Re: [PyOpenGL-Users] deprecations

[Mike C. F. <mcf...@vr...>]

Andrew Wilson wrote:
> Hello,
>   I may be a little dense, it appears that quit a few functions in
> pyOpenGL3.0 have become deprecated (for example, glMatrixMode).  I
> don't see pointers to the appropriate function that I should upgrade
> to, is there a list somewhere?
The changes in OpenGL 3.x, and particularly the deprecations, are more
involved than a 1:1 change of replacing a given function with another
function.  OpenGL 3.x is attempting to eliminate the old-style
direct-mode APIs (and even many of the OpenGL 1.1 entry points) in favor
of an entirely shader-based/attribute-and-uniform-based
streaming-geometry rendering model.  There are some general instructions
here (in the comments):

   
http://blog.vrplumber.com/index.php?/archives/2267-PyOpenGL-3.0.0c1-Available-for-Testing.html

and presentation with background here:

    http://us.pycon.org/2009/conference/schedule/event/94/

note that nVidia has committed to providing support for deprecated
functionality on their cards, so you *may* be able to get away without
rewrites if your vendor supports you.

HTH,
Mike

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