On Jan 13, 2008 8:59 AM, Brian Brazil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> On Jan 12, 2008 11:05 PM, Brian Brazil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > Within the next 12 hours, I'll be releasing new versions of the 'mesa'
> > and
> > 'xserver-xorg' packages to remove non-free code. This code is essential
> > to all OpenGL/GLX related (i.e. 3d graphics) X packages in gNewSense.
> > Accordingly, almost anything that uses 3d graphics in gNewSense will
> > break.
>
>
> This has been pushed. The next time you update your gNewSense system you
> should see these changes.
>

We're interested in what you use that has broken. If you come across
something, please add it to:
http://wiki.gnewsense.org/Main/Broken3dApps
We're not looking for an exhaustive list, just what you find in you normal
usage.

Brian


>
> Brian
>
>
> >
> > For most applications, this will happen instantly at startup:
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] glxinfo
> > glxinfo: error while loading shared libraries: libGL.s.o1 : cannot open
> > shared object file: No such file or directory
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > although others might be a bit more cryptic (e.g. amarok).
> >
> > We've yet to come up with a definitive list of what will break but
> > it'll be at least 200 packages. If you run
> >   apt-cache rdepends libgl{,u}1-mesa | fgrep -v : | tr -d '| ' | sort -u
> > on a deltad system, you will get a partial list.
> >
> > Our testing thus far indicates that this does not break anything
> > non-3d, so applications such as BurningDog and OpenOffice.org
> > will continue to work.
> >
> > If you come across new problems with your gNewSense systems
> > over the next few days, please check for this before mailing the list
> > or filing a bug.
> >
> > Brian
> >
>
>
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