On Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:54:47 +1000 David Seikel <onef...@gmail.com> said:
> I'll be developing an embedded game, and I want to use EFL for it. > Actually, already working on an older game developed by someone else, > but this new one I can start from scratch for some aspects. I'd like to > see some discussion about the pro and cons of the various choices > available to me when using EFL for this project. So I can benefit from > the experiences of others. > > I do want to use edje for the graphics, with lua in the edje if it's > ready enough. The main development language is C though. > > Probably most important is which type of display to use. X is likely > to be overkill. The previous game used a combination of svgalib and > ncurses. The method used to build svgalib from scratch sent shivers of > horror up my spine. I don't want to use svgalib. Mixing a graphics > and text environments seemed wrong to me to, and has caused some > problems. So, what else other than X, svgalib, and ncurses, that does > use EFL, and lets us use edje, do people suggest and why? svgalib? then its moving far from embedded. you have a bios.. and a vga bios.. and vga... and .. why not just use fbcon? kernel has done vesa fb gfx for a long time... but in reality if its x86 - x works and isnt bad in that it provide u with a sane display env and even if all u do is open a window fullscrene in x and dont even run a wm.. it's lean and wont really get in the way much. it will create less pain - like input device support etc. > At some point a version of linux I build from the ground up will be > used. Currently DSL that has been cut down is being used. The problem > with that is that it still carries too much crap we don't use. Uses > too much storage space. It gets harder and harder to trim out the > unused crap, so building a linux up to only have what we need is a > better solution. openembedded can make small targets... but what is your target? it's x86? where is your os stored? how? i'm going to assume for now its something like a small hdd or compact flash, sd-card etc... which means you have space to burn. > The other good thing about building a specialized custom linux, it will > boot a lot quicker, no need to spend lots of time probing the hardware > to find drivers. We control the hardware, and we will know what > drivers are needed. Quick booting is important for this project. > > Just woke up, so probably more later when I think of it. lol > -- ------------- Codito, ergo sum - "I code, therefore I am" -------------- The Rasterman (Carsten Haitzler) ras...@rasterman.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Come build with us! The BlackBerry® Developer Conference in SF, CA is the only developer event you need to attend this year. Jumpstart your developing skills, take BlackBerry mobile applications to market and stay ahead of the curve. Join us from November 9-12, 2009. Register now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/devconf _______________________________________________ enlightenment-devel mailing list enlightenment-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/enlightenment-devel
