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Hands-On Graphics Without X11

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166 points ingve | 6 comments | 17 Jan 25 17:54 UTC | HN request time: 1.699s | source | bottom
1. synergy20 ◴[18 Jan 25 02:50 UTC] No.42745370[source]▶
i think that's what sdl provides? except sdl can do more
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2. incanus77 ◴[18 Jan 25 04:03 UTC] No.42745726[source]▶
No, SDL provides a window/context in the existing windowing layer.
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3. jpc0 ◴[18 Jan 25 08:23 UTC] No.42746778[source]▶
SDL does not need a windowing layer... There might be better docs somewhere but this should act as enough proof for you without linking directly to the source code.

https://wiki.libsdl.org/SDL2/SDL_HINT_KMSDRM_REQUIRE_DRM_MAS...

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4. bregma ◴[18 Jan 25 11:23 UTC] No.42747583[source]▶
SDL can provide a context in the native windowing system, if you ask it to. Or not. You have to ask for it though, it's not the default.
5. synergy20 ◴[18 Jan 25 13:12 UTC] No.42748084[source]▶
I think sdl works directly with fb when using fb as a backend,no windows system is needed
6. incanus77 ◴[19 Jan 25 05:40 UTC] No.42754042{3}[source]▶
Thank you, I stand corrected! I had used it in the windowing sense and didn’t recall the other option!