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Subject: Re: [geda-user] PCB Viewport library
From: Peter Clifton <pcjc2 AT cam DOT ac DOT uk>
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Date: Sat, 24 Nov 2012 19:13:07 +0000
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On Tue, 2012-11-20 at 01:28 +0000, Peter Clifton wrote:
> On Mon, 2012-11-19 at 11:56 +1100, Geoff Swan wrote:
> > Virtualbox doesn't actually implement all the hooks required for a
> > complete openGL. I ran into issues particularly with the DRC checker.
> > Your best bet for a stable setup is to build PCB without the gl
> > extensions. Or run as you have with 3D disabled.
> 
> Or try using it with the mesa software renderer, rather than the virtual
> box GL driver (presumably there is one, if we didn't already just fall
> back to software rendering?)

Hmm... I just hit this when I tried to use PCB inside a VM at work (On a
Windows 7 host PC).

I eventually gave up, and dusted off a few patches for the "minipack"
Win32 build system - and was surprised to be able to build a completely
functional Win32 port, complete with all OpenGL rendering.

There were one or two problems, but I think I nailed the last OpenGL
related crash today ;).

Best wishes,

Peter Clifton