[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1543952] Re: Mir binaries ignore Mesa setting LIBGL_ALWAYS_SOFTWARE=1 and only ever try hardware acceleration

Accidentally found a workaround! You can set environment GBM_ALWAYS_SOFTWARE=1 for Mir servers and clients, and they will then successfully render in software using LLVMpipe. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to mesa in

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 1543952] Re: Mir binaries ignore Mesa setting LIBGL_ALWAYS_SOFTWARE=1 and only ever try hardware acceleration

A quick grep seems to suggest it's the responsibility of each EGL platform to re-implement the environment check: $ grep -r LIBGL_ALWAYS_SOFT src src/glx/glxext.c: glx_accel = (getenv("LIBGL_ALWAYS_SOFTWARE") == NULL); src/glx/apple/apple_visual.c: else if (getenv("LIBGL_ALWAYS_SOFTWARE") !=