Programmatic GPU Selection
The definitive word on how to force selection of a discrete GPU in C/C++ code.
January 8, 2025
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We Solve Your Difficult Problems: Forward Porting with Legacy Media and Code – Part 5 – Animation and Texturing
In part 5 of our raytracing port, we clean up the code a bit and then add camera/viewport animation and a checkerboard ground texture.
September 15, 2024
We Solve Your Difficult Problems: Forward Porting with Legacy Media and Code – Part 4 – SDL events, PNG and CTest
In part 4 of our raytracer porting blog, we fix the SDL event pump, add a PNG saver with libspng, remove the preset resolution limits and add a unit test using CTest.
September 5, 2024
We Solve Your Difficult Problems: Forward Porting with Legacy Media and Code – Part 3 – Adding SDL UI
The article explores adding a modern SDL-based UI to a legacy Amiga raytracer. It covers integrating SDL with CMake, updating UI code from Amiga OS, and resolving rendering performance issues. By using SDL’s cross-platform libraries, the article demonstrates how to modernize graphical functionality while preserving the original program logic.
August 5, 2024
We Solve Your Difficult Problems: Forward Porting with Legacy Media and Code – Part 2 – Compiling and running in VS Code
This article details the process of compiling and running legacy Amiga-based raytracer code in Visual Studio Code. It covers updating old C code, handling missing libraries, and adapting the original environment using modern tools like CMake. The step-by-step guide ensures the code works on current systems with minimal changes.
July 26, 2024
We Solve Your Difficult Problems: Forward Porting with Legacy Media and Code – Part 1
The article explores how AlphaPixel tackles the challenges of forward porting legacy media and code, including recovering data from 1980s and 1990s hardware. Through a real-life example involving an Amiga-based raytracer project, it highlights the complexities of resurrecting old code, using modern tools to extract and convert outdated formats for modern use.
July 24, 2024
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