> > >I just downloaded the Mesa-4.0 files to have a look. For OBOS, is the whole >point to take those Mesa files and use them to crank out new libGL.so and >libbitflinger.so libraries=3F > Sounds like it yeah, although I guess libbitflinger.so (from the top of my head) would just be optimized blitter routines (bit flingers :)). >It would be really nice if someone could put together a newsletter article >explaining how the above-mentioned shared libs, the app=5Fserver (including >the files in /boot/beos/system/add-ons/app=5Fserver (=3F)), the relevant accelerant, >and the relevant driver in /boot/beos/system/add-ons/kernel/drivers folder >would all come together to yield hardware accelerated OpenGL graphics on >OpenBeOS. (Even how it works in s/w rendering mode.) > Well, the driver architecture for the graphics drivers is very well and detailed explained in example called stored in graphics.zip on Be's FTP, or /boot/optional/sample-code/drivers/graphics if you have the optional items installed on BeOS R5 PRO :) >I'd write this article myself if some experienced folks were willing to email >back and forth with me until I understood it... I only hacked a S3 driver to include support for another card, but hey, always feel free to mail me :) > >---j