[pygame] static linking SDL, SDL_image, SDL_mixer etc on OS X
Hey, I was thinking it would be nicer for users if we produced a pygame which statically linked SDL_image SDL_mixer etc? Now that they have a more permissive licence, I don't see any issue with this from that side. The main benefit is that pygame will be easier to install on OSX, because it won't need to install SDL into the Frameworks directories. The main bad point is that it is harder for people to just drop in a new SDL_image or version of SDL. Any thoughts on this?
Re: [pygame] static linking SDL, SDL_image, SDL_mixer etc on OS X
If SDL_mixer and SDL_image were used by only one extension module each it would work. But both mixer and mixer.music link to SDL_mixer, and SDL_image is linked to by image and imageext. Lenard On 29/07/11 11:29 PM, René Dudfield wrote: Hey, I was thinking it would be nicer for users if we produced a pygame which statically linked SDL_image SDL_mixer etc? Now that they have a more permissive licence, I don't see any issue with this from that side. The main benefit is that pygame will be easier to install on OSX, because it won't need to install SDL into the Frameworks directories. The main bad point is that it is harder for people to just drop in a new SDL_image or version of SDL. Any thoughts on this?
Re: [pygame] static linking SDL, SDL_image, SDL_mixer etc on OS X
ah, of course. You're right. On Sat, Jul 30, 2011 at 7:37 AM, Lenard Lindstrom le...@telus.net wrote: If SDL_mixer and SDL_image were used by only one extension module each it would work. But both mixer and mixer.music link to SDL_mixer, and SDL_image is linked to by image and imageext. Lenard On 29/07/11 11:29 PM, René Dudfield wrote: Hey, I was thinking it would be nicer for users if we produced a pygame which statically linked SDL_image SDL_mixer etc? Now that they have a more permissive licence, I don't see any issue with this from that side. The main benefit is that pygame will be easier to install on OSX, because it won't need to install SDL into the Frameworks directories. The main bad point is that it is harder for people to just drop in a new SDL_image or version of SDL. Any thoughts on this?
Re: [pygame] static linking SDL, SDL_image, SDL_mixer etc on OS X
Instead, I could try and put the SDL*.framework into the site-packages/pygame folder. That would give the same benefits of making the install easier I think. It would mean, not requiring root access to install pygame. cu.
Re: [pygame] Patch for win-amd64
On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 4:37 PM, Lenard Lindstrom le...@telus.net wrote: René, Make the format string a macro that is (ll) for Python 2.4, (nn) for everything else. Cool, I'll do that (once my python2.4 machine is working again). I've applied the patch in the mean time. It also fixes the test failures on OS X 10.7 64bit. There are a couple of failing tests left though on OS X. I think they are related, but the errors were there before the patch. == FAIL: PixelcopyModuleTest.test_map_array -- Traceback (most recent call last): File /Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/pygame-1.9.2pre-py2.7-macosx-10.7-intel.egg/pygame/tests/pixelcopy_test.py, line 171, in test_map_array posn)) AssertionError: 4278190080 != -16777216: flags: 65536, bpp: 32, posn: (0, 0) == FAIL: SurfarrayModuleTest.test_array2d -- Traceback (most recent call last): File /Library/Python/2.7/site-packages/pygame-1.9.2pre-py2.7-macosx-10.7-intel.egg/pygame/tests/surfarray_test.py, line 154, in test_array2d posn)) AssertionError: -16114116 != 4278853180: flags: 65536, bpp: 32, posn: (0, 0) --
[pygame] Scrolling background
Hello! Forgive me if this is a trivial question. What is the nicest way to go about having a background which moves at a constant speed in one direction (as in a side-scrolling shooter)? Right now, I draw all the sprites onto the background image, which is moving, and then draw that onto the screen, but is there a neater way? Thank you!
Re: [pygame] Scrolling background
Samuel Mankins waterfli...@speakeasy.net wrote: Forgive me if this is a trivial question. What is the nicest way to go about having a background which moves at a constant speed in one direction (as in a side-scrolling shooter)? Right now, I draw all the sprites onto the background image, which is moving, and then draw that onto the screen, but is there a neater way? You have a background that you want to scroll, so it's bigger than the screen, right? However it pleases you to do so, determine which subsection of the background you want to display that frame, then draw that onto the screen, then draw the sprites on top of that.
