[Mesa-users] [Mesa3d-users] Mesa Cell Driver Compiling

[Brian Paul]

Re-directing this to the new mesa-users list...


Saad Mohammad wrote:
> Hello Everyone,
>  
> Its my first time on the list so firstly, Hi to everyone :).
>  
> Now my question is, I am required to develop an OpenGL application on 
> Cell BE. I will be using QT for GUI purposes and my idea is to link it 
> with Gallium driver to perform Graphics work. Now my question is can I 
> compile mesa drivers as 64-bit? The linux-cell file in configs directory 
> uses 32-bit flags, so I was wondering if is it some kind of restriction? 
> or just a choice?

Are you going to be using a PS3 or a IBM Cell Blade or something else?

I used a PS3 for developing the Cell driver and IIRC, the PS3 only 
runs 32-bit Linux.

The SPUs only execute 32-bit code but the PPU code should be amenable 
to 64-bit compiliation.  But I don't know of anyone ever trying that.

-Brian