[C/C++ encryption]

 

Thanks. I unearthed some simple code - not mine -  that uses linear feedback shift registers for the first version but will investigate OpenSSL.  The details of all of this is pretty foreign to me so I'm content with any reasonable solution.  Those wiki pages do in fact look useful.

Thanks again.

[C/C++ encryption]

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I recently wrote a very small utility in C that generates a text list but now there is requirement to have that output encrypted.  A second application would then read the list, search for a match, update, save, and repeat.  Any recommendation on a simple library with a selection of encryption methods?   The object really is to keep the list from a little more than casual eyes poking around.

Thanks.

[Leadwerks Engine SDK 2.5 documentation]

If you search for my username in this forum, I uploaded a couple PDFs years ago.

[Moving Steam install folder]

Thanks, I'll probably go with the recommended option though good to know about Junctions.

[Moving Steam install folder]

I've just upgraded to a larger C drive and would like to move the Leadworks installation from another drive. I looked but it doesn't appear that the Steam client makes this easy. I assume I have to delete, manually or otherwise, then re-install. If not, suggestions would be appreciated.

 

Thanks.

[Offline API Documentation]

That's great. There seems to be an error with downloading at the moment, will try later.

 

I had started a manual conversion a couple weeks ago - just a few pages to explore formatting - and may continue in the new year. See attached.

le3xb.pdf

[le 3.3 update?]

Is it confirmed that standalone will not get the 3.3 update?

[le 3.3 update?]

Does one have to be connected to Steam whenever developing?

[Integrated GUI for 3.2]

How about integrated GUI before 3.2 comes out...during that year of development.

[What can linux do for me]

Just my opinion...

 

Simply, unless you have a specific need, it likely won't be of any added benefit. That said, over the long hall, a managed Linux is is likely better behaved - no inexplicable slow down after a year or two of usage. Also lower risks of malware is probably still a positive.

 

I have a Linux VM currently running on my system because it was easier to compile (zero hassle) a particular piece of analysis software. The same was the case in the past but these days I maintain several GCC variants as well as the MS compilers.

 

Then again, having a Linux VM or two won't hurt, either, and could be a fun exploration.

[Best Linux OS ?]

You might be surprised by performance. Though my Linux VM is not challenged, only used for analyses I suspect performance is excellent on an i3770K machine. I remember seeing an impressive Youtube video with multiple VMs running.

 

A nice benefit is being able to copy files between the host & client OSes.

 

Installation is a breeze. If I recall correctly - install VMWare Player, initialize a VM at 10 or 20GB (it will make suggestion), then point the player to the ISO for installation, wait.

[Best Linux OS ?]

Why not use VMWare Player (free) or VirtualBox rather than dual boot. It's a less painful way to test.

[Math::Random Seed]

Understood, I too went looking for an LE3 solution to the same this past week.

[Math::Random Seed]

If I'm not mistaken you'll have to seed the random number generator with something like the following.

 

  unsigned int
randomize (void)
{
   time_t timeval = time (NULL);
   unsigned char *ptr = (unsigned char *) &timeval;
   unsigned seed = 0;
   size_t i;
   for (i = 0; i < sizeof timeval; i++)
    seed = seed * (UCHAR_MAX + 2U) + ptr[i];
   srand (seed);
   return seed;
}

[SmartBody]

http://smartbody.ict.usc.edu/

 

Looks generally interesting (animation, grasping, eye-movements, crowd behaviour, ...) and is freely available with limited restrictions. It looks like a more easily downloadable copy will soon be made available.

[Legacy website sections and documentation]

I plan to do the same for the evolving LE3 documents in the wiki. Because what I'm doing is manual, it won't work without a change log so that content can be updated.

[Cross Bridge (C/C++ to Flash)]

Not everything is about games. I don't do games, but have a need for gaming libraries. Funny that.

[Legacy website sections and documentation]

Re-posting. I have not looked at the accuracy, match with the wiki, since they were created.

lesdk-book-bw.pdf

lesdk-book-col.pdf

[Cross Bridge (C/C++ to Flash)]

Have a look: http://adobe-flash.github.io/crossbridge/

 

CrossBridge apparently allows the compilation a wide of C or C++ to SWF.

 

I found it interesting and will be giving a good whirl. Setting up the environment and compiling the examples, including SDL based, was relatively painless.

 

Ken

[3D from photo]

This looks pretty cool. It's not April 1, is it?

 

[GUI future]

AlbaLYnx is not so active forum and enought developped and you lut pay 35$ for commercial use.

 

Neosis GUI is lot more advanced (Vector based, editor, timeline animation,3D GUI ,optimized etc ...)

 

 

I'll likely stick with something that is operational. For now I'm switching to Albalynx for Allegro5 and if it's connected to Leadwerks 3, great. I'm not sure I need all the bells & whistles.

 

BTW, did you just criticize one package costing $35 for commercial use followed by a plug for a more costly option?

[GUI future]

The author of Albalynx (http://albalynx.com/) recently connected his GUI to Allegro5, at my request. Final version yet to be uploaded. Anyway, connection is through a relatively small header file. I'm sure the same can be done for Leadwerks 3.

 

I seem to recall that GWEN required some fiddling to compile, though that may have changed since I last looked.

[My Game Project]

Looks pretty cool. It appears that at least a couple of folks have dramatically extended LE2.x which makes me hopeful that perhaps one such 'addon' will go on sale.

[C++, Lua and editor tutorials]

Well done.

[LE 3 offline DOCS : VOTE HERE]

I am pretty sure this is not a option that should require begging.