[haiku-bugs] Re: [Haiku] #9059: freeglut needs to be ported to Haiku
- From: "kallisti5" <trac@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2012 18:38:21 -0000
#9059: freeglut needs to be ported to Haiku
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Reporter: kallisti5 | Owner: kallisti5
Type: bug | Status: new
Priority: high | Milestone: R1
Component: Kits/OpenGL Kit | Version: R1/Development
Resolution: | Keywords: libglut glut
Blocked By: | Blocking:
Has a Patch: 0 | Platform: All
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Comment (by kallisti5):
The external upstream libglu is now used. (and a bep exists on HaikuPorts)
I started to port freeglut... but it is going to take a *LOT* of work.
There are a few legacy apps that use GLUT such as GLBillards however. In
the OpenGL world, GLUT really isn't used anymore. (GLUT is just a toolkit
like SDL)
We have to consider that GLUT was linked into libGL on BeOS.. this creates
a compatibility issue for anything legacy that may use GLUT... however we
also have to think about the use case.
I'd prefer having GLUT, however our current 'original' GLUT is very
sketchy in licensing terms. I don't have the time to completely port
FreeGLUT... maybe this would be a good GSOC task for 2013? :)
My few initial whacks at porting FreeGLUT are here:
https://github.com/kallisti5/freeglut
I'll continue to fiddle with it.. but a finished product is unlikely.
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Ticket URL: <http://dev.haiku-os.org/ticket/9059#comment:3>
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