MegaZeux Platform Support Matrix

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$PLATFORM amiga darwin gp2x mingw msvc nds psp unix wii
Description AmigaOS 4.x MacOS 10.x GP2X Windows
(GNU toolchain)		 Windows
(Visual Studio)		 Nintendo DS Playstation Portable Linux, BSD, Solaris
HaikuOS, etc.		 Nintendo Wii
Architecture(s)
(Tested Only)		 PPC (ELF) PPC (Mach-O)
i686 (Mach-O)		 ARM9 (ELF) x86 (PE COFF) x86 (PE COFF)
x64 (PE+ COFF)		 ARM9 (ELF) MIPS (ELF) x86 (ELF)
AMD64 (ELF)
PPC64 (ELF)		 PPC (ELF)
Endian Big Varies Little Little Little Little Big Varies Big
Toolchain gcc 4.2.2
binutils 2.14
clib2		 gcc 4.0.1
cctools 667.3
10.3 (min ver)		 gcc 3.4.6
binutils 2.16.1
glibc 2.2.5		 gcc 4.3.2
binutils 2.18.50		 Visual Studio 2008 gcc 4.2.3 (dk r15)
binutils 2.18.50		 gcc 4.1.0 (pspdev)
binutils 2.16.1		 Various gcc 4.3.0 (dk r23)
binutils 2.18.50
Packaged LHA DMG ZIP ZIP NO[1] ZIP ZIP DEB, RPM, ebuild ZIP
Optimized
Visibility[2]		 YES YES N/A YES YES N/A N/A YES N/A
Stack Protector YES YES NO NO[3] NO NO NO YES NO
Module Engine ModPlug ModPlug MikMod ModPlug ModPlug N/A ModPlug ModPlug ModPlug
Ogg Vorbis libvorbis libvorbis tremor libvorbis libvorbis N/A tremor libvorbis libvorbis
Optimization Speed Speed Size Speed Speed Size Size Speed Size
CONFIG_SDL YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES NO
CONFIG_EDITOR YES YES NO[4] YES YES NO[4] NO[4] YES NO[4]
CONFIG_HELPSYS YES YES NO[4] YES YES NO[4] NO[4] YES NO[4]
CONFIG_AUDIO YES YES YES YES YES NO YES YES YES
CONFIG_SOFTWARE YES YES render_gp2x YES YES render_nds YES YES render_gx
CONFIG_GL YES YES NO YES YES NO NO YES NO
CONFIG_OVERLAY YES YES NO YES YES NO NO YES NO
CONFIG_GLSL YES YES N/A YES YES N/A N/A YES N/A
CONFIG_UPDATER YES YES YES YES YES NO NO NO[5] NO
CONFIG_MODULAR YES YES NO YES YES NO NO YES NO
CONFIG_PNG YES YES YES YES YES NO[6] NO[6] YES NO[6]
CONFIG_X11 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A YES N/A
CONFIG_LOADSAVE_METER NO NO YES NO NO YES YES NO YES

Platform Notes

  1. Could use existing `package.sh' however this does not handle PDB files.
    MSVC binaries are replicate of MinGW binaries and require a non-free, non cross-capable compiler.
  2. "Optimized Visibility" refers to the hiding of library symbols which are not required or referenced outside of that library. An "optimized" library is smaller and loads faster.
    Required on Win32. Only applicable with CONFIG_MODULAR=y builds.
  3. Disabled due to miscompilation of stack protector in conjunction with C++ exceptions with some MinGW compilers.
  4. The editor and help system features are disabled to conserve cache on embedded platforms. The features build and work on these platforms, but they are basically unusable due to the lack of any on-screen keyboard.
  5. The updater is typically disabled in the Linux binaries that are shipped (for distributions like Debian or Fedora), even though the feature can easily be enabled.
    The issue is that MegaZeux is installed system-wide on these platforms and overwrites cannot be guaranteed.
    Additionally, it is felt that the advanced package management on these platforms supercedes any usefulness of the built-in updater.
  6. Not had the opportunity to cross compile the required libraries (zlib and libpng).
    Future developments may depend on these libraries, such as networking and the archive browser. Currently, the bloat cannot be justified, and these platforms do not yet have functioning network APIs.

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