freebsd-ports/graphics/svgalib/pkg-descr
Maxim Sobolev c01aa3135c Add svgalib - a *native* port of well-knows Linux console graphics library.
Please note, that it's a work in progress, so some features doesn't work (for
example mouse support). However, the functionality already present is
sufficient to run some of the popular apps (quakeforge for example).

I tested it on ATI Mach64 and C&T55554 adapters.
2000-08-25 09:08:01 +00:00

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This is a low level console graphics library, originally based on VGAlib 1.2 by
Tommy Frandsen. VGAlib supported a number of standard VGA graphics modes,
as well high resolution/high color modes on many popular graphics adapters. As
of now, support for many more chipsets has been added.
It supports transparent virtual console switching, that is, you can switch
consoles to and from text and graphics mode consoles using alt-[function key].
Also, svgalib corrects most of VGAlib's textmode corruption behaviour by
catching SIGSEGV, SIGFPE, SIGILL, and other fatal signals and ensuring that
a program is running in the currently visible virtual console before setting a
graphics mode.
WWW: http://www.svgalib.org/