SDL 2.0 Headers for [Object] Pascal?

[WILL]

Regarding the SDL conversion (which is the thread topic *HMMPHF* *pokes in the ribs with a sharp claw*), there are going to have to be several passes at it. It is a C library, which contains NO OOP support at all. I mean, you can compile and link it to C++, but none of the code is OOP. So, my first pass is just going to be a straight procedural/header conversion. Like the library itself, it will be ugly, but will be as compatible and complete as possible. The second pass will be trying to wrap some of the more obvious targets in the code with classes to try to bring it into the 21st century. After that, further refinement would require bringing the whole library into FPC, which I would love to do, but that would be a job and a half.

I would take care with this. Your approach of making it something you can include or leave it is a good one so I recommend you stick to that! I am saying take care with regards to it's implimentation so that it doesn't perform that much slower then if they just used the strait wrapper portion. It is very easy when adding an extra layer to an API or game library to bloat it or get in the way of the advantages of how it was originally designed. Any code layer adds something to it, but if you keep it thin enough (and how to do that is a matter for argument) you can add enough value of the extra functionality of your class based code layer without getting in the way of the original library's design and desirable perks.

There are some compiler-specific pieces which likely will either not be implemented, or will have to be implemented differently/outside of the library. Things like debugger support in SDL_assert and atomic operations in SDL_atomic come to mind.

Also, since SDL pretty much includes the current OpenGL / OpenGLES headers, I will have to convert those as well. I'm saving that mess for last.

Well when it comes to compiler specific, we have IFDEFs which you can use to assign global constants which will activate and turn off specific part of the code that will work in those specific tools where an object pascal solution is available. I assume that research will take up much of this time.

As for OpenGL, could you not use the OpenGL headers from the German DelphiGL community? They are the best that I know of.