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Is it viable to run a SDL linux program/game from Termux? (programming.dev)

submitted 2 days ago by ICastFist@programming.dev to c/programming@programming.dev

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Say I make a game that uses SDL for graphics and compile a linux version of it. Instead of going through the hassle of using Android SDK/NDK to make it a proper installable apk, would it be viable to have it be run as a program off termux?

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[–] pelya@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It won't, because there's no graphics display, so SDL won't initialize.

You need to install and launch Termux:X11 to provide a video surface, and it won't support GL acceleration.

[–] tal@lemmy.today 6 points 1 day ago

I think that SDL can do aalib and libcaca.

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Hmm. No. I must be thinking of mpv.

SDL 1.2 could do aalib, but apparently 2 cannot:

https://wiki.libsdl.org/SDL2/FAQUsingSDL