Re: [oglbase-discuss] Vote: GL_EXT_get_proc_address spec

[Jon Leech]

On Thu, Oct 28, 1999 at 09:56:10AM -0500, Stephen J Baker wrote:
> On Thu, 28 Oct 1999, Brett Johnson wrote:
> > It looks like everyone that has been interested in this issue in
> > the past has voted.  The results are 11-4 in favor of the context
> > independent glXGetProcAddress flavor.
> > Given the strong support for a context independent glXGetProcAddress,
> > I propose that we adopt it and end this thread.  Jon?  Others?

    Works for me.

> Procedural point:  Brian said that one reason he didn't
> want to put GetProcAddress into Mesa 3.1 was that it
> would need a MESA suffix since either an EXT or ARB suffix
> would imply some kind of ARB approval.
>
> Is that the case for a glX extension?

    Yes.

> I don't see glXwhateverEXT or glXwhateverARB tokens
> anywhere.  I get the impression that glX isn't regulated
> by the ARB (wgl certainly isn't!)...

    GLX is controlled by the ARB.

    Jon Leech
    SGI