[1] here's an overview of the new features of the SDL2 api
- https://wiki.libsdl.org/MigrationGuide
-
http://blog.stuff-o-matic.com/post/2013/09/15/ASGP-s-Android-Port-Part-II%3A-from-SDL-1.2-to-SDL-2
.
[2] I'm confused by all the forks/patches. I am not clear which is
official. I'm not even sure which one someone should contribute to?
- pygame2
- Maybe another name of one of the below?
- pysdl2
- Continued from pySDL
- is not pygame_sdl2
- https://bitbucket.org/marcusva/py-sdl2/downloads
- pyreloaded
- Maybe an old name for pygame2?
- Ren'Py
- aka pygame_sdl2
- https://github.com/renpy/pygame_sdl2
- Lindstrom Pygame 1.9.2 patch,
https://bitbucket.org/llindstrom/pygame-1.10-patch
- Uses SDL2, but maintains backward compatible pygame1 api
[3]
> The structure of SDL 2 differs from SDL 1.2
Does this mean pygame2 should not start off using the 1.9.2 patch?
How important is keeping 100% backward compatibility of SDL1 in pygame2?
is. Will that end up mixing new and old rendering methods? Or is it worth
making older code easier to port?
I know SDL2 does drop some support for some old platforms like Mac OS 9.
Thanks,
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Jake
