Re: [Glide-devel] Voodoo Rush AT3D - Linux - The final truth

[Ryan U. <ne...@ic...>]

On Sat, Nov 04, 2006 at 07:18:58PM +0100, Francisco L. Fern=E1ndez Tortos=
a wrote:
>=20
> I could help you to debug your AT3D code because I have a working Linux=
 setup=20
> with that card (Alliance based voodoo Rush).
> I managed to compile Glide 3 and Mesa 6.2.1 (commenting out some AT3D c=
ode).
> But, of course, it segfaults on exec.

Well, I halted my project because Daniel Borca (or other person on this
list) notified me that the AT3D code could in fact be rewritten from the
non-releasable source, which somebody (I am uncertain who) has in their
possession.

> I think that is better to state from the beginning "this shouldn't work=
 with=20
> that hardware" and remove code and support than let the users face a pa=
inful=20
> and hopeless testing work.

Unfortunately with OSS, if the users are not willing to occasionally
become the developers then nothing ever happens.

> But if you want make work for the first time the Voodoo Rush with Linux=
 (I mean=20
> Open Source Glide / Mesa > 3.4.2) I am ready to help.

Thanks.  I'll let you know if I get bored enough to resurrect my RE
code.

--=20
Ryan Underwood, <ne...@ic...>