Re: DirectX and Linux/Unix as a game development/target environment

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From: Jamie Lokier
Date: Fri, 31 Jan 1997 00:00

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On 27 Jan 1997 18:04:42 GMT, Josh Vanderhoof <joshv@planet.net> wrote:

>I've been working a _binary_ compatible games library for Linux, dos
>and Win32. It uses ELF format object files that are dynamically linked
>at run time (it comes with an ELF linker/loader for Dos and Win32).
>So far, I have it working on Linux/X11, Dos with VBE 1.2 and 2.0
>and Win32 with DirectDraw. It is pretty cool, you only need one object
>file for your game, all the OS dependent stuff is linked on at run time.

Me too, but (sigh), my company owns the code not me, so I can't share it.
Because of the dynamic linking aspect, I will try to get the "drivers"
source released as a separate thing from the "main game", as I expect the
company only really cares about keeping the game parts secret.

wibble,
-- Jamie Lokier

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From: jamie@phascolarctid.rebellion.co.uk (Jamie Lokier)
Subject: Re: DirectX and Linux/Unix as a game development/target environment
Date: 1997/01/31
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