Allegro 4.9.2 has been released!

Allegro 4.9.2 has been released!

Trent Gamblin

Member #261

April 2000

From liballeg.org...

This is a Work-In-Progress (WIP) release for the future 5.0 branch. The previous releases on this branch were 4.3.0 and 4.3.1, but future releases will be 4.9.x. Here is a summary of the changes since version 4.3.1:

A lot of work towards a new graphics API.
Added a Direct3D driver for Windows.
Added an OpenGL driver for X11.
Added window resizing support.
Added a bitmap font addon.
AL_* renamed to ALLEGRO_*.
Moved all include files into an allegro5 directory.
Added some new examples for new API.
Added and updated NaturalDocs documentation for new API.
Build system fixes/changes.
Bug fixes and other changes.

Get it here:
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=5665&package_id=40805&release_id=571662

Documentation is here (and of course the exnew_* examples and demo):
http://www.liballeg.org/naturaldocs/files2/allegro5/color_new-h.html

There is a readme_a5.txt in the root of the source archives that explains how to build this release. Nothing has been done to make it compile with MSVC, as none of the developers use it :-/ .

Have fun!

Goalie Ca

Member #2,579

July 2002

Allegro 5 is alive and well

-------------
Bah weep granah weep nini bong!

nonnus29

Member #2,606

August 2002

Wow!!!

Finally, at long last, with Allegro 5 mind control, I will be able to commandeer the Air Born Laser and....

RULE THE WORLD!!!!

{"name":"1221.jpg","src":"\/\/djungxnpq2nug.cloudfront.net\/image\/cache\/8\/c\/8ccd10af5ec6f7eb63ede6ba988eda58.jpg","w":415,"h":230,"tn":"\/\/djungxnpq2nug.cloudfront.net\/image\/cache\/8\/c\/8ccd10af5ec6f7eb63ede6ba988eda58"}[/img]

link to my blog

Audric

Member #907

January 2001

Exactly what I was think-
OMG

GullRaDriel

Member #3,861

September 2003

I am currently trying to build the mingw32 version...

EDIT:

Readme said:

Do not run fix.bat! It is no longer needed and will lead to errors.

So why keep it in the archive ? hmmm ?

EDIT2:

a5_font is not moved correctly when using cmake && mingw32 ( using windows Xp )

I was forced to copy-paste it to build/include/allegro5 manually, after what the build continued.

EDIT3:
All examples are working fine just there. I just think it is a pity that you do not check the return value of load_bitmap and others.
Asking people to run example from the datafile directory... That's a joke, no ?

Knowing how there you can be crushed if you do not check the functions return value, it looks like the hospital is teasing charity.

Anyway, all examples are running fine there. I post you below a part of the dxdiag, for you to have my hardware configuration.

