Re: Re: Game programming using SDL and perl?

Now that's an interesting thought. I've been thinking about how to package this app to make it easy to install even for non-programmers. Ideally, the user should not need to have a perl interpreter installed on his/her system, and as I understand it, there are ways to do this (have to re-read Programming Perl again).

Embedding perl code in a C++ application might be an alternative as long as I don't have to sacrifice cross-platform functionality. Also, it'll give me a chance to brush up my C++ a bit, which is nice.

I must admit that I like python a lot because of it's syntax and OO-capabilities. But I think I'd rather use perl for this...

Cheers,
--Moodster

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Re: Re: Re: Game programming using SDL and perl? by Molt (Chaplain) on Apr 13, 2002 at 13:57 UTC
It is always a good idea when developing big games to keep the things outside the core nice and scriptable, it makes them a lot easier to change and also allows external developers to more easily bang out things like the Quake mods, TCOs, and even the huge Baldur's Gate add-ons which are freely available Perl should be a nice plugin language for scripting though, and with XS for your C++ integration (And Inline::CPP for your quick tests) you should be able to manage wonders. There is a nice tutorial on developing your own 'little language' for scripting in the Tutorials section of Flipcode. Whilst it probably won't help you with the technical implementation it will give you a nice overview of some considerations which you may otherwise overlook. It's the 'Scripting Language Tutorials Series', and it's worth a quick look at least in my opinion.	[reply]

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by Molt (Chaplain) on Apr 13, 2002 at 13:57 UTC

It is always a good idea when developing big games to keep the things outside the core nice and scriptable, it makes them a lot easier to change and also allows external developers to more easily bang out things like the Quake mods, TCOs, and even the huge Baldur's Gate add-ons which are freely available

Perl should be a nice plugin language for scripting though, and with XS for your C++ integration (And Inline::CPP for your quick tests) you should be able to manage wonders.

There is a nice tutorial on developing your own 'little language' for scripting in the Tutorials section of Flipcode. Whilst it probably won't help you with the technical implementation it will give you a nice overview of some considerations which you may otherwise overlook. It's the 'Scripting Language Tutorials Series', and it's worth a quick look at least in my opinion.

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