Another GSoC idea

[Remco]

I was thinking of a combined project between Ogre (graphics engine) and Wine. Ogre works on Windows and Linux. It has an OpenGL and DirectX backend. Maybe a student could try to get the DirectX-backend working in Linux with Wine.

This would result in a lot of patches for Wine, and the first native Linux DirectX app of this size that I know of. Wouldn't that be cool?

Remco

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[Kai Blin]

On Friday 16 March 2007 02:49, Remco wrote:
> I was thinking of a combined project between Ogre (graphics engine) and
> Wine. Ogre works on Windows and Linux. It has an OpenGL and DirectX
> backend. Maybe a student could try to get the DirectX-backend working in
> Linux with Wine.

I haven't tried yet, but this should be rather straightforward. You'd need to 
recompile all the depenencies and Ogre from source in wine, though, that's 
quite a hassle. I use Ogre in another project I'm in, I build Ogre rpm 
packages, I know what I'm talking about there. The Win32 dep package is for 
MSVC++ 2005 SP1, which didn't work in Wine, I think.
> This would result in a lot of patches for Wine, and the first native Linux
> DirectX app of this size that I know of. Wouldn't that be cool?

I don't actually see the difference between running Ogre apps and other 
DirectX apps.

Or am I getting you wrong and you're suggesting to make the DirectX backend 
work as a winelib app on native Linux without Wine?

Cheers,
Kai

[Stefan Dösinger]

Am Freitag 16 März 2007 02:49 schrieb Remco:
> I was thinking of a combined project between Ogre (graphics engine) and
> Wine. Ogre works on Windows and Linux. It has an OpenGL and DirectX
> backend. Maybe a student could try to get the DirectX-backend working in
> Linux with Wine.
>
> This would result in a lot of patches for Wine, and the first native Linux
> DirectX app of this size that I know of. Wouldn't that be cool?

Yes, this sounds like a good bug fixing SoC. Last I tried ogre on Wine I saw 
that the gl backend mostly works, but the d3d9 and d3d7 backends are in a bad 
shape.

Hunting those bugs should be comparably easy. Ogre is open source, and has a 
(hopefully) helpful community :-)

[Detlef Riekenberg]

On Fr, 2007-03-16 at 10:30 +0100, Stefan Dösinger wrote:
> Am Freitag 16 März 2007 02:49 schrieb Remco:
> > I was thinking of a combined project between Ogre (graphics engine) and
> > Wine.
> Last I tried ogre on Wine I saw 
> that the gl backend mostly works, but the d3d9 and d3d7 backends are in a bad 
> shape.

I test sometimes "Magic_of_Stonehenge.exe" and that Ogre3D-Demo works
with the OpenGL and the d3d9 Backend.

The d3d9-Backend uses less CPU-Time compared to the OpenGL Backend.
(1027x768x32 Fullscreen in virtual Desktop-Mode,
 ATI Radeon 9500PRO, ATI-Driver)

[Bryan Haskins]

A DX app packed nicely with winlib would be wonderful. It realistically
isn't an enormous hurdle but the 'look what I did!' factor would be amazing.
Now if only you could convince Blizzard for WoW =D

On 3/15/07, Remco  wrote:
> I was thinking of a combined project between Ogre (graphics engine) and
> Wine. Ogre works on Windows and Linux. It has an OpenGL and DirectX backend.
> Maybe a student could try to get the DirectX-backend working in Linux with
> Wine.
>
> This would result in a lot of patches for Wine, and the first native Linux
> DirectX app of this size that I know of. Wouldn't that be cool?
>
> Remco
>
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