begin quote 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 -- begin .signature This is a .signature virus! Please copy me into your .signature! See Microsoft KB Article Q265230 for more information. end
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