https://www.pvlso.com/tags/linux/ Recent content in Linux on pvlso Hugo -- 0.152.2 en Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:10:00 -0800 https://www.pvlso.com/posts/platform-layer-rewrite/ Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:10:00 -0800 https://www.pvlso.com/posts/platform-layer-rewrite/ <p>This is the second of three catch-up posts. The <a href="https://www.pvlso.com/posts/asset-system-finished/">first one</a> wrapped up the asset system. This one is about the platform layer, the part of the engine that talks to the operating system, which I rewrote almost completely this month.</p> <hr> <h3 id="how-it-started">How It Started</h3> <p>It started small. I wanted the debug and profiler information in a separate window, so that it wouldn&rsquo;t cover the editor. At the same time I was porting the engine to Linux, using GLFW for windows and input. A while ago I already used GLFW in <a href="https://www.pvlso.com/posts/refactoring-kaban-engine/">an earlier refactor</a>, but the Windows build still ran on the original win32 layer that came from Handmade Hero, and the GLFW layer was mostly a copy of it with Linux bits added.</p>