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Date: Fri, 18 Sep 1998 18:18:54 -0700
From: Nate Eldredge <nate AT cartsys DOT com>
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To: ElvenForst <elvenforst AT aol DOT com>
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Subject: Re: Allegro and Linux
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ElvenForst wrote:
> 
> To all,
> 
> I have just about had it up to -here- with Windows, and it's time for me to
> delete it off of my hard drive.  I've done lots of work with Linux and I'm
> thinking of installing it back on my computer.  But, I don't want to give up
> Allegro!  Does Allegro work under Linux?  I saw some Linux stuff in allegro.h
> so I thought that is might, but I want to be SURE.  I don't want to have to
> re-write any of my software if it can be helped.  Has anyone tried this?

The Linux console port does not work at present (though see 
 http://vip.maestro.com.pl/mailman/listinfo/linux-allegro if you want to
help), but the XWinAllegro port works fine under Linux/X.  See
http://www.canvaslink.com/allegro/xwinallegro/ for details on it.

> Also, if I can do it, I'm developing software that will eventually be used in
> DOS.  Can I develop the software under Linux (and Allegro) and then be able to
> compile it with DJGPP at a later point in time?

Sure; a source is a source.  You'll have to write it portably enough, of
course, but DJGPP is Unix-like enough that few things will need to
change.  Other than that, a pass through `utod', at most.  You can even
cross-compile your DOS exe's from Linux!
-- 

Nate Eldredge
nate AT cartsys DOT com