ESDL question

[Dan Gudmundsson]

Hi Vlad 

You have to use sdl:init_server/1 when using multiple processes.

I havn't used it for a long time so it might be broken..

/Dan

Vlad Dumitrescu writes:
 > Hi,
 > 
 > This question should probably go directly to Dan, but maybe others know the answer too...
 > 
 > I have been trying to use esdl by calling gl functions from several processes, but it doesn't work... When calling gl:swapBuffers, the process just locks... Could any wiser than me look at the code? I am not really at home with OpenGL either.
 > 
 > use ui:go() for a clean start. 
 > 
 > Thanks a lot,
 > Vlad
 > 
 > %%%----------------------------------------------------------------------
 > %%% File    : ui.erl
 > %%% Author  :  <vladdu@REDACTED>
 > %%% Purpose : 
 > %%% Created : 17 Oct 2001 by  <vladdu@REDACTED>
 > %%%----------------------------------------------------------------------
 > 
 > -module(ui).
 > -author('vladdu@REDACTED').
 > 
 > -compile(export_all).
 > %%-export([start/0, start/1, init/2, initWin/2, initWin2/2]).
 > 
 > -include_lib("esdl/include/sdl.hrl").
 > -include_lib("esdl/include/sdl_video.hrl").
 > -include_lib("esdl/include/sdl_keyboard.hrl").
 > -include_lib("esdl/include/gl.hrl").
 > -include_lib("esdl/include/glu.hrl").
 > -include_lib("esdl/include/sdl_events.hrl").
 > 
 > -define(DBG(Str, Args), io:format("~p/~p: " ++Str ++"~n", 
 >       [?MODULE, ?LINE] ++ Args)).
 > -define(DBG1(Str), io:format("~p/~p: " ++Str ++"~n",[?MODULE, ?LINE])).
 > 
 > -record(state, {root=none, wrapper, surface}).
 > 
 > -define(set_wrapper(X), put(sdlwrapper, X)).
 > -define(get_wrapper(),  element(1, get(sdlwrapper))).
 > 
 > go() ->
 >     Q=start(),
 >     W=initWin(600,400),
 >     Q!{root,W},
 >     W!start.
 > 
 > start() ->
 >     spawn(ui, init, [[]]).
 > 
 > start(Mode) when list(Mode) ->
 >     spawn(ui, init, [Mode]);
 > start(_) ->
 >     error.
 > 
 > init(Mode) ->
 >     register(ui, self()),
 > 
 >     Wrapper = sdl:init(?SDL_INIT_VIDEO bor ?SDL_INIT_ERLDRIVER),
 > 
 >     sdl_events:eventState(?SDL_ALLEVENTS ,?SDL_ENABLE),
 >     sdl_keyboard:enableKeyRepeat(100, 40),
 >     sdl_mouse:showCursor(false),
 > 
 >     Flags = 
 >  case lists:member(fullscreen, Mode) of 
 >      false ->
 >   ?SDL_OPENGL bor ?SDL_RESIZABLE;
 >      _ -> 
 >   ?SDL_OPENGL bor ?SDL_FULLSCREEN
 >  end,
 >     sdl_video:gl_setAttribute(?SDL_GL_DOUBLEBUFFER, 1),
 >     R = sdl_video:setVideoMode(640, 480, 16, Flags),
 > 
 >     loop(#state{wrapper=Wrapper, surface=R}).
 > 
 > loop(State) ->
 >     receive 
 >  {root, Desktop} ->
 >      loop(State#state{root=Desktop});
 >  {wrapper, Pid} ->
 >      Pid ! {wrapper, State#state.wrapper},
 >      loop(State);
 >  Msg ->
 >      %%io:format("cmd: ~p ~n", [Msg]),
 >      loop(State)
 >     after 1 -> 
