> tom wrote: > >> Hi folks, >> >> a question: will valve port HL2 to Linux? If they made a dedicated server >> for Linux, the engine has to compile. And then it's only a small >> step to port the whole application. They only need to implement > > > Not true by any means. It would be extremely difficult to > port this game to Linux seeing as unlike HL1 it uses DX > exclusively.
Really? Look at this: I think you are inteligent enough to find out what grep does, it's a nice tool.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] src_main $ grep -r glBegin * Binary file dx8sdk/lib/d3dx8dt.lib matches Binary file dx8sdk/lib/d3dx8.lib matches Binary file dx9sdk/lib/d3dx8dt.lib matches Binary file dx9sdk/lib/d3dx9dt.lib matches Binary file dx9sdk/lib/d3dx8.lib matches Binary file dx9sdk/lib/d3dx9.lib matches engine/gl_test.cpp: glBegin (GL_LINES); utils/vbsp/gldraw.cpp: glBegin (GL_POLYGON); utils/vview/gl_rsurf.cpp: glBegin( GL_POLYGON ); Binary file utils/viewbump/glut32.dll matches [EMAIL PROTECTED] src_main $
As you can see, DirectX uses internaly OpenGL. Is this possible? Hmm. Interesting.
if i do this [EMAIL PROTECTED] src_main $ grep -r D3DX * dx9sdk/include/d3dxmath.h:HRESULT WINAPI D3DXCreateMatrixStack( DWORD flags, LPD3DXMATRIXSTACK *ppStack ); [snip] Headers in the dx8sdk and dx9ask directory materialsystem/shaderdx8/meshdx8.cpp: void ClipTriangle( D3DXVECTOR3** ppVert, float zNear, D3DXMATRIX& proj ); [snip] More matches materialsystem/shaderdx8/playback/playback.cpp: D3DXFilterCubeTexture( pD3DCubeTexture, 0, 0, D3DX_FILTER_LINEAR ); utils/scratchpad3dviewer/scratchpad3dviewer.cpp: D3DXMatrixPerspectiveFovLH( &matProj, D3DX_PI/2, Sys_ScreenWidth() / (float)Sys_ScreenHeight(), 1.0f, 10000.0f ); [EMAIL PROTECTED] src_main $
But nothing in the engine directory, most matches from the file materialsystem/shaderrdx8/meshdx8.cpp Is there the actual drawing core? I dont think so.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] src_main $ grep -r OpenGL * cl_dll/view.cpp: // OpenGL has 0,0 in lower left cl_dll/view.cpp: // OpenGL has 0,0 in lower left shell/hl_res/hl_res_us/hl_res.rc: IDS_VIDMODE_GLLISTHEADER "OpenGL Driver" [snip: a long list] [EMAIL PROTECTED] src_main $
[EMAIL PROTECTED] src_main $ grep -r opengl32.lib * engine/engine.dsp:# [snip: a match] [snip: more matches] [EMAIL PROTECTED] src_main $
Now please don't say that HL2 doesn't use OpenGL. Or am I wrong?
tom
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