docs/RELNOTES-5.1

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   2                             Mesa 5.1 release notes
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   4                               Month day, 2003
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   6                                 PLEASE READ!!!!
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  10 Introduction
  11 ------------
  12
  13 Mesa uses an even/odd version number scheme like the Linux kernel.
  14 Even-numbered versions (such as 5.0) designate stable releases.
  15 Odd-numbered versions (such as 5.1) designate new developmental releases.
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  18 New Features in Mesa 5.1
  19 ------------------------
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  21 GL_ATI_texture_env_combine3 extension
  22    This adds a few new texture combine modes.
  23    Contributed by Ian Romanick.
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  25 GL_SGI_texture_color_table
  26    Adds a color table lookup to the RGBA texture path.  There's a separate
  27    color table for each texture unit.
  28    Contributed by Eric Plante.
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  30 GL_NV_fragment_program
  31    NVIDIA's fragment-level programming feature.
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  35 Source File Changes
  36 -------------------
  37
  38 The mmath.[ch] files are obsolete.  Their contents have been moved
  39 into the imports.[ch] and macros.[ch] files.
  40
  41 The files related to vertex and fragment programming have changed.
  42 Old files:
  43         vpexec.[ch]
  44         vpparse.[ch]
  45         vpstate.[ch]
  46 New files:
  47         nvvertprog.h              - NV vertex program definitions
  48         nvfragprog.h              - NV fragment program definitions
  49         nvvertparse.[ch]          - NV vertex program parser
  50         nvfragparse.[ch]          - NV fragment program parser
  51         nvprogram.[ch]            - NV program API functions
  52         nvvertexec.[ch]           - NV vertex program execution
  53         swrast/s_nvfragprog.[ch]  - NV fragment program execution
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  58 Device Driver Status
  59 --------------------
  60
  61 A number of Mesa's software drivers haven't been actively maintained for
  62 some time.  We rely on volunteers to maintain many of these drivers.
  63 Here's the current status of all included drivers:
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  66 Driver                  Status
  67 ----------------------  ---------------------
  68 XMesa (Xlib)            implements OpenGL 1.4
  69 OSMesa (off-screen)     implements OpenGL 1.4
  70 FX (3dfx Voodoo1/2)     implements OpenGL 1.3
  71 SVGA                    implements OpenGL 1.3
  72 Wind River UGL          implements OpenGL 1.3
  73 Windows/Win32           implements OpenGL 1.4
  74 DOS/DJGPP               implements OpenGL 1.3
  75 GGI                     implements OpenGL 1.3
  76 DOS                     implements OpenGL 1.4
  77 BeOS                    needs updating (underway)
  78 Allegro                 needs updating
  79 D3D                     needs updating
  80
  81 Note: supporting OpenGL 1.4 (vs. 1.3 or 1.2) usually only requires that the
  82 driver call the _mesa_enable_1_4_extensions() function.
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  86 $Id: RELNOTES-5.1,v 1.5 2003/03/01 01:50:13 brianp Exp $