[Mesa-dev] multiple versions in version string

[Michel Dänzer]

On Die, 2011-06-21 at 10:10 -0600, tom fogal wrote: 
> On 06/21/2011 01:06 AM, Michel Dänzer wrote:
> > On Mon, 2011-06-20 at 13:46 -0600, tom fogal wrote:
> >> Nathan Kidd<nathan-ml at spicycrypto.ca>  writes:
> >>> On 11-06-20 02:55 PM, tom fogal wrote:
> >>>> Nathan Kidd<nathan-ml at spicycrypto.ca>   writes:
> >> [snip]
> >>>> You are correct, rendering is indirect!
> >>>
> >>> Of course, for indirect rendering every glFoo() function call needs
> >>> to be mapped to (GL)X protocol.  Protocol exists up to OpenGL 1.4.
> >>
> >> I can always fall back to OSMesa, I suppose :(
> >
> > Or a software rasterizer libGL / driver which uses direct rendering.
> > Preferably using llvmpipe for performance.
> 
> It was hidden in another part of the thread, but I actually don't care 
> (much) about performance, as this is for a regression testing system.

Then you have free choice between llvmpipe or just softpipe (can be
chosen at runtime), or even classic swrast.


> More importantly, though, the issue with direct rendering is that I need 
> to be able to connect to an X server.

Not sure what you mean by that. If you mean direct rendering requires a
DRI capable X server, that's not true at least for a standalone software
rasterizer libGL. It should work fine with Xvfb or any other X server,
using any kind of display connection.


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