Question about the PSPSDK

[KunoNoOni]

I've used c/c++ before but never for the psp, just used LUA. My first program for the psp using the sdk is going to be a simple paint program. nothing fancy like photoshop or paintshop heck mspaint will be more advanced than mine Just something to quickly introduce me to c/c++ on the psp.

I've installed the pspsdk and got it up and running. my question is will I beable to use the functions of the graphics.h file, like line, circle, floodfill, get/putpixel?

would I have to init the bgi? I kinda hope not as its real slow...

I appreciate any help you can give me.

EDIT: oh one last thing, my pspsdk download doesn't have a docs folder I checked on the svn site and the docs folder there is empty. Where can I get the docs folder from so I can see all the psp variables/functions ?

[jsharrad]

If you have doxygen installed when you run the toolchain script it will install the docs for the pspsdk.

You can use the graphics.h functions if you have the right files (graphics.h, graphics.c, framebuffer.h, framebuffer.c) and link them in your makefile

I'm not sure what you mean by your bgi question though.

[KunoNoOni]

cool, thanks for the reply!

BGI stands for Borland Graphics Interface. It was mostly used with Turbo C in the old DOS days. Here is a LINK I found that explains about it.

[youresam]

The PSP doesnt use BGI...

But yes, as believe you do have to init graphics.

[jsharrad]

Yes you do, fortunately if you use the graphics.h it's all done already for you and you just have to call initGraphics();

[KunoNoOni]

I checked my pspsdk and I don't have graphics.h, so I googled it and found it under luaplayer source. after looking at it I don't think its going to work unless there are 2 verisons of it...

[Ravine]

Use Yeldarbs tutorials. That information will get you started with everything you need.

[cyanide]

you need to install a few things thru svn
plus, you need to download the graphics.h /graphics.c file seperately

[youresam]

Yeldarbs tutorials have those files. You also need a few libraries for it to work..

[KunoNoOni]

I have a precompiled windows toolchain/compiler + PSPSDK, I have also installed libpng, zlib and libmad. should I have not used the precompiled version and gotten the one from svn and compiled it myself?

[SG57]

Oh but if your more towards the paint app side or something, then use the primitive graphics library. It has great stuff, like draw line, draw box, draw filled box, built in sceDisplayWaitVblank(#her e) (pretty easy to do, but still, its convient).

I love it, and it uses the GU so no delay at all. It initilizes it for u adn everything.

[KunoNoOni]

Well I deleted my precompiled SDK and followed the directions in Yeldarb's tutorials. I'm just finished lesson 5 and about to start lesson 6.

I did find the graphics.h file and it not the same as the old borland one. but it does have put and get pixel in it so I should beable to create a floodfill command myself.

thanks agin for your help