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57450fae 1README for SDL_Perl-2.2.2
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57450fae 3What's New in 2.2.2:
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57450fae 5SDL_Perl-2.2.2
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7 -Made App loop() faster https://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=16988
8 -Patched support for add support for gluquadric* sub https://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=25598
9 -Made App init slimer https://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=16987
10 -Added faster SDL::Color alternative https://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=17975
11 -Added better error reporting for TTFont errors
12 -Added win32 support https://rt.cpan.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=49003
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15Prerequisites:
16
17SDL Perl recommends installing the following libraries available
18from http://www.libsdl.org/ prior to installing:
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20 SDL-1.2.8
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22 Recommended:
23 SDL_image
24 SDL_mixer
25 SDL_ttf
26 smpeg
27
28 Optional Libraries:
29 *SDL_gfx
30 *SDL_sound
31 *SDL_net
32 *SDL_svg
33 *SDL_vnc
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35Additionally the following Perl modules should be installed:
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37 Alien-SDL-0.2
bfd90409 38 Module-Build-0.22
39 Test-Simple-0.62
40
41Installation:
42
43 perl Build.PL
44 ./Build
45 ./Build test
8c726daf 46 ./Build bundle # MacOS X only!
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48
e504c139 49Installation with Windows (Strawberry) :
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1e93f803 51 perl Build.PL
52 ./Build
53 ./Build test
54 ./Build install
55
56
bfd90409 57The build process will use the new Module::Build facility
1e93f803 58to auto detect and build SDL Perl for your platform. If
bfd90409 59the build fails please forward bugs to sdl-devel@perl.org.
60
8c726daf 61For MacOS X users there is a new experimental bundle,
62that is called SDLPerl.app. You can use this bundle
63to run perl scripts with a .spl extension, you know,
64SDL Perl files. We will work on brining this style
65launcher and an integrated development environment to
66all platforms shortly.
67
bfd90409 68Documentation:
69
70Each module now includes its own documentation, and
71is accessible through perldoc. Additional tutorials,
72code, and tips can be found at the website:
73
74 http://sdl.perl.org
75
76Online documentation and tutorials are available through
77perldoc module.
78
79Contributing:
80
81Anyone wishing to contribute modules, sprite engines, documentation,
82and anything else that others might find useful, please join
83the mailing list:
84
85 sdl-devel@perl.org
86
87This is a mailing list for those interested in SDLperl development,
88both as an applications developer, and as a core contributor.
89
90I am always more than happy to take patches, bug reports, and
91helpful suggestions. It is feedback, both good and poor, that
92keeps projects like this going.
93
94Enjoy,
95
96David J. Goehrig <dgoehrig@cpan.org>
e504c139 97Kartik Thakore <kthakore@cpan.org>