# CVS Update (image loading)

**URL:** <https://discourse.libsdl.org/t/cvs-update-image-loading/869>\
**Category:** SDL Development\
**Created:** [May 18, 1999, 3:44am UTC](https://discourse.libsdl.org/t/cvs-update-image-loading/869 "1999-05-18T03:44:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![slouken](https://discourse.libsdl.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@slouken](https://discourse.libsdl.org/u/slouken)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 1999, 3:44am UTC](https://discourse.libsdl.org/t/cvs-update-image-loading/869/1 "1999-05-18T03:44:20Z")

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The new SDL CVS snapshot is available:  
[http://www.devolution.com/~slouken/SDL/download.html](http://www.devolution.com/~slouken/SDL/download.html)

What’s New?

The mixer library is now under LGPL, so it can be used by commercial programs.

Due to popular demand, there is a new image loading library in the examples  
archive. It loads BMP, 1-bit/8-bit/24-bit PCX files, GIFs, and PNG images.  
… 24-bit PCX images and PNG images with alpha information have not been  
tested, but theoretically should work. The library supports the SDL data  
source concept, so if you have custom data sources, they will work with  
the image loader.  
This library has only been tested under x86 Linux.

You can find the new image library in the ‘libimg’ subdirectory, along with  
a sample program ‘show’ which displays image files.

I’ve also fixed MTRR detection on Linux 2.0 kernels. Thanks Thierry!

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-Sam Lantinga (slouken at devolution.com)

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Lead Programmer, Loki Entertainment Software–  
“Any sufficiently advanced bug is indistinguishable from a feature”  
– Rich Kulawiec