On Tue, Nov 11, 2008 at 10:55:49AM -0500, Ted Unangst wrote:
>
> I wouldn't terribly mind if glut were removed, although when I think
> of glut I think of glut, not freeglut.
>
> My concerns primarily center around having an upgrade path. I already
> have glut installed. Anybody who thinks "I need glut" is going to go
> into the port and build it themselves. What do we do?
>
> Maybe the glut port can just be changed to use freeglut, then it's
> transparent.
Just FYI, mesa has intended for ages (but no one did the work) to switch
over to freeglut. If that happened, then freeglut would be in base as
part of mesa.
IMHO i'd just go for freeglut, it would make packaging nicer since it's
properly licensed. I don't make these kind of decisions though.
A proper upgrade path is essential though.
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