What's the status of software-rendering in SDL2?

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Hi there-
as I understand it SDL 2 is more hardware-oriented than 1.2, just wondering if it is still possible to do 100% software-rendering for older machines.
Thanks,
Matt

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Yes, it is. The software renderer should be fully functional and does not
require 3D hardware. If you run into bugs, please report them at
http://bugzilla.libsdl.org and attach a test case, and if you’re up for it,
a proposed fix.

Cheers!On Wed, Jul 17, 2013 at 6:26 PM, mattbentley wrote:

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Hi there-
as I understand it SDL 2 is more hardware-oriented than 1.2, just
wondering if it is still possible to do 100% software-rendering for older
machines.
Thanks,
Matt

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Thanks heaps Sam :slight_smile:
Good to know old platforms can still be supported.

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ps. And I don’t mean to bug you, but does software-rendering affect per-pixel alpha blending at all?