[Mesa-dev] [PATCH] docs: Update FAQ with current OpenGL API version supported

[Stuart Young]

On Sun, 23 Sep 2018 at 20:35, Bas Nieuwenhuizen <bas at basnieuwenhuizen.nl>
wrote:

> On Sun, Sep 23, 2018 at 2:05 AM Stuart Young <cefiar at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Used a variation on the standard boilerplate version info that is used in
> > the release notes.
> >
> > ---
> >  docs/faq.html | 11 ++++++++++-
> >  1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/docs/faq.html b/docs/faq.html
> > index 6270a071da..080c6b6da7 100644
> > --- a/docs/faq.html
> > +++ b/docs/faq.html
> > @@ -45,7 +45,16 @@ See the <a href="https://www.opengl.org/">OpenGL
> website</a> for more
> >  information.
> >  </p>
> >  <p>
> > -Mesa 9.x supports the OpenGL 3.1 specification.
> > +Since the release of 17.0.0, Mesa supports the OpenGL 4.5 API
> specification.
> > +Note that the version reported by glGetString(GL_VERSION) or
> > +glGetIntegerv(GL_MAJOR_VERSION) / glGetIntegerv(GL_MINOR_VERSION)
> depends on
> > +the particular driver being used. Some drivers don't support all the
> features
> > +required in OpenGL 4.5. OpenGL 4.5 is only available if requested at
> context
> > +creation because compatibility contexts are not supported.
>
> Aren't hey supported for radeonsi these days?
>

Ahh yes. Sorry, think I pulled this from the 17.0.0 release notes and
didn't notice the difference at the time compared to the 18.2.1 notes. Well
spotted.

Will update and resend.

-- 
Stuart Young (aka Cefiar)
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