[openvrml-announce] ANN: OpenVRML 0.17.6

[Braden M. <br...@en...>]

OpenVRML 0.17.6 is now available.  The distribution can be obtained
from

  <http://downloads.sourceforge.net/openvrml/openvrml-0.17.6.tar.gz>

OpenVRML is a C++ runtime library for VRML97 and X3D worlds.  It is
capable of reading and displaying VRML/X3D; it can be used for creating
loaders, file converters, and VRML/X3D browsers.

OpenVRML includes an out-of-process viewer component for use in X11
environments along with hosts for this component in the form of a
Mozilla browser plug-in and a stand-alone player.

You can find OpenVRML on the Web at

  <http://openvrml.org>


New in OpenVRML 0.17.6:

- Fixed a crash in initialization of openvrml-xembed (on some OpenGL
  implementations).

- Fixes to avoid arbitrary memory growth when running JavaScript.

- Fixes to OpenVRML's read_write_mutex that resolve some deadlocks.

- Build configuration improvements to better support building against
  Seamonkey.

- Build configuration improvements to better support building against
  the stand-alone SpiderMonkey distribution.