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Ok, so I’ve got a little game I’ve been coding in my spare time. It uses SDL and Boost so that it’s pretty cross-platform compatible. In fact, I’ve built, ran and tested the game in OpenSuse Linux. However, I’m not clear on an easy way of packaging the game up in a download for Linux users. The game has run-time dependencies on expat as well as many SDL libraries (specifically SDL_ttf, SDL_image, SDL_mixer, SDL_gfx, and of course, SDL itself). I’d like something simple, akin to what I do with Windows (which is a batch file that bundles up every file needed, including DLLs, into one ZIP file for download). Can anyone out there help me?

Though I’ve had my share of Linux and Solaris boxes, my main system has been a Microsoft Windows box for well over a decade. Nonetheless, I’ve lately been wanting to play with other operating systems without having to deal with re-partitioning, worrying about bootloaders and what have you. Basically I want to have my cake and eat it too. Click To Read More...

Read Part One if you haven’t. So with a little SDL graphics knowledge under my belt, I decided that I would set out to actually implement the old BGI library using SDL. That is, I wanted to use the same game code for Ten Nights but instead of linking to obsolete Borland libraries that would no longer work in Windows-based system, I wanted to link to my own library that would look the same (from the game’s perspective), yet work in Windows via SDL. Click To Read More...

Since I spent the last 6 months or so getting geeked about web development, SVG, JavaScript, Ajax and XML. I think it’s about time I shift my focus back for a little while on some standard C++ game development for the desktop. I find that my mind naturally migrates every so often (usually 6 months) between interests/hobbies that I have. It’s like my brain is saying that it needs a breather from obsessing about one thing so it’s time to obsess on another. Mild OCD anyone? Click To Read More...

I just spent the last few nights working on the user-interface code of this SDL 2D strategy game that I’m working on. It’s finally come together nicely now. Click To Read More...