout.o -c ../common/3drout.c -O3
  gcc -o utils.o -c ../common/utils.c -O3
  gcc -o modplay.o -c ../common/modplay.c -O3
  gcc -o mainrouts.o -c ../common/mainrouts.c -O3
  gcc -o pack.o -c ../common/packer/pack.c -O3
  gcc -o lzw.o -c ../common/packer/lzw.c -O3
  gcc -lc -lm  -g `sdl-config --libs` Infoticaires2005.o 3drout.o
  utils.o modplay.o mainrouts.o pack.o lzw.o -o Infoticaires2005

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The Demo has been executed on a 1,5Ghz G4 mac mini and it's really fast (too fast). Sound is distorted for obvious reasons.

====== Stercus Accidit by Fit ======

Very good demo by [[http://www.kameli.net/fit/|Fit]]. Tested on OSX and build by myself on the ULTRA5. You can see some screenshots just below.

If the build failed at the last step, use the following syntax:

  gcc `sdl-config --static-libs` -lm  \
  main.o noise.o halftone.o cgm.o cgm_soft.o wurms.o maf.o render.o writer.o sade.o \
  -o main cool_mzx/cool_mzx.a data/data.a

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and if you are not yet conviced, here are some extra pictures...

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Article by Stellae (N. Lemouël) //February, 21st 2007// <website@stellae.fr>

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