Runtime Ownership in Cheryl Engine 4
How Cheryl places platform and simulation work, starts a session, transfers tick data and preserves dependencies through shutdown in sequential and concurrent modes.
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From UTF-8 to Retained Text in Cheryl Engine 4
Following a mixed-direction label through source mapping, grapheme fallback, shaping, wrapping, CPU glyph pages, and asynchronous replacement of complete text generations.
From input polls to controllers and editable menus in Cheryl Engine 4
How captured records, keyboard-focus epochs and action-context leases meet at the poll boundary, with a worked RmlUi menu example.
Keeping optional modules optional in Cheryl’s installed SDK
How public CMake targets, selected umbrellas, dependency ownership and a copied-out consumer connect Cheryl’s source modules to an installed SDK.
Mapping Linux Joystick Events in Gainput
A focused Gainput change translates joystick event slots through kernel control maps and clears state on disconnect, with separate HID work and hardware validation limits.
Retained Resources and Manager Lifetimes in Cheryl Engine 4
How retained release contexts let CPU handles outlive their manager, why object destruction is separate from storage return, and how OpenGL retirement adds a context boundary.
Prepared Frames: From Game State to Rendering
How Cheryl copies draw values, retains resource handles and transfers exclusive ownership of reusable frame slots between simulation and graphics.
Organizing Gumbo-query for C++ Integration
A Gumbo-query fork reorganizes public headers and CMake configuration, with a successful native build, one direct fixture check, and inherited integration gaps kept explicit.
Small C++ Programs for Small Questions
Using a small experiment to inspect unfamiliar C++ behavior, illustrated by stream redirection and the limits of compiler-generated names.