17ec681f3SmrgMesa 7.8 Release Notes / March 28, 2010
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47ec681f3SmrgMesa 7.8 is a new development release. People who are concerned with
57ec681f3Smrgstability and reliability should stick with a previous release or wait
67ec681f3Smrgfor Mesa 7.8.1.
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87ec681f3SmrgMesa 7.8 implements the OpenGL 2.1 API, but the version reported by
97ec681f3SmrgglGetString(GL_VERSION) depends on the particular driver being used.
107ec681f3SmrgSome drivers don't support all the features required in OpenGL 2.1.
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127ec681f3SmrgSee the :doc:`Compiling/Installing page <../install>` for
137ec681f3Smrgprerequisites for DRI hardware acceleration.
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157ec681f3SmrgMD5 checksums
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257ec681f3Smrg   063a96947f7b83d4ad789c6cf291b184  MesaDemos-7.8.zip
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307ec681f3SmrgNew features
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337ec681f3Smrg-  GL_NV_conditional_render extension (swrast driver only)
347ec681f3Smrg-  GL_EXT_draw_buffers2 extension (swrast and i965 driver only)
357ec681f3Smrg-  GL_ARB_fragment_coord_conventions extension (for swrast, i965, and
367ec681f3Smrg   Gallium drivers)
377ec681f3Smrg-  GL_EXT_texture_array extension (swrast driver only)
387ec681f3Smrg-  GL_APPLE_object_purgeable extension (swrast and i945/i965 DRI
397ec681f3Smrg   drivers)
407ec681f3Smrg-  Much improved support for :doc:`EGL in Mesa <../egl>`
417ec681f3Smrg-  New state trackers for :doc:`OpenGL ES 1.1 and 2.0 <../opengles>`
427ec681f3Smrg-  Dedicated documentation for Gallium
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447ec681f3SmrgBug fixes
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477ec681f3Smrg-  Massive improvements to the Gallium driver for R300-R500 Radeons;
487ec681f3Smrg   this driver is now moderately stable but not terribly performant.
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507ec681f3SmrgChanges
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537ec681f3Smrg-  Removed support for color-index rendering
547ec681f3Smrg-  Removed support for GCC versions earlier than 3.3.0.
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