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diff --git a/README-Version-2-5-2.txt b/README-Version-2-5-2.txt index eaf5c30..2d9865a 100644 --- a/README-Version-2-5-2.txt +++ b/README-Version-2-5-2.txt @@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ GL4Java has it's new _legal_ name: OpenGL[tm] for Java[tm] - It's abbreviation may be gl4java .. with the additional trademark hints ! + It's abbreviation may be gl4java + .. with the additional trademark hints ! Summary Version 2-5-2-0 testX: =============================== @@ -11,81 +12,73 @@ Summary Version 2-5-2-0 testX: - code is now 64bit clean, 64bit prepared - Using the new revision makes your existing code incompatible, because: - - The GLUFunc.gluNew* etc. methods uses the long type for - the reference holder for quadric, tesselation, - .. (old: int type) ! - - This is, because this new revision is completly 64bit clean ! - All native reference holders are of type long ! - - - You did not encapsulate your OpenGL calls within - GLContext.gljMakeCurrent - <your render code> - GLContext.gljFree - e.g. within the GLCanvas.display method: - glj.gljMakeCurrent(); // lock GL Context - gl.glBegin(); - gl.glEnd(); - glj.gljSwap(); - glj.gljFree(); // release GL Context + - The GLUFunc.gluNew* etc. methods uses the long type for + the reference holder for quadric, tesselation, + .. (old: int type) ! + + This is, because this new revision is completly 64bit clean ! + All native reference holders are of type long ! + + - You did not encapsulate your OpenGL calls within + GLContext.gljMakeCurrent + <your render code> + GLContext.gljFree + e.g. within the GLCanvas.display method: + glj.gljMakeCurrent(); // lock GL Context + gl.glBegin(); + gl.glEnd(); + glj.gljSwap(); + glj.gljFree(); // release GL Context All the demo's have been updated in the new test release, to work with 2.5.2.0 ! -The prerelease can be fetched: - - binary-packages: - http://www.jausoft.com/Files/Java/1.1.X/GL4Java/binpkg - - sources, doc's, demo's: - http://www.jausoft.com/Files/Java/1.1.X/GL4Java/archive - - The CVS repository is commited and tagged: rev-2-5-2-0-testX - http://gl4java.sourceforge.net/ - Experience: ========== - Linux 2.4.1, XFree86 4.0.2, kde 2.1 beta2: + Linux 2.4.1, XFree86 4.0.2, kde 2.1 beta2: - Command-Line JDK (1.1-1.3, sun, blackdown, ibm(no jawt)): OK ! - Indirect DRI (Mesa-Soft 3.3): OK - NVidia 0.96: OK - See NVidia notes below ! + Command-Line JDK (1.1-1.3, sun, blackdown, ibm(no jawt)): OK ! + Indirect DRI (Mesa-Soft 3.3): OK + NVidia 0.96: OK + See NVidia notes below ! - Netscape + Netscape JVM: ERROR ! - does not work, because Netscape's JVM - implementation on linux looks like - not to handle long-types within the JNI API .. ?! + Netscape + Netscape JVM: ERROR ! + does not work, because Netscape's JVM + implementation on linux looks like + not to handle long-types within the JNI API .. ?! - Netscape + j2re-1_3_0_01: OK ! - Indirect DRI (Mesa-Soft 3.3): OK - NVidia 0.96: OK - See NVidia notes below ! + Netscape + j2re-1_3_0_01: OK ! + Indirect DRI (Mesa-Soft 3.3): OK + NVidia 0.96: OK + See NVidia notes below ! - Konqueror (2.1 beta2): - jdk 1.3-sun: ERROR - Applet runs, but nothing is visible ! + Konqueror (2.1 beta2): + jdk 1.3-sun: ERROR + Applet runs, but nothing is visible ! - jdk 1.3-ibm (no jawt): OK ! + jdk 1.3-ibm (no jawt): OK ! - jdk 1.3-blackdown: OK ! - Indirect DRI (Mesa-Soft 3.3): OK - NVidia 0.96: OK - See NVidia notes below ! + jdk 1.3-blackdown: OK ! + Indirect DRI (Mesa-Soft 3.3): OK + NVidia 0.96: OK + See NVidia notes below ! + You should disable: + - show java console + - security manager (java2 itself takes care) - Win98/WinNT4.0(*): + Win98/WinNT4.0(*): - Command-Line JDK (1.1-1.3, sun): OK ! - Well, you have to start the java.exe from the - <jdk-path>/jre/bin/java.exe - Otherwise, the jawt.dll is not found !! BUG in JDK !! + Command-Line JDK (1.1-1.3, sun): OK ! + Well, you have to start the java.exe from the + <jdk-path>/jre/bin/java.exe + Otherwise, the jawt.dll is not found !! BUG in JDK !! - IExplorer + MS-JVM buil 3802: OK ! - JDirect usage .. + IExplorer + MS-JVM buil 3802: OK ! + JDirect usage .. - JRE 1.3* Plugin + ( IExplorer | Netscape ) OK ! + JRE 1.3* Plugin + ( IExplorer | Netscape ) OK ! - Netscape + Netscape JVM OK ! + Netscape + Netscape JVM OK ! (*) WinNT 4.0: On my system (servicepack6, nvidia detonator3), @@ -100,27 +93,8 @@ Experience: NVidia Driver Note's: ==================== -The Linux 0.96 driver, and may be the winnt4.0 drivers, -looks like not being able to handle THREAD's very well ! - -Example: - -JVM Process 1: - JVM Process 1 - Thread 1: - >MakeCurrent() - >Free() - - This Produces many .X.err logs regarding to new created drawables for - same thread !(?) - -If you use the same JVM process, and you start many applets -> native threads, -the GL context managment looks like very confused. -On Linux the GL rendering went slower and slower ! -But a restarted JVM is fast as its first time ! -Yes - GL4Java does destroy the glcontext -and finalizes well ! +The Linux >= 0.9-769 driver works ok ! -comments, ideas are very wellcome ! kind regards, sven |