docs/README.DJ

   1                         Mesa 6.0 DOS/DJGPP Port v1.5
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   5
   6 Description:
   7 ~~~~~~~~~~~~
   8
   9 Well, guess what... this is the DOS port of Mesa 6.0, for DJGPP fans... Whoa!
  10 The driver has its origins in ddsample.c, written by Brian Paul and found by me
  11 in Mesa 3.4.2.
  12
  13
  14
  15 Legal:
  16 ~~~~~~
  17
  18 Mesa copyright applies, provided this package is used within Mesa. For anything
  19 else, see GPL.
  20
  21
  22
  23 Installation:
  24 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  25
  26 Unzip and type:
  27
  28         make -f Makefile.DJ [OPTIONS...]
  29
  30 Available options:
  31
  32      Environment variables:
  33         CPU             optimize for the given processor.
  34                         default = pentium
  35         GLU=[mesa|sgi]  specify GLU directory; can be `sgi' (requires GNU/C++)
  36                         or `mesa'.
  37                         default = mesa
  38         GLIDE           path to Glide3 SDK; used with FX.
  39                         default = $(TOP)/glide3
  40         FX=1            build for 3dfx Glide3. Note that this disables
  41                         compilation of most DMesa code and requires fxMesa.
  42                         As a consequence, you'll need the DJGPP Glide3
  43                         library to build any application.
  44                         default = no
  45         HAVE_X86=1      optimize for i386.
  46                         default = no
  47         HAVE_MMX=1      allow MMX specializations, provided your assembler
  48                         supports MMX instruction set. However, the true CPU
  49                         capabilities are checked at run-time to avoid lockups.
  50                         default = no
  51         HAVE_SSE=1      (see HAVE_MMX)
  52                         default = no
  53         HAVE_3DNOW=1    (see HAVE_MMX)
  54                         default = no
  55
  56      Targets:
  57         all:            build everything
  58         libgl:          build GL
  59         libglu:         build GLU
  60         libglut:        build GLUT
  61         clean:          remove object files
  62         realclean:      remove all generated files
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  65
  66 Tested on:
  67         CPU:            AMD Athlon XP 1800+
  68         Mainboard:      GA-7VTXE w/ 256 MB DDRAM
  69         Video card:     Voodoo5 6000 AGP w/ 128 MB SDRAM
  70         DJGPP:          djdev 2.04 + gcc v3.3.2 + make v3.80
  71         OS:             DOS and Win98SE
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  74
  75 FAQ:
  76 ~~~~
  77
  78 1. Compilation
  79
  80    Q) `make' barfs and exits because it cannot find some stupid file.
  81    A) You need LFN support.
  82    A) When compiling for Glide (FX=1), pay attention to Glide path.
  83
  84    Q) Libraries built OK, but linker complains about `vsnprintf' every time I
  85       compile some demo.
  86    A) Upgrade to DJGPP 2.04.
  87    A) Add `vsnprintf.c' to the CORE_SOURCES in `src/Makefile.DJ' (untested!).
  88    A) Patch `src/mesa/main/imports.c' with the following line:
  89         #define vsnprintf(buf, max, fmt, arg) vsprintf(buf, fmt, arg)
  90       This hack should be safe in 90% of the cases, but if anything goes wrong,
  91       don't come back to me crying.
  92
  93    Q) `make' complains about DXE3 or something, yet it builds the libraries.
  94    A) DXE3 refers to the DJGPP dynamic modules. You'll need either the latest
  95       DJGPP distro, or download the separate package from my web page. Read the
  96       DXE3 documentation on how to use them.
  97    A) When compiling for Glide (FX=1), make sure `glide3x.dxe' can be found in
  98       LD_LIBRARY_PATH (or top `lib' directory).
  99
 100 2. Using Mesa for DJGPP
 101
 102    Q) DMesa is so SLOOOW! The Win32 OpenGL performs so much better...
 103    A) Is that a question? If you have a 3dfx Voodoo^2 or higher card, you're
 104       lucky (check http://sourceforge.net/projects/glide for the DJGPP port).
 105       If you haven't, sorry; everything is done in software. Suggestions?
 106
 107    Q) I tried to set refresh rate w/ DMesa, but without success.
 108    A) Refresh rate control works only for VESA 3.0. If you were compiling for
 109       Glide, see Glide info. If not, sorry!
 110
 111    Q) I made a simple application and it does nothing. It exits right away. Not
 112       even a blank screen.
 113    A) The pure software drivers (VESA/VGA) support only double-buffered modes.
 114    A) Another weird "feature" is that buffer width must be multiple of 8 (I'm a
 115       lazy programmer and I found that the easiest way to keep buffer handling
 116       at peak performance ;-).
