Hi, > On 31 Aug 2018, at 6:09 pm, Langer, Stephen A. (Fed) > <[email protected]> wrote: > > You meant "xorg-server", not "xors-server”.
Yes, sorry. auto-correct always kicks in to screw that one up > > Chris -- Can I hijack this thread to ask if you have any insight into a > question which the macports and vtk lists haven't been able to answer: Is it > possible to use OpenGL 3.2 on macOS, using mesa and X from MacPorts? mesa > 17.1.6 ought to support OpenGL 4.5, but glxinfo (from macports) says it's > only 2.1, and vtk requires at least 3.2. yes, I saw your mail there. Sorry, I don’t have a good answer for you.. I don’t know enough about how mesa and X11 interact to comment. One suggestion - You sent the mail to the MacPorts users list. Perhaps try your luck on the devel list instead… Chris > > Thanks. > -- Steve > > On 8/31/18, 12:53 PM, "X11-users on behalf of Christopher Jones" > <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> on behalf > of [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > Hi, > > > >> On 31 Aug 2018, at 5:14 pm, David <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> Jeremyhu is listed as the maintainer of xorg-server on MacPorts. >> >> does he spend more time working on that than XQuartz? > > I cannot comment on Jeremy’s intentions w.r.t. XQuartz, but he has (a couple > times I think) mentioned on these mailing lists he was considering stopping > XQuartz releases and focussing exclusively on the MacPorts versions as the > primary distribution means. > > I can comment on MacPorts, as I am a member. The X.Org > <https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2FX.Org&data=02%7C01%7Cstephen.langer%40nist.gov%7C16d7bdea424a40c252fb08d60f62363f%7C2ab5d82fd8fa4797a93e054655c61dec%7C1%7C0%7C636713311816445770&sdata=zJ%2FoQUGW04oX3qmGmcL7kKwJ9aeiCM4nO%2BDA%2FfTvYNs%3D&reserved=0> > related ports are indeed more up to date there, and whilst Jeremy is listed > as the primary maintainer, there are a number of other interested parties > (myself included) who also contribute. In fact there are a number of things > ongoing right now looking to update a few X.Org > <https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2FX.Org&data=02%7C01%7Cstephen.langer%40nist.gov%7C16d7bdea424a40c252fb08d60f62363f%7C2ab5d82fd8fa4797a93e054655c61dec%7C1%7C0%7C636713311816455775&sdata=aRmMODzcfHZMi11aJpp1pnEFUOvItezL0Ug%2BjSRKxjg%3D&reserved=0> > components. This is the big advantage compared to XQuartz, in that anyone > who wants to can contribute to it within MacPorts. X11 is certainly not dead > in MacPorts, and I do recommend anyone using the server to look to migrating > to use the MacPorts supplied version (port name is xors-server). > > Chris > > >> >> David >> >> >>> On Aug 30, 2018, at 2:51 PM, [email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> 4. Re: Is XQuartz development abandoned? (Filhol Alain) >>> >>> >>> Message: 4 >>> Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2018 23:51:01 +0200 >>> From: Filhol Alain <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> >>> To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >>> Subject: Re: Is XQuartz development abandoned? >>> Message-ID: <[email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>> >>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" >>> >>> Here the answer I got from Jeremy Huddleston Sequoia on 02 Feb 2017. >>> I think we can be real pessimistic concerning X11 on macOS. >>> >>> >>>> [AF] A question about slow dialogues with OpenMotif and XQuartz (much >>>> slower than with Linux). >>>> >>>> [JHS] <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> >>>> There is a known issue there, I believe with Yosemite and newer versions >>>> of macOS (maybe Mavericks+, maybe ElCap+, I forget exactly). The issue is >>>> below us in CoreGraphics and won't really be fixed on Apple's side as >>>> doing so would fix this case but cause bad performance penalties for every >>>> single other case out there. The real solution is to get XQuartz off of >>>> libXplugin and start using more modern macOS APIs (eg: finishing up >>>> libxcwm), but there's not really anyone actively working on that right now. >>>> >>>> [AF] Are you the only one involved in XQuartz developments ? >>>> >>>> [JHS] Yes, and I spend significantly less than 1% of my time on it ... >>>> barely enough to just pull in upstream changes, build, and ship. >>>> >>>> [AF] [...] but people are reluctant in using them on Macintoshes because >>>> of that problem of slowness. >>>> >>>> [JHS] If you're interested in working on the replacement, I can point you >>>> in the right direction. It's maybe 60% done ... all by a group of college >>>> seniors at PSU. >>>> >>>> --Jeremy >>> >>> >>> Alain >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. >> X11-users mailing list ([email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>) >> Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: >> https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/x11-users/jonesc%40hep.phy.cam.ac.uk >> <https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flists.apple.com%2Fmailman%2Foptions%2Fx11-users%2Fjonesc%2540hep.phy.cam.ac.uk&data=02%7C01%7Cstephen.langer%40nist.gov%7C16d7bdea424a40c252fb08d60f62363f%7C2ab5d82fd8fa4797a93e054655c61dec%7C1%7C0%7C636713311816455775&sdata=DXjcES6Efc45Ck%2BRB35OlmnWDFuPn%2Fjo2v9gEgNJw2M%3D&reserved=0> >> >> This email sent to [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
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