Peter Seebach wrote:
> (NetBSD 1.5ZA, on a laptop with a SavageIX chipset.)
> 
> So, I was told that there are neat OpenGL light cycle race games.  I tried
> two of them:  armagetron and gltron.  Both require SDL.  Both are *AMAZINGLY*,
> *STUNNINGLY*, slow.  (Think 2-4 fps on a 1Ghz computer.)  By contrast, glclock
> is silky-smooth, claiming to do 50+fps.
> 
> Am I barking up the wrong tree?  Is it something other than this "SDL" thing
> that's making my computer suddenly suck?

Don't know whether it is or isn't related, but I recall recent
PRs aboud SDL package not using DGA on NetBSD.

Here it is: pkg/15580. It seems the PR  has already been handled,
perhaps try to update pkgsrc and re-build your SDL package?

Jaromir
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