1------------------
2System Information
3------------------
4Time of this report: 1/29/2008, 11:13:16
     Machine name: NILOREADEV
 Operating System: Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 2 (2600.xpsp_sp2_qfe.070227-2300)
         Language: French (Regional Setting: French)
8System Manufacturer: Acer, inc.
     System Model: Aspire 5920G    
             BIOS: ZD1 v1.3708 3G08
        Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU     T7300  @ 2.00GHz (2 CPUs)
           Memory: 2046MB RAM
        Page File: 575MB used, 3362MB available
      Windows Dir: D:\WINDOWS
  DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
16DX Setup Parameters: Not found
   DxDiag Version: 5.03.2600.2180 32bit Unicode
18 
19---------------
20Display Devices
21---------------
      Card name: NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT
   Manufacturer: NVIDIA
      Chip type: GeForce 8600M GT
       DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC
     Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0407&SUBSYS_01211025&REV_A1
 Display Memory: n/a
   Current Mode: 1280 x 800 (32 bit) (60Hz)
        Monitor: Écran par défaut
Monitor Max Res: 
    Driver Name: nv4_disp.dll
 Driver Version: 6.14.0011.6904 (English)
    DDI Version: 9 (or higher)
34Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 10/28/2007 21:52:00, 5768320 bytes
    WHQL Logo'd: No
WHQL Date Stamp: None
            VDD: n/a
       Mini VDD: nv4_mini.sys
  Mini VDD Date: 10/28/2007 21:52:00, 7424992 bytes
41Device Identifier: {D7B71E3E-4747-11CF-6D69-2A2100C2CB35}
      Vendor ID: 0x10DE
      Device ID: 0x0407
      SubSys ID: 0x01211025
    Revision ID: 0x00A1
    Revision ID: 0x00A1
    Video Accel: 
Deinterlace Caps: n/a
       Registry: OK
   DDraw Status: Not Available
     D3D Status: Enabled
     AGP Status: Not Available
53DDraw Test Result: Not run
D3D7 Test Result: Not run
D3D8 Test Result: Not run
D3D9 Test Result: Not run
57
58-------------
59Sound Devices
60-------------
          Description: Realtek HD Audio output
Default Sound Playback: Yes
Default Voice Playback: Yes
          Hardware ID: HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_10EC&DEV_0888&SUBSYS_10250121&REV_1001
      Manufacturer ID: 1
           Product ID: 100
                 Type: WDM
          Driver Name: RtkHDAud.sys
       Driver Version: 5.10.0000.5470 (English)
    Driver Attributes: Final Retail
          WHQL Logo'd: Yes
        Date and Size: 9/4/2007 11:39:00, 4608000 bytes
          Other Files: 
      Driver Provider: Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
       HW Accel Level: Full
            Cap Flags: 0xF5F
  Min/Max Sample Rate: 8000, 192000
78Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: 33, 32
Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 33, 32
            HW Memory: 0
     Voice Management: No
EAX(tm) 2.0 Listen/Src: Yes, Yes
 I3DL2(tm) Listen/Src: Yes, Yes
84Sensaura(tm) ZoomFX(tm): No
             Registry: OK
    Sound Test Result: Not run
87 
88---------------------
89Sound Capture Devices
90---------------------
          Description: Realtek HD Audio Input
Default Sound Capture: Yes
Default Voice Capture: Yes
          Driver Name: RtkHDAud.sys
       Driver Version: 5.10.0000.5470 (English)
    Driver Attributes: Final Retail
        Date and Size: 9/4/2007 11:39:00, 4608000 bytes
            Cap Flags: 0x41
         Format Flags: 0xFFF
100 
101-----------
102DirectMusic
103-----------
      DLS Path: D:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\drivers\GM.DLS
   DLS Version: 1.00.0016.0002
  Acceleration: n/a
         Ports: Microsoft Synthesizer, Software (Not Kernel Mode), Output, DLS, Internal, Default Port
                Mappeur MIDI Microsoft [Émulé], Hardware (Not Kernel Mode), Output, No DLS, Internal
                SynthÚ. SW table de sons GS Mic [Émulé], Hardware (Not Kernel Mode), Output, No DLS, Internal
      Registry: OK
   Test Result: Not run

"Code is like shit - it only smells if it is not yours"
Allegro Wiki, full of examples and articles !!

Trent Gamblin

Member #261

April 2000

Thank you GullRaDriel. Everything you mentioned has been fixed in SVN. Thanks for the bug reports!

GullRaDriel

Member #3,861

September 2003

Heh I am happy that it has been taken in account so quick :-)

I must say that I was astonished by the speed of the examples. Yay for Allegro 4.9 !

"Code is like shit - it only smells if it is not yours"
Allegro Wiki, full of examples and articles !!

blargmob

Member #8,356

February 2007

Wait a minute..is this release a legit allegro release? Like 'the next one'?

---
"No amount of prayer would have produced the computers you use to spread your nonsense." Arthur Kalliokoski

Trent Gamblin

Member #261

April 2000

It's a real release of the development branch that will lead to Allegro 5.0. It's intended for people who want to get an early look at the API, or just want to help in finding and reporting bugs, maybe even fixing them (which is always helpful). Even though this is experimental stuff, and the API is subject to change at any time, I would say what is done, although not set in stone, is quite stable. I'm working on my 3rd game using the new API and loving it.

Goalie Ca

Member #2,579

July 2002

Besides the new mind control features allegro5 is completely revamped. New timer interface (possibly again very shortly), New input interface, new video interface (very fast hardware accel), etc.

