If you're running OSX with pdp X11 may need to fire up but that is not GEM pp
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of IOhannes m zmölnig Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2010 7:55 AM To: Ingo Scherzinger Cc: 'pd-list' Subject: Re: [PD] Does GEM need X-Server to be running -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Ingo Scherzinger wrote: > Sorry, this may be a pretty stupid question but since I'm new to GEM I have > no idea. > > Does GEM need X-Server to be running or does it connect directly to the > graphic card? > whether you need an X-server, depends on your platform. on windows, Gem uses platform dependend code to create windows and to establish an openGL context. on X-platforms (linux, bsd, irix,...) it will use X/glx, so you will need an X-server somewhere to display (not necessarily the machine you are running Pd on). on OSX it will use Carbon/AGL. on w32 it will use windows/wgl. i don't know of any program that "directly connects to the graphics card" and still wants to do more than copying pixels into some legacy buffer. fgmasdr IOhannes -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEARECAAYFAkvr6J0ACgkQkX2Xpv6ydvTHZwCePA5YFXcV2I5vZRkRI4OceG++ JHYAnicG/nhjM+BN1bPD8/VWSmuccuKo =fs+z -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -> http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -> http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list
