[vbox-dev] Shared OpenGL support on Linux host

[Alexander Eichner]

This is the new version of the patch.
It removes the need for a global display variable and replaces the
PixelFormat to XVisualInfo conversion code with one which uses
GLXFBConfig. All demos are now working with nvidia drivers.

Alexander Eichner

Am Mittwoch, den 11.07.2007, 12:59 +0200 schrieb Alexander Eichner:
> there were some things left in the Makefile.kmk from a previous attempt
> to get Display variable via global qApp object.
> Prevents VirtualBox from building on other Distros like Fedira 7.
> Removed it. Updated patch attached.
> 
> Alexander
> 
> Am Mittwoch, den 11.07.2007, 11:51 +0200 schrieb Alexander Eichner:
> > the attached patch adds basic Shared OpenGL support for Windows guests
> > on Linux hosts.
> > It currently works with the mesa software renderer.
> > tests with the accelerated but proprietary nvidia driver resulted in a
> > segmentation fault.
> > Another problem is that it needs a global Display variable which is
> > defined in the VirtualBox frontend.
> > The patched is released under the MIT license
> > 
> > Regards,
> > Alexander Eichner
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