The Simple DirectMedia Layer (SDL for short) is a cross-platform library designed to make it easy to write multimedia software, such as games and emulators.
Download (HTTP): http://www.libsdl.org/release/SDL-1.2.8.tar.gz
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Estimated disk space required: 33 MB
Estimated build time: 0.99 SBU
ALSA-1.0.7, EsounD-0.2.35, aRts-1.3.2, NAS-1.6, NASM-0.98.38, X (XFree86-4.4.0 or X.org-6.8.2), AAlib-1.4rc5, DirectFB, SVGAlib, GNU Pth, Qtopia and PicoGUI
Install SDL by running the following commands:
./configure --prefix=/usr --disable-debug &&
make &&
make install
--disable-debug: This switch configures SDL to build with aggressive optimizations.
--enable-video-aalib: This switch is required to build SDL with AAlib video support.
As with most libraries, there is no configuration to do, save that the library directory i.e., /opt/lib or /usr/local/lib should appear in /etc/ld.so.conf so that ldd can find the shared libraries. After checking that this is the case, /sbin/ldconfig should be run while logged in as root.
The SDL package contains the Simple DirectMedia Layer libraries.
Last updated on 2005-02-13 22:28:45 -0700