It's a huge deal! Still many little bugs, and build problems, lacking osx support but on linux and windows its working well enough. Check out the new asteroids demo or perhaps some of the examples. On linux build with "scons" and on windows use cmake.

-------------
Bah weep granah weep nini bong!

Mike Farrell

Member #248

April 2000

Forgive me for not keeping up, but how will allegroGL play into the new 5.0 branch?

I don't like direct3d much myself, so I want to make sure I still have pure access to OpenGL calls under allegro

Goalie Ca

Member #2,579

July 2002

It's built-in. See exnew_opengl.c for an example.

1#include <allegro5/allegro5.h>
2#include <allegro5/a5_opengl.h>
3 
4...
5 
6   al_init();
7   al_install_keyboard();
8   display = al_create_display(640, 480);
9...
10while (1)
11{
12...
13      draw_opengl();
14      al_flip_display();
15...
16}

-------------
Bah weep granah weep nini bong!

Mokkan

Member #4,355

February 2004

I couldn't get it to build on MSVC 9.0, but I didn't try too hard. I think it might work if I had the DirectX libraries and such.

Goalie Ca

Member #2,579

July 2002

AFAIK none of the developers use MSVC. If you can make the CMake build it submit patches

-------------
Bah weep granah weep nini bong!

Milan Mimica

Member #3,877

September 2003

Mike Farrell: Not only that the acceleration is built-in, but you will also be able to use plain OpenGL commands just like with AllegroGL.

--
M.M.
http://sparklet.sf.net

bobo87

Member #9,473

January 2008

Hi, I want to ask one question. Are you plannig distribute it in binary form? (rpm, devpaks, win32 binaries) I have many problems with building it, and I think I am not totally alone :-/

Milan Mimica

Member #3,877

September 2003

Then the stable version is the one for you.

--
M.M.
http://sparklet.sf.net

Vanneto

Member #8,643

May 2007

I CANT WAIT for the stable version. Hardware acceleration out of the box! Woooo-hoooo! This is getting better and better. I'm sure to try this tonight.

In capitalist America bank robs you.

Thomas Fjellstrom

Member #476

June 2000

Allegro 4.9 is a moving target I hope you realize, it will change, and in large ways. Entire chunks of the api can and will likely be changed over its lifetime.

--
Thomas Fjellstrom - [website] - [email] - [Allegro Wiki] - [Allegro TODO]
"If you can't think of a better solution, don't try to make a better solution." -- weapon_S
"The less evidence we have for what we believe is certain, the more violently we defend beliefs against those who don't agree" -- https://twitter.com/neiltyson/status/592870205409353730

Goalie Ca

Member #2,579

July 2002

Well the core is hopefully really close to stabilizing. The idea is that the core is supposed to be small while many nicer high level features will be implemented in the addons directory. Fonts are already in there but there are likely to be a whole number of others.

Report bugs or better yet send patches

-------------
Bah weep granah weep nini bong!

aj5555

Member #9,033

September 2007

So its a microkernel design?

Hows that going to work with bloat like monolithic linux kernels. ::)

Goalie Ca

Member #2,579

July 2002

Actually there's a difference between modular and separating things into different processes Linux kernel is multi-threaded and so is A5.

-------------
Bah weep granah weep nini bong!

Simon Parzer

Member #3,330

March 2003

It is... a new beginning!

I still remember the day when Allegro 4.0 got out (multiplatform support). Hopefully this 5.0 release will be a similar step into the future.

GameCreator

Member #2,541

July 2002

Wow. I'm very impressed. Thank you! I was waiting and hoping for hardware acceleration in Allegro and it looks like it's coming. I, too, am looking forward to the Windows binaries.

Is support for any of the following planned for a near-future version of Allegro?
- Video (other than FLC) with sound
- PNG
- OGG
I know these are possible with libraries (as was hardware acceleration) but it is so much nicer to have it be built-in.

EDIT: Oh my god!! I just started reading http://www.liballeg.org/ and it seems like Ogg and PNG will be natively supported as well. Am I reading this right?!

Todd Cope

Member #998

November 2000

Is it possible to install this and keep my Allegro 4.2 installation as well? I have several projects in the works that use 4 and plan on starting a new project that will use 5.