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Doesn't work for me
 By axeld - Posted on February 13, 2003 - 13:21:15   (#5912)
 Current version when comment was posted: v1.0
I just got something along the lines:
could not load menus
unsupported format

libs & hosting
 By ahwayakchih - Posted on February 13, 2003 - 02:08:59   (#5907)
 Current version when comment was posted: v1.0
landar_c THX for help, Cappocia (BeShare) offered space too, so maybe we can have 2 mirrors. I'll let You know when i make package.

Well i think also user might benefit from using shared libs: You don't want to download 0.5-1MB of libs each x.x release right? And even if You can, not everyone have so big bandwidth limitations to let every user download so much data each time.
Also it wouldn't be a problem if we had "official" package (in this case SDL libs and all others needed like libpng, libz, libjpeg...). One for users, one for devs. All devs could compile with that libs - and there would be no problem, right?
In rare occsions when lib breaks compatibility with older versions user can copy older versions to older game's lib subfolder (or copy to ~/lib/blah/vx.x/ and in /lib folders of older game's make shortcuts to those libs - so they will not be duplicated).

Crash
 By Jess - Posted on February 12, 2003 - 23:36:09   (#5903)
 Current version when comment was posted: v1.0
$ /boot/home/Desktop/Formido/Formido
libpng warning: Application was compiled with png.h from libpng-1.0.5
libpng warning: Application is running with png.c from libpng-1.2.1
libpng error: Incompatible libpng version in application and library
Kill Thread

SDL lib host space
 By landar_c#2 - Posted on February 12, 2003 - 19:03:44   (#5901)
 Current version when comment was posted: v1.0
If the SDL lib's aren't too big (under 10 Meg's or so) I'd be happy to host them.

e-mail me at landar_c at I don't want any freakin' spam sbcglobal.net

DLL Hell and Lib usage
 By Jace - Posted on February 12, 2003 - 18:47:56   (#5900)
 Current version when comment was posted: v1.0
The benefit of shared libraries was for the developer and for people who couldn't afford hard drive space... around the 1980s.

For users, in general, shared libs are a hassle and a problem and should be banned for life ;-)

I do what Procton does. I put all libs in the program's folder, in a lib folder. I do not install much to config/lib at all. On rare occasion I might, but I hate shared libs in concept and in general.

Anything that's a shortcut for the developer is usually a problem for the user.

re: Eugenia
 By ahwayakchih - Posted on February 12, 2003 - 16:41:54   (#5899)
 Current version when comment was posted: v1.0
yep it works, but doesn't it miss whole thing about libs?
libs should be used by more than one app :)

BTW Eugenia can You move SDLGameLibs ownership to someone if You don't want to/can't update it anymore? I would like to help. Cappocia (BeShare) has big freespace with long uptime server and can host it. I can update libs.

Re: No DLL hell on BeOS please - SDL developers please read
 By procton - Posted on February 12, 2003 - 16:40:45   (#5898)
 Current version when comment was posted: v1.0
I hear you.

Most do include libs in the zip, but I wish all did.
I keep no SDL libs in confib/lib, instead I create
the lib folder myself and copy the needed libs there.

The reason I asked was because the SDL version I had did
not work.

Regards

/Procton

No DLL hell on BeOS please - SDL developers please read
 By Eugenia - Posted on February 12, 2003 - 16:24:02   (#5897)
 Current version when comment was posted: v1.0
THAT's why I am saying that SDL developers on linux should put ALL the needed third party libraries on the app_folder/lib/ directory and ship it with the game. No one is listening though. :(

SDL_mixer 1.2.4
 By ahwayakchih - Posted on February 12, 2003 - 14:36:31   (#5896)
 Current version when comment was posted: v1.0
You can download it from http://www.libsdl.org/projects/SDL_mixer/
i compiled it with latest libraries, so it may be that You also need other newest libs.

BTW it would be good to update GameLibs package.. or make a new one. Anyone with host space? I can prepare all needed libs.

SDL
 By procton - Posted on February 12, 2003 - 14:12:49   (#5895)
 Current version when comment was posted: v1.0
What SDL version is used?
It complains about "Missing symbol: Mix_SetPanning".

Regards

/Procton

ok cool
 By Jess - Posted on February 12, 2003 - 13:54:38   (#5894)
 Current version when comment was posted: v1.0
No probs then I was just curious about the why the sperate packages & stuff but I'll have to wait to try it out untill there is another host. Thanks

re: Jess
 By ahwayakchih - Posted on February 12, 2003 - 13:15:53   (#5893)
 Current version when comment was posted: v1.0
Binary and data are not in the same zip because i would have to send whole zip (~3MB) each time new bin is created. For me it's not maybe such a big problem, but for author it is. And author can't make new zip because binary would loose BFS attributes (as You surely know), so i (or any other BeOS user) have to zip binary.
As You can see BeOS packages are on another host because author doesn't have enough space for all.
If someone can host a mirror please do that :)


talk talk talk
 By Jess - Posted on February 12, 2003 - 13:08:38   (#5892)
 Current version when comment was posted: v1.0
Ok so as a few attempts I was able to grab the Binary & fix it's file type but then the rest of it is still doing the same thing - starts to dl then dies due to incredibly low speeds. So I have to ask if there is a better Mirror that could be put up & why if the data is required why not put it with the Bin & just leave the music optional. Anyway hope to see a mirror up as I'm curious.

I shuta my mouth...
 By Jess - Posted on February 12, 2003 - 09:45:01   (#5889)
 Current version when comment was posted: v1.0
Finnally got it to work... - it finally dl'd a html file. I changed the file type to see if it was just messed up & it worked.

dl is hooped
 By Jess - Posted on February 12, 2003 - 09:41:28   (#5888)
 Current version when comment was posted: v1.0
Tried to dl normal & also save link as just gives me a dead webpage

 
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