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      2                             Mesa 5.0 release notes
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      4                               November 13, 2002
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      6                                 PLEASE READ!!!!
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     10 Introduction
     11 ------------
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     13 Mesa uses an even/odd version number scheme like the Linux kernel.
     14 Even-numbered versions (such as 5.0) designate stable releases.
     15 Odd-numbered versions (such as 4.1) designate new developmental releases.
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     17 Mesa 5.0 is basically just a stabilization of Mesa 4.1.  To see a list of
     18 bug fixes, etc. see the VERSIONS file.
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     22 New Features in Mesa 5.0
     23 ------------------------
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     25 Mesa 5.0 supports OpenGL 1.4.  Note Mesa's versioning convention:
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     27    OpenGL Version    Mesa Version
     28    ------------------------------
     29         1.0             1.x
     30         1.1             2.x
     31         1.2             3.x
     32         1.3             4.x
     33         1.4             5.x
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     35 OpenGL 1.4 (and Mesa 5.0) incorporates the following OpenGL extensions as
     36 standard features:
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     38 	GL_ARB_depth_texture
     39 	GL_ARB_shadow
     40 	GL_ARB_texture_env_crossbar
     41 	GL_ARB_texture_mirror_repeat
     42 	GL_ARB_window_pos
     43 	GL_EXT_blend_color
     44 	GL_EXT_blend_func_separate
     45 	GL_EXT_blend_logic_op
     46 	GL_EXT_blend_minmax
     47 	GL_EXT_blend_subtract
     48 	GL_EXT_fog_coord
     49 	GL_EXT_multi_draw_arrays
     50 	GL_EXT_point_parameters
     51 	GL_EXT_secondary_color
     52 	GL_EXT_stencil_wrap
     53 	GL_SGIS_generate_mipmap
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     57 Device Driver Status
     58 --------------------
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     60 A number of Mesa's software drivers haven't been actively maintained for
     61 some time.  We rely on volunteers to maintain many of these drivers.
     62 Here's the current status of all included drivers:
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     65 Driver			Status
     66 ----------------------	---------------------
     67 XMesa (Xlib)		implements OpenGL 1.4
     68 OSMesa (off-screen)	implements OpenGL 1.4
     69 FX (3dfx Voodoo1/2)	implements OpenGL 1.3
     70 SVGA			implements OpenGL 1.3
     71 Wind River UGL		implements OpenGL 1.3
     72 Windows/Win32		implements OpenGL 1.4
     73 DOS/DJGPP		implements OpenGL 1.3
     74 GGI			implements OpenGL 1.3
     75 DOS			implements OpenGL 1.4
     76 BeOS			needs updating (underway)
     77 Allegro			needs updating
     78 D3D			needs updating
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     80 Note: supporting OpenGL 1.4 (vs. 1.3 or 1.2) usually only requires that the
     81 driver call the _mesa_enable_1_4_extensions() function.
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