docs/RELNOTES-5.0

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   2                             Mesa 5.0 release notes
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   4                               November 13, 2002
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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 4.1) designate new developmental releases.
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  17 Mesa 5.0 is basically just a stabilization of Mesa 4.1.  To see a list of
  18 bug fixes, etc. see the VERSIONS file.
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  22 New Features in Mesa 5.0
  23 ------------------------
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  25 Mesa 5.0 supports OpenGL 1.4.  Note Mesa's versioning convention:
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  27    OpenGL Version    Mesa Version
  28    ------------------------------
  29         1.0             1.x
  30         1.1             2.x
  31         1.2             3.x
  32         1.3             4.x
  33         1.4             5.x
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  35 OpenGL 1.4 (and Mesa 5.0) incorporates the following OpenGL extensions as
  36 standard features:
  37
  38         GL_ARB_depth_texture
  39         GL_ARB_shadow
  40         GL_ARB_texture_env_crossbar
  41         GL_ARB_texture_mirror_repeat
  42         GL_ARB_window_pos
  43         GL_EXT_blend_color
  44         GL_EXT_blend_func_separate
  45         GL_EXT_blend_logic_op
  46         GL_EXT_blend_minmax
  47         GL_EXT_blend_subtract
  48         GL_EXT_fog_coord
  49         GL_EXT_multi_draw_arrays
  50         GL_EXT_point_parameters
  51         GL_EXT_secondary_color
  52         GL_EXT_stencil_wrap
  53         GL_SGIS_generate_mipmap
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  57 Device Driver Status
  58 --------------------
  59
  60 A number of Mesa's software drivers haven't been actively maintained for
  61 some time.  We rely on volunteers to maintain many of these drivers.
  62 Here's the current status of all included drivers:
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  65 Driver                  Status
  66 ----------------------  ---------------------
  67 XMesa (Xlib)            implements OpenGL 1.4
  68 OSMesa (off-screen)     implements OpenGL 1.4
  69 FX (3dfx Voodoo1/2)     implements OpenGL 1.3
  70 SVGA                    implements OpenGL 1.3
  71 Wind River UGL          implements OpenGL 1.3
  72 Windows/Win32           implements OpenGL 1.4
  73 DOS/DJGPP               implements OpenGL 1.3
  74 GGI                     implements OpenGL 1.3
  75 DOS                     implements OpenGL 1.4
  76 BeOS                    needs updating (underway)
  77 Allegro                 needs updating
  78 D3D                     needs updating
  79
  80 Note: supporting OpenGL 1.4 (vs. 1.3 or 1.2) usually only requires that the
  81 driver call the _mesa_enable_1_4_extensions() function.
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