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Old 02-16-2008, 09:10 AM
dave
 
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Default Re: OpenGL, GLUT, etc

dave <daf@amd.localhost.comcast.net> wrote:
> dave <daf@amd.localhost.comcast.net> wrote:
>> dhg <jokhva@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> dave <daf@amd.localhost.comcast.net> writes:
>>>
>>>> dave <daf@amd.localhost.comcast.net> wrote:
>>>>> I have just started reading _The OpenGL Superbible, 4th ed._
>>>>> but there is absolutely no mention of *BSD anywhere in the book.
>>>>> Is there an overview of OpenGL, GLUT, etc. as used in OpenBSD?
>>>>> apropos OpenGL has a little info, but not much.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>> Dave Feustel
>>>>
>>>> I have installed the glut package and am now building and running the OpenGL program
>>>> examples in the SuperBible. Would these programs run faster with open source drivers
>>>> for ATI video cards?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>
>>> afaik, opensource ATI video card drivers are much limited in
>>> hardware 3D supports. only some very old display cards are fully
>>> 3D accelerated, such as those with R200 cores...
>>>
>>> it seems that ATI cards above Radeon 9xxx are only 2D
>>> accelerated...

>>
>> I've built and run most of the example programs in the SuperBible. I now need GLSL to
>> run programs. Is GLSL available for OpenBSD?

>
> Are PBO extensions available for OpenBSD?


Also, it would be nice to support OpenGL 1.4.

/home/daf}glxinfo | grep -i version
server glx version string: 1.2
client glx version string: 1.4
OpenGL version string: 1.2 (1.5 Mesa 6.4.1)
glu version: 1.3


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