Re: [pygame] Beginner Question

[James Paige <Bob@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, Jan 09, 2012 at 06:00:49PM -0800, Lenard Lindstrom wrote:
> On 09/01/12 01:03 PM, Nick Arnoeyts wrote:
>> Btw, a little bit off-topic, but is it possible to build Pygame with  
>> MinGW? I'm using the latest GCC 4.6 on Windows, to clarify.
>>
> Yes, Pygame builds with MinGW GCC 4.6.1-1. But there are problems with  
> the dependency DLLs, specifically smpeg. This is written in C++ and so  
> has special startup and shutdown requirements. It either causes Python  
> is shut down in an "unusual way" or causes a segfault. Since it is used  
> by SDL_mixer for mp3 support, smpeg is kind of indispensable. However,  
> you can get an earlier version of the prebuilt dependencies at my Pygame  
> page, http://www3.telus.net/len_l/pygame . They were built with GCC  
> 4.5.0, so I hope they will also work with GCC 4.6 (or we may have a  
> problem).
>
> Lenard Lindstrom

Doesn't SDL_mixer allow the use of libmad as an alternative to smpeg?

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James Paige