Released version 0.1.1. This one is quite a bit more
usable than the rather messy first version.
jegl is a set of Eiffel classes wrapping the Simple DirectMedia Layer (SDL). Additionally, it has high-level features like sprites, bitmapped fonts, simple pixel access and more. It is easy to use and performs quite well.
This library is released under the LGPL.
How fast is it?
Pretty fast, thanks to the excellent SmallEiffel compiler and with -boost on. I admit, though, for something like a 3D-engine that requires every single bit of performance, C might be the better choice.
What are the requirements?
You need SDL 1.1.3 and SDL_image. For compilation, you also need the GNU SmallEiffel compiler version -0.77 or better.
Where is documentation?
There is none yet. Please check out the examples, they show you how to use some of the functions of jegl. Additionally, you can just browse the jegl classes.
Which platforms are supported?
Currently, jegl is only tested under Linux + SmallEiffel. The win32 port of SmallEiffel, elj-win32, might do it as well, but I don't know about the other Eiffel compilers. Expect this to improve soon.
Why Eiffel?
Because Eiffel is in my opinion the most advanced object oriented language. It's 'Design by Contract' feature leads, if correctly applied, to extremely bug-free programs. Unfortunately, Eiffel is not very popular, but that's why I started working on this library.
Let's look at some simple example source code:
Please visit jegl's sourceforge project page and check out the latest file releases.
For any comments, suggestions, contributions, please mail me or visit the project page.
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