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• Linux problem: "cannot find -lalleg-4.4.0" » Thanks to pixelro, I've found there are a problem trying to link Allegro.pas and Allegro on Linux systems. The problem is that the Allegro development team did change the name of the some library files, so FPC can't find the one it needs. ...
• Dowload record! » I was updating some feature request and I decided to look the statistics. When I look at the full download evolution I found this: ...
• Frequent Asked Questions » I've started to receive some feedback, so I decided to create a FAQ page at the Wiki. Read it!...
• Version 4.4.0 released » Finally, after some weeks working, the final Allegro.pas 4.4.0 stable is finished and released.  Some of the changes are: Two new examples, one of them for Lazarus. New functions and procedures for the packfile unit. A new directo...
• Allegro 4.4.0 released » Finally, the Allegro 4.4.0 version was released. I did some tests and it works both Linux and Windows. Only one bug remains: textured lighted 3D polygons (i. e. AL_POLYTYPE_ATEX_LIT, etc.) are rendered with incorrect colours in highcolor and realcolor modes. The bug seems to be more complex than the pivoting sprite...
• ChristmasHack '09 » Some days ago the ChristmasHack '09 contest was announced at Allegro.cc forums. ChristmasHack is an event in which we code wonderful games for our fellow programmers, up to the specifications given by them. The upside is, as you are slaving over the code, someone...
• 3D polygon renderer bug fixed » After a constructive discussion at the Allegro.cc forums, finally the 3D polygon renderer bug is fixed. It will be released soon, but if you are impatient you can fix by yourself following this conversation. Also, I'm working in some improvements, such as more MIDI support, local configuration, and some more. So next release would...
• MIDI music » If you're using Allegro.pas on Linux may be your MIDI doesn't work at all. That's because Linux uses MIDI only with hardware support and most modern sound cards doesn't have it. There are several ways to configure the sound servers to play MIDI by software, but most them are complex. Fortunately Allegro.pas provides its own MIDI player, the DIGMID driver. This driver is usable in any sy...
• Pivoting sprite bug fixed » Really good news: The last release of Allegro fixes the bug with the rotation of bitmaps. So you can use al_rotate_sprite and similar procedures without problems from now. I'll wait to discuss other issues with the Allegro developers before to rele...
• Allegro 4.4.0 RC2 » Few days ago Peter Wang announced the release of Allegro 4.4.0 Release Candidate 2. I didn't test it yet but reading the CHANGES file I'm afraid it doesn't fix the problems with sprite pivoting or 3D textured polygons. I'll try to test it this week-end (I'm busy now) and tell you or update packages if necesary....