opengl version

hylke · 10-03-2004, 02:13 PM

Hello
My nvidia drivers are about 2 months old, but its(somehow) version 1.1.
Atleast i think it is, because i cant use multisampling, point parameters, doesn't support 3d textures, and GL_VERSION_1_2 isn't defined.
But when i let it print out my opengl version, it says that its 1.4.
I've already updated some headers, but i still can't use point parameters, multisampling etc.
Anyone got an idea how to get the latest OpenGL version?
Hylke
btw, i got a nvidia geforce FX

foo_bar_foo · 10-03-2004, 04:43 PM

I found for some reason when i installed nvidia GL it didn't install the header files or the
libGL.la

But rather i ended up with GL header files in /usr/include/GL as a link to/usr/X11R6/include/GL that went with the stuff in /usr/X11R6/lib that came with X
like Mesa-3D ,GLU, GLUT and OpenGL. (or i had installed later)
so if you want access to the stuff you see running (glxinfo)
using the nvidia library extract the files from the .run
i think it was with an -X argument
the proper header files are in /NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/include/GL
copy that GL folder to /usr/include
and get the libGL.la libtool thing from the lib directory and put it in /usr/lib
(might have to build first to get that)

then just make sure you are clear about what headers go with what libs

and i agree with you the whole GL installation thing is a big confusing mess and it's a wonder any of it works at all without conflicts.

hylke · 10-04-2004, 09:46 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by foo_bar_foo
I found for some reason when i installed nvidia GL it didn't install the header files or the
libGL.la

But rather i ended up with GL header files in /usr/include/GL as a link to/usr/X11R6/include/GL that went with the stuff in /usr/X11R6/lib that came with X
like Mesa-3D ,GLU, GLUT and OpenGL. (or i had installed later)
so if you want access to the stuff you see running (glxinfo)
using the nvidia library extract the files from the .run
i think it was with an -X argument
the proper header files are in /NVIDIA-Linux-x86-1.0-5336-pkg1/usr/include/GL
copy that GL folder to /usr/include
and get the libGL.la libtool thing from the lib directory and put it in /usr/lib
(might have to build first to get that)

then just make sure you are clear about what headers go with what libs

and i agree with you the whole GL installation thing is a big confusing mess and it's a wonder any of it works at all without conflicts.

I dont really understand you.
Which directory contains the right header files, /usr/include/GL or /usr/X11R6/include/GL?
And is /usr/X11R6/lib(if im right, i get my libraries from this directory when i compile my programs) the directory with the old headers?
Thanx Hylke

hylke · 10-05-2004, 02:00 PM

No body?

Andrew Benton · 10-05-2004, 03:00 PM

I think it's safest to only have one set of openGL headers on your system. The correct place to put them is /usr/include/GL but XFree86 and xorg put them in /usr/X11R6/include/GL so the fudge solution I prefer is to make /usr/include/GL a symbolic link pointing at /usr/X11R6/include/GL, which I think the X installer does automatically. If not then

ln -sf /usr/X11R6/include/GL /usr/include/GL

When you run the Nvidia installer it installs the headers in /usr/share/doc/NVIDIA_GLX-1.0/include/GL so copy them from there into /usr/X11R6/include/GL
The current version of the Nvidia installer is available here. Usefull info about Nvidia OpenGL is available here

hylke · 10-07-2004, 01:50 PM

Thank you for your reply.
Hylke