Talk:FPC and SDL
Is the section "Tips and tricks" really relevant ? On Debian system, smpeg isn't hard to get (just install package `libsmpeg0'). Moreover, Debian `libsdl-mixer1.2' package already depends on smpeg anyway. Moreover, reading SDL_Mixer home page, the fact that SDL_Mixer requires smpeg (for mp3 support) is perfectly normal. So I would say that probably every modern Linux distro
- makes smpeg library easily available
- packages SDL_Mixer library in such way that it depends on smpeg library, to be able to play mp3
So the fact that SDL_Mixer unit uses smpeg unit is perfectly normal and there's no need to make a fuss about it. So the section "Tips and tricks" may be removed. Any comments ? Michalis 01:31, 9 Jan 2006 (CET)
You are thinking in limited terms.
Linux is only SO small. Smpeg dll is hard to get on windows for example. Why you ask? well because you have no C compiler which can compile it, and because smpeg is not readily available as .dll.
There are a few of them for windows but not all work. Same story for SDL_gfx v2.0 ofcourse that lib is optional so no problem to solve. Another point is you have one less library to distribute with your game even on *nix. SDL and friends are common but not all distroes and unices have them and most don't include them by default. It's always a good idea to have them distributed. (most non-distro-packed games do this btw)
