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Re: [Freeglut-developer] my vote for release!
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From: Diederick C. N. <dc...@gm...> - 2009-04-17 03:58:25
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Both freeglut and demos compile and run fine in VS2008 also, both debug and release mode. Best, Diederick On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 8:30 AM, John F. Fay <joh...@cy...> wrote: > We might be able to lower the red alert status to yellow regarding Cygwin. > > I ran "autoupdate" as the error messages suggested. It didn't fix the > problem, at lesat not that I could tell. Then I created a new distro copy > and ran "autoupdate" first. Then I ran "./autogen.sh" and got a raft of > warnings but. I think, no errors. So I ran "./configure" and got another > raft of warnings, some of which looked serious. (Unfortunately I didn't > save the screen shots.) But in my usual mode of rushing in where angels > fear to tread, I ran "make" and got executables for the demo programs > (except "smooth_opengl3", which I don't really expect to work on my > system). > > Unfortunately when I try to run any of the executables I get an error > message: > > <begin quote> > freeglut > (/home/Owner/freeglutWork/freeglut_260_test/trunk/freeglut/freeglut/prog > s/demos/Lorenz/.libs/lorenz): failed to open display '' > <end quote> > > I don't think this is related to the autogen/configure problems. > > But I would encourage a new release even without Cygwin working properly; > it doesn't work with 2.4.0 and I am tired of explaining to new users of any > operating system that they shouldn't be using the latest release. > > - John > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Steve Baker > Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2009 6:50 PM > To: FreeGLUT developers list > Subject: Re: [Freeglut-developer] my vote for release! > > > Well - I can check the Linux side of things - but I'd REALLY like to get > the Cygwin problem nailed. > > Are there any Cygwin users out there who could try to nail this over the > weekend? > > -- Steve. > > > John F. Fay wrote: >> Visual Studio is good to go. The "smooth_opengl3" demo builds but > crashes >> because I don't have OpenGL3; I get a null pointer for "gl_GenBuffers" >> (line 207 of the code). All the libraries build and all the other demos >> build and run. >> >> I tried running "./autogen.sh" in my Cygwin window and got an error >> message: >> >> <begin quote in middle of output> >> general.m4:1974: AC_CACHE_VAL is expanded from... >> /usr/src/packages/autoconf/26/autoconf2.5-2.63-1/src/autoconf-2.63/lib/a >> utoconf/ >> general.m4:1994: AC_CACHE_CHECK is expanded from... >> aclocal.m4:565: _LT_AC_LOCK is expanded from... >> aclocal.m4:1185: AC_LIBTOOL_SYS_HARD_LINK_LOCKS is expanded from... >> aclocal.m4:2797: _LT_AC_LANG_C_CONFIG is expanded from... >> aclocal.m4:2796: AC_LIBTOOL_LANG_C_CONFIG is expanded from... >> aclocal.m4:1922: _LT_AC_TAGCONFIG is expanded from... >> configure.ac:18: warning: back quotes and double quotes must not be > escaped >> in: >> $as_me:$LINENO: error: tag name \"$tagname\" already exists >> /usr/src/packages/autoconf/26/autoconf2.5-2.63-1/src/autoconf-2.63/lib/m >> 4sugar/m >> 4sh.m4:794: AS_ECHO is expanded from... >> configure.ac:18: warning: back quotes and double quotes must not be > escaped >> in: >> $as_me: error: tag name \"$tagname\" already exists >> configure.ac:18: warning: The macro `AC_LANG_SAVE' is obsolete. >> configure.ac:18: You should run autoupdate. >> /usr/src/packages/autoconf/26/autoconf2.5-2.63-1/src/autoconf-2.63/lib/a >> utoconf/ >> lang.m4:148: AC_LANG_SAVE is expanded from... >> aclocal.m4:4183: _LT_AC_LANG_GCJ_CONFIG is expanded from... >> aclocal.m4:4182: AC_LIBTOOL_LANG_GCJ_CONFIG is expanded from... >> configure.ac:18: warning: The macro `AC_LANG_RESTORE' is obsolete. >> configure.ac:18: You should run autoupdate. >> /usr/src/packages/autoconf/26/autoconf2.5-2.63-1/src/autoconf-2.63/lib/a >> utoconf/ >> lang.m4:157: AC_LANG_RESTORE is expanded from... >> aclocal.m4:4239: _LT_AC_LANG_RC_CONFIG is expanded from... >> aclocal.m4:4238: AC_LIBTOOL_LANG_RC_CONFIG is expanded from... >> cannot remove