ALLEGRO_VERTEX_CACHE_SIZE(3)

💖 ALLEGRO_VERTEX_CACHE_SIZE(3) 💖

okay so bestie, this is the ALLEGRO_VERTEX_CACHE_SIZE(3) page from the Library Functions Manual — and it's also chillin' in the Allegro reference manual. tiny page, big "know your cache" energy 🫶

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✨ NAME ✨

ALLEGRO_VERTEX_CACHE_SIZE — Allegro 5 API

🎀 SYNOPSIS 🎀

#include <allegro5/allegro_primitives.h>

#define ALLEGRO_VERTEX_CACHE_SIZE 256

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

So ALLEGRO_VERTEX_CACHE_SIZE defines the size of the transformation vertex cache for the software renderer. 💅

And here's the useful bit, no cap: if you pass less than this many vertices to the primitive rendering functions, you will get a speed boost. ✨

It also defines the size of the cache vertex buffer, which is used for the high-level primitives. This corresponds to the maximum number of line segments that will be used to form them. 🎀

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source: Allegro reference manual · version/date: not listed on the original page 💖