[Xcb] FLOAT32 && FLOAT64

Jeremy Kolb jkolb at brandeis.edu
Wed Apr 6 10:28:42 PDT 2005


GLX requires FLOAT32 and FLOAT64.

 From encode1.3.ps:
FLOAT32 A 32-bit floating point value in IEEE Single Format.
FLOAT64 A 64-bit floating point value in IEEE Double Format.

Though right now <typedef> has issues recognizing that "float" and 
"double" are C types.

Jeremy

Barton C Massey wrote:
> I'm guessing one of the extensions Jeremy is working on uses
> floats, in which case it probably makes sense to add them to
> XCB-XML.  It seems to me it should be straightforward for
> Josh to do so.
> 
> 	Bart
> 
> In message <1112795660.5390.6.camel at localhost.localdomain> you wrote:
> 
>>Given that Xlib currently does not have floats in its interfaces (I
>>think, unless Xcms does), I don't see the point in adding them until we
>>have to deal with floating point frame buffers (which will likely be in
>>the next few years).  And at that point, the formats may or may not
>>resemble normal IEEE formats, depending on circumstances....
>>
>>Please correct me if I'm wrong.
>>				- Jim
>>
>>
>>On Tue, 2005-04-05 at 23:42 -0400, Jeremy Kolb wrote:
>>
>>>Can we add these as basic types?
>>>
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