directory for /tmp/arSm3580/am4trl1764: Directory not empty >> at /us >> r/share/autoconf/Autom4te/General.pm line 197 >> automake-1.10: autoconf failed with exit status: 1 >> autoreconf-2.63: automake failed with exit status: 1 >> <end quote> >> >> As I know basically nothing of the Linux (including Cygwin) side of the >> house, I will defer to people who know more than I do. >> >> But the Windows side is definitely good to go. >> >> - John >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Steve Baker >> Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2009 5:21 PM >> To: FreeGLUT developers list >> Subject: Re: [Freeglut-developer] my vote for release! >> >> >> I'd be happy to do that. I'm going to be out of town over the weekend - >> but perhaps Sunday evening? >> >> It would be nice to hear from at least VisualStudio/Cygwin/Linux/Mac >> folks to be sure it builds and runs OK on all platforms right now. >> >> Consider what we have as of right now to be a release candidate and give >> it a shot? >> >> Thanks! >> >> -- Steve. >> >> >> Eero Pajarre wrote: >>> I just tested the current svn version using the freeglut_vs2008 >>> build files (and the Visual Studio Express edition). >>> >>> The library seems to compile and work OK for my project. >>> (I did some small changes to the compilation, and had to fix >>> one Windows/freeglut/my-application interaction, but that >>> was not "freeglut's fault") >>> >>> So I would like to join the "Release a new version >>> please!" group. (and my sincere apologies if I have missed some recent >>> action on this front). >>> >>> I have seen comments that most Linux versions ship a more >>> recent than the freeglut 2.4.0 version. Is this really the case? >>> >>> I have recently had the less than pleasant experience on >>> porting my application to various Linux/Ubuntu machines. On Intel >>> and ATI hardware the alternatives seem to be >>> slow / buggy rendering / X11-server crash (select at least two) >>> I had much better results on Nvidia hardware (tested with the >>> proprietary driver), but there still the rendering was somehow wrong. >>> >>> I found out the reason was that my glutInitDisplayString >>> part "depth>=24" was not parsed. and with this driver it >>> caused that I got no Z-buffer at all... >>> >>> I think this was patched in revision 701 , so the Ubuntu version >>> is probably older than that. (I have not yet compiled freeglut >>> there myself). >>> >>> >>> Eero >>> >>> (If I meet any real issues with the current freeglut, I will try to >>> track them down >>> and report them) >>> >>> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> ------ >>> Stay on top of everything new and different, both inside and >>> around Java (TM) technology - register by April 22, and save >>> $200 on the JavaOne (SM) conference, June 2-5, 2009, San Francisco. >>> 300 plus technical and hands-on sessions. 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Register today. >> Use priority code J9JMT32. http://p.sf.net/sfu/p >> _______________________________________________ >> Freeglut-developer mailing list >> Fre...@li... >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freeglut-developer > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > ------ > Stay on top of everything new and different, both inside and > around Java (TM) technology - register by April 22, and save > $200 on the JavaOne (SM) conference, June 2-5, 2009, San Francisco. > 300 plus technical and hands-on sessions. Register today. > Use priority code J9JMT32. http://p.sf.net/sfu/p > _______________________________________________ > Freeglut-developer mailing list > Fre...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freeglut-developer > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Stay on top of everything new and different, both inside and > around Java (TM) technology - register by April 22, and save > $200 on the JavaOne (SM) conference, June 2-5, 2009, San Francisco. > 300 plus technical and hands-on sessions. Register today. > Use priority code J9JMT32. http://p.sf.net/sfu/p > _______________________________________________ > Freeglut-developer mailing list > Fre...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freeglut-developer > |