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2                           Mesa 6.0 release notes
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4                             January ??, 2004
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6                              PLEASE READ!!!!
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10Introduction
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13Mesa uses an even/odd version number scheme like the Linux kernel.
14Odd numbered versions (such as 5.1) designate new developmental releases.
15Even numbered versions (such as 6.0) designate stable releases.
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17Mesa version 6.0 signifies two things:
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19  1. A stabilization of the 5.1 development release
20  2. Implementation of the OpenGL 1.5 specification.  When you query
21     glGetString(GL_VERSION) "1.5" will be returned (as long as the
22     driver supports all the required features).
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25Note that the Mesa major version number is incremented with the OpenGL
26minor version number:
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28   Mesa 1.x  ==  OpenGL 1.0
29   Mesa 2.x  ==  OpenGL 1.1
30   Mesa 3.x  ==  OpenGL 1.2
31   Mesa 4.x  ==  OpenGL 1.3
32   Mesa 5.x  ==  OpenGL 1.4
33   Mesa 6.x  ==  OpenGL 1.5
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37New Features
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40Mesa 5.1 already had all the new features of OpenGL 1.5, implemented as
41extensions.  These extensions were simply promoted to standard features:
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43   GL_ARB_occlusion_query extension
44   GL_ARB_texture_non_power_of_two extension
45   GL_ARB_vertex_buffer_object extension
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49Device Drivers
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52Mesa advertises itself as either OpenGL 1.2 or OpenGL 1.3 depending on
53the device driver.  For example, if the driver enables all the ARB
54extensions which are part of OpenGL 1.3 then glGetString(GL_VERSION)
55will return "1.3".  Otherwise, it'll return "1.2".
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57A number of Mesa's software drivers haven't been actively maintained for
58some time.  We rely on volunteers to maintain many of the drivers.
59Here's the current status of all included drivers:
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62Driver			Status
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64XMesa (Xlib)		implements OpenGL 1.5
65OSMesa (off-screen)	implements OpenGL 1.5
66FX (3dfx Voodoo1/2)	implements OpenGL 1.3
67SVGA			implements OpenGL 1.3
68Wind River UGL		implements OpenGL 1.3
69Windows/Win32		implements OpenGL 1.5
70DJGPP			implements OpenGL 1.5
71GGI			implements OpenGL 1.3
72BeOS			implements OpenGL 1.5
73Allegro			needs updating
74D3D			needs updating
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79Other Changes
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82See the VERSIONS file for more details about bug fixes, etc. in Mesa 6.0.
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