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Yart · Joined: 04 Nov 2008 Posts: 6

Hey there!

I've recently decided that I wanted to make Puppy Linux 4 my primary OS of choice (I'm loving it more than any distrobution of Linux out there that I've tried so far) but I also happen to be somewhat of a gamer.

I tried compiling ZSNES 1.42 (the latest version lacks Netplay) and Stella myself from source (after getting the developping .sfs) but Puppy is lacking SDL and OpenGL. I also believe I need Mesa for one particular engine for Doom.

Does anyone know where I can acquire these libraries, and how to install them? I'm still learning Linux and am not too well versed in it.

While we're on the note of graphic libraries, I find XMAME goes slower on Puppyp by far than say, Zenwalk, that may come with something I'm missing. Anyone know what I need for XMAME for it to run at it's fullest? :/ I'm itchin' for some DoDonPachi but the framerate's too slow.

Thanks!

EDIT: I compiled SDL from source. Done like dinner. Smile

Just need the rest of the stuff now.

106498 · Joined: 18 Nov 2007 Posts: 248 Location: NZ

I think that if you install xorg_xorg_dri.pet using the package manager this adds opengl. Try finding a slackware package for zsnes. The only one I could find was zsnes1.51.

Pizzasgood · Posted: Mon 24 Nov 2008, 18:13 Post subject:

Yeah, the xorg_xorg_dri package includes OpenGL support and a subset of DRI drivers (you can install the xorg_xorg_full_dri package on top of that if you need the rest, but it's big).

For compiling things, you may find that it complains about missing X related headers. If that happens, try installing this:
ftp://ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributions/puppylinux/pet_packages-4/xorg_xorg_full_dri_DEV-7.3.pet
For some reason that doesn't appear to have been included in the devx_xxx.sfs file.

Yart · Joined: 04 Nov 2008 Posts: 6

Alright. I got the xorg_xorg_dri.pet but I get an error compiling ZSNES still that says GL/gl.h is missing.

ttuuxxx · Posted: Tue 25 Nov 2008, 14:19 Post subject:

Have you tried ?
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?p=249335
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=22589
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=14223
http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=5193&start=15&sid=cb66c0e71769c7ed913192002ad081f1
ttuuxxx

Pizzasgood · Posted: Tue 25 Nov 2008, 14:20 Post subject:

Does /usr/X11R7/include/GL/gl.h exist? If so, you have the file and you just need to tweak things so that the compiler sees it. Try running ./configure --help to see if it lets you specify more include directories. If it does, have it include /usr/X11R7/include and /usr/X11R7/include/GL.

Alternatively, you could try adding the includes to your $CFLAGS variable before running the ./configure script:

ttuuxxx · Posted: Tue 25 Nov 2008, 14:46 Post subject:

edoc · Posted: Wed 03 Dec 2008, 00:59 Post subject:

For my old Panasonic Toughbook CF-27 I tried "xorg_xorg_dri-7.3-1" which I believe is the basic "xorg_xorg" and SuperTux was not satisfied - it demanded a working openGL so I am about to try to load "xorg_xorg_full_dri-7.3" on top of it in hopes of getting all of the openGL I need.

It is "Checking Dependencies" right now and has been so for several minutes - my CF-27 may be unable to handle the larger package.

OK, well, this latest PET has broken xorg on my CF-27. I am now in a xorgwizard loop where it tells me to run xorgwizard then xwin - orgwizard runs then drops to # and when I try wwin it tells me to run xorgwizard.

Guess I will have to boot from CD "puppy pfix=ram" -- but then how do I fix the mess? Use Package Manager to uninstall xorg_xorg_full_dri-7.3?

Sure wish there was a far more efficient way to get the minimum needed dependencies for SuperTux loaded onto this limited-resources laptop without the massive extraneous overhead of Barrage (for SDL) and now this PET (for openGL).

106498 · Joined: 18 Nov 2007 Posts: 248 Location: NZ

edoc · Posted: Wed 03 Dec 2008, 23:42 Post subject:

Thanks!

I have downloaded that and will give it a try tomorrow - after I purge my old CF-27 of a whole lot of debris!

edoc · Posted: Thu 04 Dec 2008, 19:17 Post subject:

Loaded GLh.pet and libSDL_full.pet then SuperTux.

Same as before, SuperTux loads but "openGL not supported".

NOTE1: It appears that loading libSDL.pet before GLh.pet does not work, SuperTux would not open - I had to reload libSDL_full.pet then reload SuperTux after GLh.pet Is that predictable behavior?

NOTE2: I have my-documents symlinked to workaround the size limitation of pup_save.2fs - it is still on the same sda1 partition - the CF-27 only has a 3.32GB HDD.

106498 · Joined: 18 Nov 2007 Posts: 248 Location: NZ

Well if opengl doesn't work, and your trying to keep things small anyway, try opening rxvt and typing

edoc · Posted: Mon 08 Dec 2008, 19:33 Post subject:

I get:

Datadir: /usr/bin/../share/supertux
Warning: No joysticks are available.

Error: Couldn't load musicfile
/usr/bin/../share/supertux/music/SALCON.MOD

RJARRRPCGP · Posted: Tue 09 Dec 2008, 02:14 Post subject:

RJARRRPCGP · Posted: Tue 09 Dec 2008, 02:16 Post subject: