Re: [oglbase-discuss] GL_RENDERER strings

[Jon Leech]

On Tue, Feb 15, 2000 at 10:33:58AM -0800, Bernd Kreimeier wrote:
> I don't see anything wrong with contemplating e.g. a
> GL_ACCELERATOR_ID/GL_DRIVER_ID extension, but as been pointed out,
> this is not an ABI issue, and it is a bad idea to retrofit
> GL_RENDERER with a couple of underspecified requirements.

    It is only an ABI issue to the extent that the ABI mandates an
otherwise optional extension as a required element, ala
glXGetProcAddressARB().
    However, I don't think there's a compelling need for such an
extension, nor any chance of specifying one on the timescale we've
agreed to for finishing the ABI.
    Jon Leech
    SGI