Blaze v0.06

[Bill Baxter]

Clay Smith wrote:
> Clay Smith wrote:
>> Extrawurst wrote:
>>> the demo zip seems to be updated, but nothing seems to have changed 
>>> but the framerate. Is it correct that now all the demos run 
>>> incredibly slower than in the package befor ?
>>
>> For what its worth, I just updated the demo zip to use release flags.
>>
>> I know Mason did a lot of code restructuring changes, making the code 
>> better structured and more true to the Chipmunk implementation, 
>> probably resulting in taking out some functions that were inlined by 
>> hand, which may result in a slight speed decrease, in favor of better 
>> structure.
>>
>> However, I think its an exaggeration to say the demos are running 
>> incredibly slower.
>>
>> I think Mason may have changed the timestep or iterations to make the 
>> demos look 'smoother', but I'll let him comment on that if that is the 
>> case.
>>
>> ~ Clay
>>
> 
> I just took the SDL_Delay out of the posted demo.
> 
> What I find interesting, is that without the SDL_Delay it still only 
> uses 50% of the CPU.

If you have a dual core cpu or hyperthreading enabled, then cpu usage is 
often reported as 50% when one proc is pegged and the other isn't doing 
anything.  May or may not apply to your case.

--bb