Re: [openvrml-develop] Is openvrml still developed?

[Josip A. <jo...@vr...>]

Dirk wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I tried to compile openvrml for Linux but deleted everything when it
> required me to install udev and hal (which is obviously more a bug than
>  a dependency, right?).

OpenVRML is available in fedora extras and works out of the box.
For other distros easiest way might be xj3d. Though its pretty far from 
easy, not due to xj3d itself, but because of install jthis install jthat...
Either way, no need to compile anything.

> So, as there is practically no plugin for VRML or X3D available and

I'm afraid that plugin thing was a bad idea... for 10 years now, I'm 
working on workarounds for web browser and vrml plugin bugs. Like, a 
javascript Script node hangs works well on exploter but hangs mozilla or 
vice versa, etc.

> VRML is even worse than Duke Nukem Forever :D

Well I often feel like that:))
There isn't even a single vrml browser available on any platform that's 
fully compliant to spec.
Likewise, there's no a single RDBMS that's fully compliant with SQL 
spec... so let's wait a few decades more;)

Regards...