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sdl2-compat

SDL2 compatibility layer that uses SDL3 behind the scenes

About sdl2-compat

SDL2 compatibility layer that uses SDL3 behind the scenes

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Alpine Linux 3.22: 3 package records; Alpine Linux 3.23: 3 package records; Debian 13 (Trixie): 4 package records; Fedora 43: 5 package records; Fedora 44: 5 package records; openSUSE Tumbleweed: 4 package records. Catalog coverage diagram, not an application screenshot.sdl2-compat: recorded package coverageAlpine Linux 3.223 recordsAlpine Linux 3.233 recordsDebian 13 (Trixie)4 recordsFedora 435 recordsFedora 445 recordsopenSUSE Tumbleweed4 records
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Project identity

Project
sdl2-compat
Publisher
Not authoritatively mapped
Native package records
24
Operating systems
alpine-linux-3-22, alpine-linux-3-23, debian-13, fedora-43, fedora-44, opensuse-tumbleweed
License expression
Zlib
Metadata completeness
70/100 (not a software quality rating)
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Source repository
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Source-reported description

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Simple DirectMedia Layer (SDL) is a cross-platform multimedia library designed to provide fast access to the graphics frame buffer and audio device. This code is a compatibility layer; it provides a static link library for programs written against SDL 2.0, but it uses SDL 3.0 behind the scenes. Note that applications that use this library will need to declare SDL2 as a dependency manually, as the library is dlopen()'d to preserve APIs between SDL-2.0 and SDL-3.0. If you are writing new code, please target SDL 3.0 directly and do not use this layer.

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Alpine Linux 3.22

  1. sdl2-compat

    Alpine Linux 3.22 / source sdl2-compat

    2.32.56-r0

    SDL2 compatibility layer that uses SDL3 behind the scenes

    aarch64x86_64v3.22
  2. sdl2-compat-dev

    Alpine Linux 3.22 / source sdl2-compat

    2.32.56-r0

    SDL2 compatibility layer that uses SDL3 behind the scenes (development files)

    aarch64x86_64v3.22
  3. sdl2-compat-doc

    Alpine Linux 3.22 / source sdl2-compat

    2.32.56-r0

    SDL2 compatibility layer that uses SDL3 behind the scenes (documentation)

    aarch64x86_64v3.22

Alpine Linux 3.23

  1. sdl2-compat

    Alpine Linux 3.23 / source sdl2-compat

    2.32.58-r0

    SDL2 compatibility layer that uses SDL3 behind the scenes

    aarch64x86_64v3.23
  2. sdl2-compat-dev

    Alpine Linux 3.23 / source sdl2-compat

    2.32.58-r0

    SDL2 compatibility layer that uses SDL3 behind the scenes (development files)

    aarch64x86_64v3.23
  3. sdl2-compat-doc

    Alpine Linux 3.23 / source sdl2-compat

    2.32.58-r0

    SDL2 compatibility layer that uses SDL3 behind the scenes (documentation)

    aarch64x86_64v3.23

Debian 13 (Trixie)

  1. libsdl2-compat

    Debian 13 (Trixie) / libs / source sdl2-compat

    2.32.54+ds-1

    SDL 2 binary compatibility library wrapping SDL 3

    amd64arm64trixie
  2. libsdl2-compat-dev

    Debian 13 (Trixie) / libdevel / source sdl2-compat

    2.32.54+ds-1

    libsdl2-dev replacement using SDL 3

    amd64arm64trixie
  3. libsdl2-compat-shim

    Debian 13 (Trixie) / libs / source sdl2-compat

    2.32.54+ds-1

    libsdl2-2.0-0 replacement using SDL 3

    amd64arm64trixie
  4. libsdl2-compat-tests

    Debian 13 (Trixie) / misc / source sdl2-compat

    2.32.54+ds-1

    SDL 2 binary compatibility library - tests

    amd64arm64trixie

Fedora 43

  1. mingw32-sdl2-compat

    Fedora 43 / Unspecified / source mingw-sdl2-compat

    2.32.70-1.fc43

    MinGW 32-bit Windows port of SDL 2.0 compatibility library using SDL 3.0

    noarch43
  2. mingw64-sdl2-compat

    Fedora 43 / Unspecified / source mingw-sdl2-compat

    2.32.70-1.fc43

    MinGW 64-bit Windows port of SDL 2.0 compatibility library using SDL 3.0

    noarch43
  3. sdl2-compat

    Fedora 43 / Unspecified / source sdl2-compat

    2.32.70-1.fc43

    SDL 2.0 runtime compatibility library using SDL 3.0

    aarch64i686x86_6443
  4. sdl2-compat-devel

    Fedora 43 / Unspecified / source sdl2-compat

    2.32.70-1.fc43

    Files to develop SDL 2.0 applications using SDL 3.0

    aarch64i686x86_6443
  5. sdl2-compat-static

    Fedora 43 / Unspecified / source sdl2-compat

    2.32.70-1.fc43

    Static library to develop SDL 2.0 applications using SDL 3.0

    aarch64i686x86_6443

Fedora 44

  1. mingw32-sdl2-compat

    Fedora 44 / Unspecified / source mingw-sdl2-compat

    2.32.70-1.fc44

    MinGW 32-bit Windows port of SDL 2.0 compatibility library using SDL 3.0

    noarch44
  2. mingw64-sdl2-compat

    Fedora 44 / Unspecified / source mingw-sdl2-compat

    2.32.70-1.fc44

    MinGW 64-bit Windows port of SDL 2.0 compatibility library using SDL 3.0

    noarch44
  3. sdl2-compat

    Fedora 44 / Unspecified / source sdl2-compat

    2.32.70-1.fc44

    SDL 2.0 runtime compatibility library using SDL 3.0

    aarch64i686x86_6444
  4. sdl2-compat-devel

    Fedora 44 / Unspecified / source sdl2-compat

    2.32.70-1.fc44

    Files to develop SDL 2.0 applications using SDL 3.0

    aarch64i686x86_6444
  5. sdl2-compat-static

    Fedora 44 / Unspecified / source sdl2-compat

    2.32.70-1.fc44

    Static library to develop SDL 2.0 applications using SDL 3.0

    aarch64i686x86_6444

openSUSE Tumbleweed

  1. libSDL2-2_0-0

    openSUSE Tumbleweed / System/Libraries / source sdl2-compat

    2.32.70-1.3

    SDL-2.0 Compatibility Layer for Simple DirectMedia Layer 3.0

    x86_64tumbleweed
  2. libSDL2-2_0-0-32bit

    openSUSE Tumbleweed / System/Libraries / source sdl2-compat

    2.32.70-1.3

    SDL-2.0 Compatibility Layer for Simple DirectMedia Layer 3.0

    x86_64tumbleweed
  3. sdl2-compat-devel

    openSUSE Tumbleweed / Development/Libraries/X11 / source sdl2-compat

    2.32.70-1.3

    Header and build system files for sdl2-compat

    x86_64tumbleweed
  4. sdl2-compat-devel-32bit

    openSUSE Tumbleweed / Development/Libraries/X11 / source sdl2-compat

    2.32.70-1.3

    Header and build system files for sdl2-compat

    x86_64tumbleweed

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