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_Em · March 18th, 2004

Shamus: in reverse order:
OS X both is and isn't case sensitive when it comes to filenames -- it all depends on what method you use to work with files. Using MacOS traditional file calls, case doesn't matter -- using POSIX compliant calls, I'm pretty sure it does.

Static linking ot SDL is generally better on OS X as different programs use different versions of the SDL libraries, and installing the libraries can be difficult if you don't know anything about unix and/or coding.

My guess for the reversed coords is that it has to do with where position 0,0 is on a Mac -- upper left hand corner. My guess is that some bit of code (either in vj, SDL or OpenGL) fails to deal with this. As all other SDL apps I've used handle this well, I can only guess.

Also, for people who want a quick and dirty front end to vj on OS X, try http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/10459 -- DropScript. If you set it up right, all the files can be inside the application bundle, and you just need to drag jag roms onto it to play them. You can also set up a j64 file extension for the app in the plist table so that all you have to do is double click the roms in the Finder to play them.

March 18th, 2004	#11 (permalink)
_Em Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 23	Shamus: in reverse order: OS X both is and isn't case sensitive when it comes to filenames -- it all depends on what method you use to work with files. Using MacOS traditional file calls, case doesn't matter -- using POSIX compliant calls, I'm pretty sure it does. Static linking ot SDL is generally better on OS X as different programs use different versions of the SDL libraries, and installing the libraries can be difficult if you don't know anything about unix and/or coding. My guess for the reversed coords is that it has to do with where position 0,0 is on a Mac -- upper left hand corner. My guess is that some bit of code (either in vj, SDL or OpenGL) fails to deal with this. As all other SDL apps I've used handle this well, I can only guess. Also, for people who want a quick and dirty front end to vj on OS X, try http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/10459 -- DropScript. If you set it up right, all the files can be inside the application bundle, and you just need to drag jag roms onto it to play them. You can also set up a j64 file extension for the app in the plist table so that all you have to do is double click the roms in the Finder to play them.