17ec681f3SmrgMesa 7.3 Release Notes / 22 January 2009
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47ec681f3SmrgMesa 7.3 is a new development release. Users especially concerned with
57ec681f3Smrgstability should stick with latest stable release: version 7.2.
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77ec681f3SmrgMesa 7.3 implements the OpenGL 2.1 API, but the version reported by
87ec681f3SmrgglGetString(GL_VERSION) depends on the particular driver being used.
97ec681f3SmrgSome drivers don't support all the features required in OpenGL 2.1.
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117ec681f3SmrgSee the :doc:`Compiling/Installing page <../install>` for
127ec681f3Smrgprerequisites for DRI hardware acceleration.
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147ec681f3SmrgMD5 checksums
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197ec681f3Smrg   8ed03191432b22d118d88d6db497f304  MesaLib-7.3.tar.gz
207ec681f3Smrg   781e7811a6ed5c97b2b8defefc8ffbc9  MesaLib-7.3.tar.bz2
217ec681f3Smrg   3ccba9a1734ed6d4b3389e1535d90fbf  MesaLib-7.3.zip
227ec681f3Smrg   d312e974b31043b13b61bac5fbf00b87  MesaDemos-7.3.tar.gz
237ec681f3Smrg   3f0741394069bdf2329565a387396cda  MesaDemos-7.3.tar.bz2
247ec681f3Smrg   4d0887fd4c66a824295cdd619f6d34cb  MesaDemos-7.3.zip
257ec681f3Smrg   2d7661b66022bcb8878728f3d5bd33ab  MesaGLUT-7.3.tar.gz
267ec681f3Smrg   abe8036a724c1a483bdad6b5a55ddc1a  MesaGLUT-7.3.tar.bz2
277ec681f3Smrg   5f247819b47e2a7c62d07a6afe5262fb  MesaGLUT-7.3.zip
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297ec681f3SmrgNew features
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327ec681f3Smrg-  Support for GLSL 1.20
337ec681f3Smrg-  Intel DRI drivers now use GEM and DRI2
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357ec681f3SmrgBug fixes
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387ec681f3Smrg-  Assorted GLSL bug fixes
397ec681f3Smrg-  Assorted i965 driver fixes
407ec681f3Smrg-  Fix for wglCreateLayerContext() in WGL/Windows driver
417ec681f3Smrg-  Build fixes for OpenBSD and gcc 2.95
427ec681f3Smrg-  GLSL preprocessor handles #pragma now
437ec681f3Smrg-  Fix incorrect transformation of GL_SPOT_DIRECTION
447ec681f3Smrg-  Fixed several bugs (#18367 and #19625) in glXMakeContextCurrent()
457ec681f3Smrg-  Assorted Windows build fixes
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477ec681f3SmrgChanges
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507ec681f3Smrg-  Deprecated the "XMesa" interface (include/GL/xmesa*.h files)
517ec681f3Smrg-  Deprecated the "FXMesa" interface (include/GL/fxmesa.h file)
527ec681f3Smrg-  Deprecated the "Allegro" interface (include/GL/amesa.h file)
537ec681f3Smrg-  Removed include/GL/uglmesa.h header
547ec681f3Smrg-  Removed include/GLView.h header for BeOS
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567ec681f3SmrgDriver Status
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617ec681f3Smrg   Driver         Status
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637ec681f3Smrg   DRI drivers     varies with the driver
647ec681f3Smrg   XMesa/GLX (on Xlib) implements OpenGL 2.1
657ec681f3Smrg   OSMesa (off-screen) implements OpenGL 2.1
667ec681f3Smrg   Windows/Win32       implements OpenGL 2.1
677ec681f3Smrg   Glide (3dfx Voodoo1/2)  implements OpenGL 1.3
687ec681f3Smrg   SVGA            unsupported
697ec681f3Smrg   Wind River UGL      unsupported
707ec681f3Smrg   DJGPP           unsupported
717ec681f3Smrg   GGI         unsupported
727ec681f3Smrg   BeOS            unsupported
737ec681f3Smrg   Allegro         unsupported
747ec681f3Smrg   D3D         unsupported
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