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2 Mesa 5.0 release notes
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Brian Paul9d88c7d2002-11-13 15:33:50 +00004 November 13, 2002
Brian Paulebe0b302002-10-29 22:42:04 +00005
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 4.1) designate new developmental releases.
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17Mesa 5.0 is basically just a stabilization of Mesa 4.1. To see a list of
18bug fixes, etc. see the VERSIONS file.
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22New Features in Mesa 5.0
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25Mesa 5.0 supports OpenGL 1.4. Note Mesa's versioning convention:
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27 OpenGL Version Mesa Version
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29 1.0 1.x
30 1.1 2.x
31 1.2 3.x
32 1.3 4.x
33 1.4 5.x
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35OpenGL 1.4 (and Mesa 5.0) incorporates the following OpenGL extensions as
36standard features:
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38 GL_ARB_depth_texture
39 GL_ARB_shadow
40 GL_ARB_texture_env_crossbar
41 GL_ARB_texture_mirror_repeat
42 GL_ARB_window_pos
43 GL_EXT_blend_color
44 GL_EXT_blend_func_separate
45 GL_EXT_blend_logic_op
46 GL_EXT_blend_minmax
47 GL_EXT_blend_subtract
48 GL_EXT_fog_coord
49 GL_EXT_multi_draw_arrays
50 GL_EXT_point_parameters
51 GL_EXT_secondary_color
52 GL_EXT_stencil_wrap
53 GL_SGIS_generate_mipmap
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57Device Driver Status
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60A number of Mesa's software drivers haven't been actively maintained for
61some time. We rely on volunteers to maintain many of these drivers.
62Here's the current status of all included drivers:
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65Driver Status
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67XMesa (Xlib) implements OpenGL 1.4
68OSMesa (off-screen) implements OpenGL 1.4
69FX (3dfx Voodoo1/2) implements OpenGL 1.3
70SVGA implements OpenGL 1.3
71Wind River UGL implements OpenGL 1.3
72Windows/Win32 implements OpenGL 1.4
73DOS/DJGPP implements OpenGL 1.3
74GGI implements OpenGL 1.3
Brian Paul9d88c7d2002-11-13 15:33:50 +000075DOS implements OpenGL 1.4
Brian Paulebe0b302002-10-29 22:42:04 +000076BeOS needs updating (underway)
77Allegro needs updating
78D3D needs updating
Brian Paulebe0b302002-10-29 22:42:04 +000079
80Note: supporting OpenGL 1.4 (vs. 1.3 or 1.2) usually only requires that the
81driver call the _mesa_enable_1_4_extensions() function.
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