I think that there must be a lot of people with i386+TNT who would like
to
use their 3d card for GL apps and development. We all know things are
going to be settled in XFree86 4.x, however it seems a long way ahead.
(And it seems to lagging behind the schedule...)
Until then, having a package would be quite convenient. AFAIK,
it's doesn't
require much effort; put the glx.so module for X, its headers, put
the mesa
bins with the hooks for GLX extensions, some docs and there you
go. The
rpm I had solved most of the problems anyway. With a proper X config
and
handling of lib files, you can get a pleasant GL display. I'd used
it for development,
and I found it sufficient for many purposes. Unless you use the
more exotic GL
features, the hardware is utilized (all basic shading/mapping functions
are there).
Well, the full screen modes don't work well. But who needs those full
screen X
GL displays anyway? Aren't we all programmers who work with many clumsy
windows?
:)
Anyway, I wonder if there is a xfree86-rivagl_*.deb in the works. Otherwise,
I'd
really like to know why not. Is it because of the license? If
so, why don't we have
a non-free package? Or hasn't there been demand for it? I
think it would be
inconsistent to support all those out-of-reach hardware setups, and
miss on the
humble Riva TNT.
Best Regards,
-- ++++-+++-+++-++-++-++--+---+----+----- --- -- - - + Eray "eXa" Ozkural . . . . . . + CS, Bilkent University, Ankara ^ . o . . | mail: erayo@cs.bilkent.edu.tr . ^ . .