[pygame] Pygame in Linux without X Windows

2009-01-05 Thread Scott Sumner
Hello all, I've got a Debian Linux system that I'm working with and I wondered if its possible for Pygame to do graphics without X-Windows installed? The system is being designed to run on a serial or network console but I'd still like to output select things to the monitor. Can Pygame do th

Re: [pygame] Pygame in Linux without X Windows

2009-01-06 Thread René Dudfield
hi, yeah it should just work. I haven't tried it for a while though. If you have any troubles, report back here and I'm sure it'll be easy enough to fix. cu! On Tue, Jan 6, 2009 at 6:04 PM, Scott Sumner wrote: > Hello all, > I've got a Debian Linux system that I'm working with and I wo

Re: [pygame] Pygame in Linux without X Windows

2009-01-06 Thread evil monkey
I tried this a while ago, but it didn't work for me. I tried several videodrivers (directfb, ggi, vgl, svgalib, aalib), but it alway quited with an error: 'no avaiable video device'. I changed SDL_VIDEODRIVER like the documentation mentions, but with no success. On Tue, 6 Jan 2009 19:19:18 +1

Re: [pygame] Pygame in Linux without X Windows

2009-01-06 Thread İzzet Aykut KOÇAK
Although I do not know any ready made debian package, I am sure it is possible. But you should compile your own version of SDL. Normally, What i did was to compile, Python, all dependicies, SDL and SDL-* libraries and PyGame under /pygame directory. It is a long day work to make everything wo

Re: [pygame] Pygame in Linux without X Windows

2009-01-07 Thread evil monkey
OK, it works for me, but only with SDL_VIDEODRIVER=fbcon (aalib and directfb will just hang up). It's rather slow, but i can run pygame-games from the terminal without having X running. Note that you have to build your sdl-lib with fbcon support enabled.

Re: [pygame] Pygame in Linux without X Windows

2009-01-07 Thread Scott Sumner
OK, I've never built SDL-Lib from source, can someone give me a hint as to where to start with this? Scott On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 9:59 AM, evil monkey < there-is...@evil-monkey-in-my-closet.com> wrote: > OK, it works for me, but only with SDL_VIDEODRIVER=fbcon (aalib and > directfb will just ha

Re: [pygame] Pygame in Linux without X Windows

2009-01-07 Thread René Dudfield
hi, Download the various tar.gzs... then use: ./configure --help However... it might be best to try and use the debian packages... they should work for you. cu! On Thu, Jan 8, 2009 at 6:00 AM, Scott Sumner wrote: > OK, I've never built SDL-Lib from source, can someone give me a hint as to

Re: [pygame] Pygame in Linux without X Windows

2009-01-07 Thread Yanom Mobis
Not sure how it's done, but you could bundle Xwindows with your program. --- On Wed, 1/7/09, René Dudfield wrote: From: René Dudfield Subject: Re: [pygame] Pygame in Linux without X Windows To: pygame-users@seul.org Date: Wednesday, January 7, 2009, 4:27 PM -Inline Attachment Fo

Re: [pygame] Pygame in Linux without X Windows

2009-01-07 Thread Casey Duncan
t: Re: [pygame] Pygame in Linux without X Windows To: pygame-users@seul.org Date: Wednesday, January 7, 2009, 4:27 PM -Inline Attachment Follows- hi, Download the various tar.gzs... then use: ./configure --help However... it might be best to try and use the debian packages... they should wor

Re: [pygame] Pygame in Linux without X Windows

2009-01-07 Thread James Paige
Dudfield wrote: > > From: Rene Dudfield > Subject: Re: [pygame] Pygame in Linux without X Windows >

Re: [pygame] Pygame in Linux without X Windows

2009-01-07 Thread James Mills
On Thu, Jan 8, 2009 at 9:21 AM, Yanom Mobis wrote: > > Not sure how it's done, but you could bundle Xwindows with your program. No. This is _not_ a good idea! cheers James

Re: [pygame] Pygame in Linux without X Windows

2009-01-07 Thread Ian Mallett
On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 3:34 PM, James Paige wrote: > Not sure how it's done, but you could attach an AtlasV rocket booster > to your bicycle. ;) Which, taken literally, is an idea worthy of recognition in the great "hall of pragmatism". Sorry. Ian

Re: [pygame] Pygame in Linux without X Windows

2009-01-07 Thread Yanom Mobis
why not? --- On Wed, 1/7/09, James Mills wrote: From: James Mills Subject: Re: [pygame] Pygame in Linux without X Windows To: pygame-users@seul.org Date: Wednesday, January 7, 2009, 5:38 PM -Inline Attachment Follows- On Thu, Jan 8, 2009 at 9:21 AM, Yanom Mobis wrote: > > No

Re: [pygame] Pygame in Linux without X Windows

2009-01-07 Thread Yanom Mobis
it would be more like attaching your bike to the rocket. Have you seen the size of those things? :) --- On Wed, 1/7/09, James Paige wrote: From: James Paige Subject: Re: [pygame] Pygame in Linux without X Windows To: pygame-users@seul.org Date: Wednesday, January 7, 2009, 5:34 PM

Re: [pygame] Pygame in Linux without X Windows

2009-01-07 Thread James Mills
On Thu, Jan 8, 2009 at 10:41 AM, Yanom Mobis wrote: > why not? Don't waste my time :)