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Re: Adding the OpenGL GLU library to XF86 ?



Branden Robinson wrote:
> 
> On Mon, Sep 11, 2000 at 03:52:46PM +0200, Sven LUTHER wrote:
> > On Mon, Sep 11, 2000 at 03:19:21PM +0200, Michel Dänzer wrote:
> > > Mark Paton wrote:
> > >
> > > > Does anyone object to adding the GLU (OpenGL utility library) to XF86 ?
> > >
> > > On the contrary. I'm currently having the problem of a missing libGLU with
> > > Branden's phase2 .debs .
> >
> > This will be solved by a standalone libGLU package compiled from the mesa
> > source though.
> >
> > It would indeed be easier if libGLU came with X.
> 
> Well, if it is decided to put linGLU in XFree86, I can ship it in my
> xlibgl1 and xlibgl-dev packages, and James Treacy (our Mesa maintainer)
> doesn't have to split out libGLU.  Typically, Debian minimizes the number
> of shared libraries in any one package.
> 
> I'd particularly like the input of Brian Paul on this issue.  Brian, do you
> feel that libGL, libGLU, and libOSMesa should all occupy separate packages
> in Debian, or should they be rolled together?  My first inclination in to
> have these 3 libs in separate packages, especially since there may be
> multiple implementations packaged.  That is why I have "xlibgl1" and
> "xlibosmesa3".  But I haven't officially released XFree86 4.x .debs yet, so
> if I need to change my approach, now is the time to do it.

I guess I'd put them in one package.

You might also add libGLw.a (the Xt/OpenGL drawing area widget).

-Brian



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