[PD] Does GEM need X-Server to be running

[IOhannes m zmölnig]

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Ingo Scherzinger wrote:
> Sorry, this may be a pretty stupid question but since I'm new to GEM I have
> no idea.
> 
> Does GEM need X-Server to be running or does it connect directly to the
> graphic card?
> 

whether you need an X-server, depends on your platform.
on windows, Gem uses platform dependend code to create windows and to
establish an openGL context.
on X-platforms (linux, bsd, irix,...) it will use X/glx, so you will
need an X-server somewhere to display (not necessarily the machine you
are running Pd on).
on OSX it will use Carbon/AGL.
on w32 it will use windows/wgl.

i don't know of any program that "directly connects to the graphics
card" and still wants to do more than copying pixels into some legacy
buffer.


fgmasdr
IOhannes
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