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On Fri, 21 Nov 2003 18:15:45 -0500
Joel Konkle-Parker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> I'm upgrading libsdl, and I'm getting the following USE flags:
> 
> media-libs/libsdl-1.2.6-r2 [1.2.5-r2] +oss +alsa +esd -arts -nas +X
> +dga 
> +xv -xinerama +fbcon +directfb +ggi +svga +aalib +opengl -noaudio 
> -novideo -nojoystick
> 
> There's a few there that I don't quite understand...
> 
> nas - I see it's Network Audio Sound or something... I'm not going to
> be  playing music through a network or anything, so I doubt I need
> this

pretty much correct, yes.

> dga - Direct Graphics Access; I use X all the time with the nVidia 
> drivers... what's this for?

this is for drivers that aren't nvidia binaries, they have a kernel
interface for fast rendering. with nvidia cards, its not applyable.


> directfb - same as above, I use nVidia-ized X to play my games and 
> things, why do I need this?

This is if you use the directfb interface. its "sorta X" but using the
kernel framebuffer. Doubt you'll need it.


> ggi - non-X video? why?
Its a generic Graphic interface..  library wrappers bascially.
doubt you'll need them.

 
> aalib - ASCII art? cool maybe, but is it a killer app for some reason?
Wee, cool. Render graphics as ascii, in a terminal  (xterm or console).
makes for some flashy fun stuff, but nothing more.


 
> 
> Can someone help me out here?
no ;-)

//Spider

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