X.Org Server 1.13 RC1 Packs In Many Changes

[phoronix]

Phoronix: X.Org Server 1.13 RC1 Packs In Many Changes

After pulling in a ton of changes, the merge window for X.Org Server 1.13 is now over and the first release candidate has been issued...

http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=MTEzNzM

[plonoma]

Looking at the extensions.
Noticed a problem, the GLX_EXT_create_context_es2_profile needs to allow for version and not just es2.
Because they things need to be changed every time a new version comes out.
(Considering OpenGL ES 3 will come out this summer, I'd say it's best if this is done good from the start.)

Please add a way to specify a version and rename the extension to GLX_EXT_create_context_es_profile.

[uid313]

Yay!
Soon we have OpenGL 3.0 support, then our graphics stack is at the state of 1998!

[andresdju]

Yay!
Soon we have OpenGL 3.0 support, then our graphics stack is at the state of 1998!

I think you meant 2008 (opengl 3.0 release year). In 1998 opengl 1.2 was released.

[bridgman]

Then when GL ES 3.0 support is released "the graphics stack will be at the state of 2012", right ?

[uid313]

Then when GL ES 3.0 support is released "the graphics stack will be at the state of 2012", right ?

No, because when OpenGL ES 3.0 is release, then Linux will probably not have support for it, or will it?
And what about OpenGL 4.2?

Linux is a half-decade behind in the graphics world.

[bridgman]

Proprietary drivers support all the GL levels today, don't they ?

My question was "*when* GL ES 3.0 support is released will you stay the stack is at the level of 2012", ie even if it happen in 2525 ?

[smitty3268]

No, because when OpenGL ES 3.0 is release, then Linux will probably not have support for it, or will it?

ES 3 is probably reasonably close. It seems to require mostly the stuff that's already done in Mesa, or almost done.

[uid313]

ES 3 is probably reasonably close. It seems to require mostly the stuff that's already done in Mesa, or almost done.

But can ES 3 do all cool things that OpenGL 4.2 do?

[chithanh]

But can ES 3 do all cool things that OpenGL 4.2 do?

That is not relevant to the question at hand.

Back on topic, it appears that xorg-server-1.12.99.901 depends on a version of randrproto (1.4.0) that was not tagged in git yet.