 >       {_,Evs} = sdl_events:peepEvents(1, ?SDL_GETEVENT, ?SDL_ALLEVENTS),
 >      if length(Evs) == 1 ->
 >       %%io:format("event: ~p ~n", [hd(Evs)]),
 >       if pid(State#state.root) -> 
 >        State#state.root ! hd(Evs);
 >          true -> true
 >       end,
 >       case hd(Evs) of
 >    #quit{} ->
 >        quit();
 >    _ ->
 >        ok
 >       end;
 >         true ->true
 >      end,
 >      loop(State)
 >     end.
 > 
 > quit() ->
 >     ?DBG1("quitting..."),
 >     sdl:quit(),
 >     exit(normal).
 > 
 > %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
 > 
 > initWin(W, H) ->
 >     spawn(ui, initWin2, [W, H]).
 > 
 > initWin2(W, H) ->
 >     ui ! {wrapper, self()},
 >      receive
 >  {wrapper, Wrap} ->
 >      ?set_wrapper(Wrap),
 >      true
 >     end,
 >     receive 
 >  start -> 
 >      true 
 >     end,
 > 
 >     sdl_mouse:showCursor(true),
 > 
 >     gl:viewport(0, 0, W-1, H-1),
 >     gl:clearColor(0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0),
 >     gl:clearDepth(1.0),
 >     gl:depthFunc(?GL_LESS),
 >     gl:enable(?GL_DEPTH_TEST),
 >     gl:shadeModel(?GL_SMOOTH), 
 > 
 >     gl:matrixMode(?GL_PROJECTION),
 >     gl:loadIdentity(),
 >     glu:perspective(45.0, W / H, 0.1, 100.0), 
 > 
 >     gl:matrixMode(?GL_MODELVIEW),
 > 
 >     gl:blendFunc(?GL_SRC_ALPHA, ?GL_ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA),
 >     gl:clearColor(0, 0, 0, 1),
 > 
 >     %%gl:swapBuffers(),
 > 
 >    loop_event().
 > 
 > drawscene() ->
 >     gl:matrixMode(?GL_MODELVIEW),
 > 
 >     gl:clear(?GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT bor ?GL_DEPTH_BUFFER_BIT),
 >     gl:loadIdentity(),
 > 
 >     gl:translatef(0.0, 0.0, -6.0),
 > 
 >     gl:'begin'(?GL_QUADS),
 >     gl:color3f(0,1,0),
 >     gl:vertex3f(1.0, 0.0, 0.0),
 >     gl:color3f(1, 1,1),
 >     gl:vertex3f(1.0, 1.0, 0.0),
 >     gl:vertex3f(0.0, 1.0, 0.0),
 >     gl:color3f(1,0,0),
 >     gl:vertex3f(0.0, 0.0, 0.0),
 >     gl:'end'(),
 > 
 >     gl:'begin'(?GL_QUADS),
 >     gl:color3f(0,1,1),
 >     gl:vertex3f(1.5, 0.5, -1.0),
 >     gl:color3f(1, 1,1),
 >     gl:vertex3f(1.5, 1.5, -1.0),
 >     gl:vertex3f(0.5, 1.5, -1.0),
 >     gl:color3f(1,0,1),
 >     gl:vertex3f(0.5, 0.5, -1.0),
 >     gl:'end'(),
 > 
 >     gl:swapBuffers(),
 >     true.
 > 
 > loop_event() -> 
 >     receive 
 >  {'EXIT', Pid, R} ->
 >      io:format("Error Pid  ~p died with reason ~p ~n", [Pid, R]),
 >      quit;
 >   #quit{} -> 
 >       ?DBG1("quit root"),
 >      quit;
 >  Else ->
 >      io:format("got: ~p ~n", [Else]),
 >      drawscene(),
 >      loop_event()
 >  %    after 0 ->
 > %      %%io:format("Jerky?? Your opengl card is probably too slow ~n", []),
 > %      loop_event()
 >     end.
 > 
 > 
 > 
 > 

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