Pygame for the Lion(pre). Re: [pygame] static linking SDL, SDL_image, SDL_mixer etc on OS X
Hi, here's a test for pygame on Lion with the apple supplied python2.7. http://rene.f0o.com/~rene/stuff/pygame-1.9.2pre-py2.7-macosx10.7.mpkg.zip I don't think it'll work on anything but Lion and Snow Leopard (10.6 and 10.7). I don't have a 10.5 machine to test with at the moment, so if anyone can confirm that it doesn't work that'd be swell. cheers, On Sat, Jul 30, 2011 at 7:44 AM, René Dudfield ren...@gmail.com wrote: Instead, I could try and put the SDL*.framework into the site-packages/pygame folder. That would give the same benefits of making the install easier I think. It would mean, not requiring root access to install pygame. cu.
Re: Pygame for the Lion(pre). Re: [pygame] static linking SDL, SDL_image, SDL_mixer etc on OS X
I had heard that SDL's fullscreen crashes on Lion, have you experienced that problem with pygame on your lion machine? Did you do some kind of workaround for that? On Sat, Jul 30, 2011 at 10:36 AM, René Dudfield ren...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, here's a test for pygame on Lion with the apple supplied python2.7. http://rene.f0o.com/~rene/stuff/pygame-1.9.2pre-py2.7-macosx10.7.mpkg.zip I don't think it'll work on anything but Lion and Snow Leopard (10.6 and 10.7). I don't have a 10.5 machine to test with at the moment, so if anyone can confirm that it doesn't work that'd be swell. cheers, On Sat, Jul 30, 2011 at 7:44 AM, René Dudfield ren...@gmail.com wrote: Instead, I could try and put the SDL*.framework into the site-packages/pygame folder. That would give the same benefits of making the install easier I think. It would mean, not requiring root access to install pygame. cu.
Re: Pygame for the Lion(pre). Re: [pygame] static linking SDL, SDL_image, SDL_mixer etc on OS X
Your build of pygame doesn't install on snow leopard. Apple Python 2.7 is only on Lion. I tried the python.org mac 2.7, but no go. --- On Sat, 7/30/11, René Dudfield ren...@gmail.com wrote: From: René Dudfield ren...@gmail.com Subject: Pygame for the Lion(pre). Re: [pygame] static linking SDL, SDL_image, SDL_mixer etc on OS X To: pygame-users@seul.org Date: Saturday, July 30, 2011, 10:36 AM Hi, here's a test for pygame on Lion with the apple supplied python2.7. http://rene.f0o.com/~rene/stuff/pygame-1.9.2pre-py2.7-macosx10.7.mpkg.zip I don't think it'll work on anything but Lion and Snow Leopard (10.6 and 10.7). I don't have a 10.5 machine to test with at the moment, so if anyone can confirm that it doesn't work that'd be swell. cheers, On Sat, Jul 30, 2011 at 7:44 AM, René Dudfield ren...@gmail.com wrote: Instead, I could try and put the SDL*.framework into the site-packages/pygame folder. That would give the same benefits of making the install easier I think. It would mean, not requiring root access to install pygame. cu.
Re: [pygame] static linking SDL, SDL_image, SDL_mixer etc on OS X
René Dudfield wrote: Instead, I could try and put the SDL*.framework into the site-packages/pygame folder. That would give the same benefits of making the install easier I think. It would mean, not requiring root access to install pygame. I'd be wary about doing anything non-standard with frameworks. If the user *does* happen to have an SDL framework installed in one of the usual places, he will probably expect that version to be used rather than one buried somewhere unexpected. Frameworks can be installed in ~/Library/Frameworks without requiring root access. -- Greg
Re: [pygame] Scrolling background
All right, that's pretty much what I'm doing. Thank you! On 7/30/11 12:56 PM, NBarnes wrote: Samuel Mankinswaterfli...@speakeasy.net wrote: Forgive me if this is a trivial question. What is the nicest way to go about having a background which moves at a constant speed in one direction (as in a side-scrolling shooter)? Right now, I draw all the sprites onto the background image, which is moving, and then draw that onto the screen, but is there a neater way? You have a background that you want to scroll, so it's bigger than the screen, right? However it pleases you to do so, determine which subsection of the background you want to display that frame, then draw that onto the screen, then draw the sprites on top of that.