 117
 118    Q) How do I query for a list of available video modes to choose as a visual?
 119    A) This is an ugly hack, for which I'm sure I'll burn in hell.
 120       First, query for a list of modes:
 121         n = DMesaGetIntegerv(DMESA_GET_VIDEO_MODES, NULL);
 122       If `n' is strictly positive, you allocate an array of pointers to a given
 123       struct (which is guaranteed to be extended only - not changed in future):
 124         struct {
 125                 int xres, yres;
 126                 int bpp;
 127         } **l = malloc(n * sizeof(void **));
 128       Now pass the newly allocated buffer to fill in:
 129         DMesaGetIntegerv(DMESA_GET_VIDEO_MODES, (GLint *)l);
 130       And collect the info:
 131         for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
 132             printf("%dx%d:%d\n", l[i]->xres, l[i]->yres, l[i]->bpp);
 133         }
 134
 135    Q) The GLUT is incomplete.
 136    A) See below.
 137
 138
 139
 140 libGLUT (the toolkit):
 141 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 142
 143 Well, this "skeletal" GLUT implementation was taken from AllegGL project and
 144 heavily changed. Thanks should go to Bernhard Tschirren, Mark Kilgard, Brian
 145 Paul and probably others (or probably not ;-). GLUT functionality will be
 146 extended only on an "as needed" basis.
 147
 148 GLUT talks to hardware via PC_HW package which was put together from various
 149 pieces I wrote long time ago. It consists from the keyboard, mouse and timer
 150 drivers.
 151
 152 My keyboard driver used only scancodes; as GLUT requires ASCII values for keys,
 153 I borrowed the translation tables (and maybe more) from Allegro -- many thanks
 154 to Shawn Hargreaves et co. Ctrl-Alt-Del (plus Ctrl-Alt-End, for Windows users)
 155 will shut down the GLUT engine unconditionally: it will raise SIGINT, which in
 156 turn will (hopefully) call the destructors, thus cleaning up your/my mess ;-)
 157 NB: since the DJGPP guys ensured signal handlers won't go beyond program's
 158 space (and since dynamic modules shall) the SIGINT can't be hooked (well, it
 159 can, but it is useless), therefore you must live with the 'Exiting due to
 160 signal SIGINT' message...
 161
 162 The mouse driver is far from complete (lack of drawing, etc), but is enough to
 163 make almost all the demos work. Supports the CuteMouse WheelAPI.
 164
 165 The timer is pretty versatile for it supports multiple timers with different
 166 frequencies. While not being the most accurate timer in the known universe, I
 167 think it's OK. Take this example: you have timer A with a very high rate, and
 168 then you have timer B with very low rate compared to A; now, A ticks OK, but
 169 timer B will probably loose precision!
 170
 171 As an addition, stdout and stderr are redirected and dumped upon exit. This
 172 means that `printf' can be safely called during graphics. A bit of a hack, I
 173 know, because all messages come in bulk, but I think it's better than nothing.
 174 "Borrowed" from LIBRHUTI (Robert Hoehne).
 175
 176 Window creating defaults: (0, 0, 300, 300), 16bpp. However, the video mode is
 177 chosen in such a way that first window will fit. If you need high resolution
 178 with small windows, set initial position far to the right (or way down); then
 179 you can move them back to any position right before the main loop.
 180
 181 The following environment variables can customize GLUT behaviour:
 182         GLUT_FPS                - print frames/second statistics to stderr
 183         DMESA_GLUT_REFRESH      - set vertical screen refresh rate (VESA3)
 184         DMESA_GLUT_BPP          - set default bits per pixel (VGA needs 8)
 185         DMESA_GLUT_ALPHA        - set default alpha bits (8)
 186         DMESA_GLUT_DEPTH        - set default depth bits (16)
 187         DMESA_GLUT_STENCIL      - set default stencil bits (8)
 188         DMESA_GLUT_ACCUM        - set default accum bits (16)
 189
 190
 191
 192 History:
 193 ~~~~~~~~
 194
 195 v1.0 (mar-2002)
 196         initial release
 197
 198 v1.1 (sep-2002)
 199         + added 3dfx Glide3 support
 200         + added refresh rate control
 201         + added fonts in GLUT
 202         * lots of minor changes
 203
 204 v1.2 (nov-2002)
 205         * synced w/ Mesa-4.1
 206         - removed dmesadxe.h
 207
 208 v1.3 (mar-2003)
 209         + enabled OpenGL 1.4 support
 210         + added MMX clear/blit routines
 211         + enabled SGI's GLU compilation
 212         + added samples makefile
 213         + added new GLUT functions
 214         + added color-index modes
 215         + added Matrox Millennium MGA2064W driver
 216         + added 8bit FakeColor (thanks to Neil Funk)
 217         + added VGA support (to keep Ben Decker happy)
 218         ! fixed some compilation errors (reported by Chan Kar Heng)
 219         * optimized driver for faster callback access... yeah, right :)
 220         * overhauled virtual buffer and internal video drivers
 221         * better fxMesa integration
 222         * revamped GLUT
 223         * switched to DXE3
 224
 225 v1.4 (dec-2003)
 226         + enabled GLUT fonts with DXE
 227         + truly added multi-window support in GLUT (for Adrian Woodward)
 228         * accomodated makefiles with the new sourcetree
 229         * fixed some ALPHA issues
 230         * minor changes to PC_HW/timer interface
 231         x hacked and slashed the 3dfx driver (w/ help from Hiroshi Morii)
 232
 233 v1.5 (dec-2003)
 234         + added interface to query available "visuals" (GLFW - Marcus Geelnard)
 235         - removed Matrox Millennium MGA2064W driver
 236
 237
 238
 239 Contact:
 240 ~~~~~~~~
 241
 242 Name:   Borca Daniel
 243 E-mail: dborca@users.sourceforge.net
 244 WWW:    http://www.geocities.com/dborca/