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It's probably not worth pushing palettized textures. The memory optimization isn't worth the effort on modern hardware with the sorts of games that would be using the SDL 1.3 texture API.
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2 To compile and install SDL:
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4 1. Run './configure; make; make install'
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6 If you are compiling for Windows using gcc, read the FAQ at:
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7 http://www.libsdl.org/faq.php?action=listentries&category=4#42
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9 If you are compiling using Visual C++ on Win32, you should read
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10 the file VisualC.html
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12 2. Look at the example programs in ./test, and check out the HTML
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13 documentation in ./docs to see how to use the SDL library.
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15 3. Join the SDL developer mailing list by sending E-mail to
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17 and put "subscribe" in the subject of the message.
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19 Or alternatively you can use the web interface:
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20 http://www.libsdl.org/mailing-list.php
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22 That's it!
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