Re: [Mesa3d-users] glide versions

[Chris P. <cj...@lo...>]

On Mon, Aug 20, 2001 at 09:00:24AM -0600, Brian Paul wrote:

> Raul Dias wrote:

> > Hi,

> > Is Mesa capable of compiling with glide3 API?

> Sorry, no.

It works here.

> > I have tryied to do it with Glide_v2 (yes I compile it with both v2 and v3 api)
> > but without success.
> > 
> > Can Mesa be really compiled the glide3? (as the ./configure script searchs for)
> > 
> > What's the true story behind the glide support Mesa? what should I know and it isn't
> > on the docs?

> The Mesa Glide driver will probably be dropped at some point in the
> not-too-distant future as most people are using much newer hardware
> than Voodoo1/2.  I'm putting just enough work into it lately so that
> it runs the demos and Quake.

But, please, not just yet.  I can't see anyone coming out with a hardware
driver combination that can totally replace a Voodoo2 in the foreseeable
future.

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