GP2X Beginner Help


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I'm quite adamant on programming games/applications for the GP2X. I know BASIC and VisualBasic (yes, I know I learnt the wrong languages). But I am learning C right now.

But I have a few questions though:

Do I need to learn C++?
How do I compile programs for the GP2X? (I have a slackware linux machine available for compiling)
How do I use the SDK? (when it comes out). E.g. Will there be a list of the button mappings? How to access the audio.. etc. Will that require a learning curve?
What is a toolchain?

Thanks for your time.
 
Do I need to learn C++?
Nope you can do everything you need just with C.

How do I compile programs for the GP2X?
You need a tool-chain aimed at the GP2X hardware. A tool-chain is just a bunch of programs used for compiling programs.

How do I use the SDK?
Well include it in your project and use it :). You'll have to read though all of the SDK documentation to find out what functions are available but after that it should be plain sailing.
 
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