DirectFB
DirectFB
http://www.directfb.org/
'DirectFB' is a thin library that provides developers with hardware graphics acceleration, input device handling and abstraction, an integrated windowing system with support for translucent windows and multiple display layers on top of the framebuffer device. It is a complete hardware abstraction layer with software fallbacks for every graphics operation that is not supported by the underlying hardware.
Documentation
User README available in HTML format from http://www.directfb.org/download/DirectFB/README; User FAQ available in HTML format from http://www.directfb.org/documentation/faq.xml; Developer tutorial available in HTML format from http://www.directfb.org/documentation/tutorials.xml; Developer reference manual available in HTML format from http://www.directfb.org/documentation/reference.xml
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version 0.9.24
(stable)
released on 1 September 2005
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Licensing
| License | Verified by | Verified on | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| LGPLv2orlater | Janet Casey | 6 April 2004 |
Leaders and contributors
| Contact(s) | Role |
|---|---|
 Denis Oliver Kropp | Maintainer |
| See the AUTHORS file in the distribution for a complete list | Contributor |
Resources and communication
| Audience | Resource type | URI |
|---|---|---|
| Support | mailto:directfb-users@directfb.org | |
| Developer | VCS Repository Webview | http://directfb.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/ |
| Developer | mailto:directfb-dev@directfb.org |
Software prerequisites
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Required to use | zlib |
| Weak prerequisite | SDL |
| Required to use | Linux kernel 2.2.x or later |
| Required to use | freetype 2.0.1 or later |
| Required to use | libjpeg62 |
| Required to use | libpng2 *or* libpng3 |
This entry (in part or in whole) was last reviewed on 22 November 2005.
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