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Brian Paul7c0e32b2002-12-18 14:57:34 +00001
2 Mesa 5.1 release notes
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4 Month day, 2003
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6 PLEASE READ!!!!
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10Introduction
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13Mesa uses an even/odd version number scheme like the Linux kernel.
14Even-numbered versions (such as 5.0) designate stable releases.
15Odd-numbered versions (such as 5.1) designate new developmental releases.
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18New Features in Mesa 5.1
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Brian Paul943f0c62003-01-21 15:49:06 +000021GL_ATI_texture_env_combine3 extension
22 This adds a few new texture combine modes.
23 Contributed by Ian Romanick.
Brian Paul7c0e32b2002-12-18 14:57:34 +000024
Brian Paulccec6472003-01-21 21:48:29 +000025GL_SGI_texture_color_table
Brian Paula89cc0e2003-02-13 16:01:33 +000026 Adds a color table lookup to the RGBA texture path. There's a separate
27 color table for each texture unit.
Brian Paulccec6472003-01-21 21:48:29 +000028 Contributed by Eric Plante.
Brian Paul7c0e32b2002-12-18 14:57:34 +000029
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31Device Driver Status
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34A number of Mesa's software drivers haven't been actively maintained for
35some time. We rely on volunteers to maintain many of these drivers.
36Here's the current status of all included drivers:
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39Driver Status
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41XMesa (Xlib) implements OpenGL 1.4
42OSMesa (off-screen) implements OpenGL 1.4
43FX (3dfx Voodoo1/2) implements OpenGL 1.3
44SVGA implements OpenGL 1.3
45Wind River UGL implements OpenGL 1.3
46Windows/Win32 implements OpenGL 1.4
47DOS/DJGPP implements OpenGL 1.3
48GGI implements OpenGL 1.3
49DOS implements OpenGL 1.4
50BeOS needs updating (underway)
51Allegro needs updating
52D3D needs updating
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54Note: supporting OpenGL 1.4 (vs. 1.3 or 1.2) usually only requires that the
55driver call the _mesa_enable_1_4_extensions() function.
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Brian Paula89cc0e2003-02-13 16:01:33 +000059$Id: RELNOTES-5.1,v 1.4 2003/02/13 16:01:33 brianp Exp $