On Tue, 2024-12-03 at 18:21 +0000, Aoife Moloney via devel-announce wrote: > Wiki - https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/SDL2onSDL3 > Discussion Thread - > https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/f42-change-proposal-replace-sdl-2-with-sdl2-compat-using-sdl-3-self-contained/138987 > > This is a proposed Change for Fedora Linux. > This document represents a proposed Change. As part of the Changes > process, proposals are publicly announced in order to receive > community feedback. This proposal will only be implemented if > approved > by the Fedora Engineering Steering Committee. > > == Summary == > This Change proposes to replace SDL 2 with sdl2-compat, which uses > SDL 3. > > == Owner == > > * Name: [[User:Ngompa| Neal Gompa]] > * Email: ngompa13@xxxxxxxxx > > > == Detailed Description == > SDL 2 feature development ended some time ago with efforts being > focused on SDL 3. However, many older games still use SDL 2 and > cannot > change to SDL 3. In order to continue to support SDL 2 games in the > modern world, let's replace SDL 2 with sdl2-compat, which uses SDL 3. > This also has the effect of moving SDL 1.2 games to SDL3 through > sdl12-compat running on sdl2-compat. > > > == Feedback == > > > == Benefit to Fedora == > Switching SDL 2 powered games to use <code>sdl2-compat</code> ensures > that SDL-based applications continue to use the actively developed > codebase. This also has the effect of SDL 1.2 powered games that use > <code>sdl12-compat</code> to run on SDL3 as well through the fully > supported path of <code>sdl12-compat</code> running on > <code>sdl2-compat</code> running on SDL3. > > == Scope == > * Proposal owners: > ** Package [https://github.com/libsdl-org/sdl2-compat libsdl2-compat] > (native: [https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2316576 RH#2316576], mingw: > [https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2330101 RH#2330101]) > ** Retire {{package|SDL2}} and {{package|mingw-SDL2}} completely > > * Other developers: > > * Release engineering: [https://pagure.io/releng/issue/12485 #12485] > > * Policies and guidelines: N/A (not needed for this Change) > > * Trademark approval: N/A (not needed for this Change) > > > * Alignment with the Fedora Strategy: N/A > > == Upgrade/compatibility impact == > The <code>SDL2</code> package would be transparently upgraded to > <code>libsdl2-compat</code> package and games using it should just > transparently start using SDL 3.0. > > > == How To Test == > The testing steps are simple: > > 0. Enable the > [https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/ngompa/SDL2onSDL3/ > <code>SDL2onSDL3</code> COPR]: <code>dnf copr enable > ngompa/SDL2onSDL3</code> > > 1. Swap <code>SDL2</code> for <code>sdl2-compat</code>: <code>dnf > swap > SDL2 sdl2-compat</code>
