Kind of. OpenGL is the standard and MesaGL is the open source implementation of it.
For CopyWrite reasons Mesa cannot call themselves OpenGL so they are at best OpenGL
"compliant". Now it is true that a true OpenGL graphics library must be based on the
OpenGL "Sample Implementation" put out by SGI. The way I understand it Mesa didn't
get the "SI" from SGI they simply took SGI's published standards and created Mesa from
scratch to match it, that makes it "technically" legal. I also believe that the
NVidia GLX drivers are true OpenGL, but I don't know for sure. Most Linux software
that requires OpenGL will use the Mesa libraries. Some will use nothing but Mesa as
can be shone by the fact that XMMS GL plugins will not work with my NVidia GLX drivers
installed.
John
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From: KompuKit <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2000 22:16:53 -0400
>I thought I answered your question in my first email
>
>Larry Hignight wrote:
>>
>> Well it kind of depends. OpenGL is a graphics library and I seriously
>> doubt that there is an OpenGL rpm on your system. Try rpm -qa | grep
>> opengl. The missing OpenGL support that the game is refering has to do
>> with your graphics card drivers. So the question becomes what kind of
>> graphics card are you using and does it support OpenGL. A OpenGL rpm
>> would be something developers would use in order to create graphic
>> images, etc.
>>
>> Larry
>>
>> --
>> Larry Hignight Descent 3 Beta Tester Caldera Linux 2.4
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> 5:10pm up 2 days, 21:06, 4 users, load average: 0.01, 0.12, 0.08
>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> KompuKit wrote:
>> >
>> > I have a Pentium 233 MMX 64 mg ram
>> > a S3 video card Rev 1.0 drivers (in windows)
>> >
>> > I'm trying to install a game: Search and Rescue for Linux
>> > helicopter game that requires OpenGL...
>> > it won't compile...unless it's on my system...
>> > I have Mandrake 7.02...does this come on the CD?
>> > if so, what's the RPM called...
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