kc3-lang/SDL/README-winrt.txt

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• Author : David Ludwig
  Date : 2014-04-09 21:29:19
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  Message : Added a README file regarding WinRT support To note, this file is currently formatted with CRLF line endings, rather than LF, to allow the file to be viewed with Notepad.

• README-winrt.txt

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  Simple DirectMedia Layer for WinRT
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  SDL/WinRT layer allows SDL2-based applications to run on many of Microsoft's
  platforms that utilize the "Windows Runtime" (aka "WinRT") APIs.  WinRT apps
  are currently always full-screen apps, run in what Microsoft calls their
  "Modern" environment (aka. "Metro"), and are distributed via Microsoft-run
  online stores.  Some of the operating systems that support such apps include:
  
  * Windows 8.x
  * Windows RT 8.x (aka. Windows 8.x for ARM processors)
  * Windows Phone 8.x
  
  To note, WinRT applications that run on Windows 8.x and/or Windows RT are often
  called "Windows Store" apps.
  
  
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  Requirements
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  - Microsoft Visual C++ 2012 -- Free, "Express" editions may be used, so long
    as they include support for either "Windows Store" or "Windows Phone" apps.
    (NOTE: MSVC 2013 support is pending.  2012 projects may be converted to 2013
    projects by MSVC, in the meantime.)
  - A valid Microsoft account -- This requirement is not imposed by SDL, but
    rather by Microsoft's Visual C++ toolchain.
  
  
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  TODO
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  - Finish adding support for MSVC 2013, and "Universal" WinRT apps, which
    support Windows 8.1, Windows Phone 8.1, and in the future, Xbox One and
    Windows Desktop.
  - Finish adding support for the SDL satellite libraries (SDL_image, SDL_mixer,
    SDL_ttf, etc.)
  - Create templates for both MSVC 2012 and MSVC 2013, and have the corresponding
    VSIX packages either include pre-built copies of SDL, or reference binaries
    available via MSVC's NuGet servers
  - Write setup instructions that use MSVC 201x templates
  - Write setup instructions that don't use MSVC 201x templates, and use
    MSVC project-to-project references, rather than pre-built binaries
  - Write a list of caveats found in SDL/WinRT, such as APIs that don't work due
    to platform restrictions, or things that need further work