Message-ID: From: George Kinney To: "'djgpp AT delorie DOT com'" Subject: Re: Mesa w/ DJGPP Date: Tue, 28 Dec 1999 09:55:04 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2448.0) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01BF5143.86185124" Reply-To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ------_=_NextPart_001_01BF5143.86185124 Content-Type: text/plain In article <59y84.923$PI1 DOT 21332 AT dfiatx1-snr1 DOT gtei DOT net>, > "Damian Yerrick" wrote: >> "Brian Racer" wrote: >> > I just downloaded the MESA zip files. I then extracted them to a >directory >> > and followed the instructions to make the dos make. It is giving me >errors >> >> What errors? >> >> >Compilation ERRORS!! >I've had the same problem the library wont compile for dos/djgppp The DOS support in MESA 3.0 is deprecated, meaning outdated, un-supported, and likely broken badly. It was never a complete port anyways. It didn't support all features, and of those it did, most were not 100%. In other words, it wasn't a really good alternative for DOS at any point. The windows port works fine with LCC-W32, VC++6 (includes current project files, etc.) , and with a little tweaking it'll go with MingW32. The DOS driver could likely be re-written to run on top of Allegro for the DOS port (in one of it's earlier incarnations, it did just that) , but it'll be a piece of work. (I don't have the time or the interest in it personally). As for GLUT, it'll build on top of any working MESA library, so it's no big deal. (It'll work on top of the sgi and MS openGL libraries as well.) For most DOS users, unless you are looking forward to porting a large complex library to get an openGL like interface, try MGL from scitech. From what I've seen and heard, it's best to get the pre-built libraries for DJGPP, but it should work fine from that point on. ------_=_NextPart_001_01BF5143.86185124 Content-Type: text/html Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Re: Mesa w/ DJGPP

In article = <59y84.923$PI1 DOT 21332 AT dfiatx1-snr1 DOT gtei DOT net>,
>  "Damian Yerrick" = <NOSP AT Msnews@pineight.8m.com> wrote:
>> "Brian Racer" = <eagle1ssn AT yahoo DOT com> wrote:
>> > I just downloaded the = MESA zip files. I then extracted them to a
>directory
>> > and followed the = instructions to make the dos make. It is giving me
>errors
>>
>> What errors?
>>
>>
>Compilation ERRORS!!

>I've had the same problem the = library wont compile for dos/djgppp

The DOS support in MESA 3.0 is = deprecated, meaning outdated, un-supported, and
likely broken badly. It was never a = complete port anyways. It didn't support all features,
and of those it did, most were not = 100%. In other words, it wasn't a really good alternative
for DOS at any point. The windows = port works fine with LCC-W32, VC++6 (includes current
project files, etc.) , and with a = little tweaking it'll go with MingW32.

The DOS driver could likely be = re-written to run on top of Allegro for the DOS port (in one of it's = earlier
incarnations, it did just that) , but = it'll be a piece of work. (I don't have the time or the interest in =
it personally).

As for GLUT, it'll build on top of any = working MESA library, so it's no big deal. (It'll work on top
of the sgi and MS openGL libraries as = well.)

For most DOS users, unless you are = looking forward to porting a large complex library to get
an openGL like interface, try MGL = from scitech. From what I've seen and heard, it's best to get
the pre-built libraries for DJGPP, = but it should work fine from that point on.

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