I'm working on svgalib

[Zanthia]

Hi,

just wanted to tell you about svgalib (http://www.svgalib.org), I'm working on its NetBSD drivers. Can be used on SGI Linux but needs graphic card options.

TBH, my patches are in the NetBSD wip package tree and I will try to support intel HD and, if possible (non-windowed) SGI Linux/IRIX terminals.

See https://pkgsrc.se/wip/svgalib for the NetBSD (though unpatched) package.

Of course an SGI (sgimips) runs NetBSD.

 

[SolusRaion]

Neat! svgalib is useful!

I've been working on some emulators to bring to IRIX. Are you interested in potentially helping out with that? DM me if so.

 

[Zanthia]

I am working on the 64 bit (video card) version of SVGALib (NetBSD pkgsrc : svgalib64). I am overloaded on work on that and other things, but yes I'll help you as far as I can.

Note that you need a license on the SGI video cards before you can post code for it. svgalib64 can be extended at will though (thanks to IBM and SGI).

 

[SolusRaion]

No worries. Carry on with your skills regardless. I'm here to help, not hinder!

 

[7spirals]

Pretty sure Abuse and some versions of Doom & Quake have SVGALib targets. So, yeah, it'd be a nice one to have.