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Software News   Software News : MiniGL 2.1 Beta for Amiga OS 4.x Released
   posted by Hans on 4-Apr-2009 9:58:15 (11216 reads)
I am pleased to announce that MiniGL 2.1 beta has been released. This release includes many bug fixes, including the elusive MiniGL watchdog task crash, which was responsible for random lockups. The release also includes updated developer files for all new features in MiniGL 2.x.

MiniGL is a 3D API which is compatible to OpenGL(tm). It implements a subset of that API and was designed for speed, therefore it directly interfaces with Warp3D. This also means that there is currently no software mode.

The archive is available on os4depot.net's, here: http://os4depot.net/index.php?function=showfile&file=driver/graphics/minigl.lha


Changes in V2.1
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- Fixed the bug in the MiniGL watchdog task. GL screensavers should no longer freeze.
- Fixed a problem that occurred when vertex arrays were included in a display list
- Fixed a bug in rendering huge vertex arrays
- Fixed rendering of line strips and line loops. No more spurious extra lines (e.g. Celestia, GLBoxed blanker and the Dr. Fungi demo)
- Lots of other bug fixes
- Added pop up requesters informing users of problems (e.g., wrong MiniGL.library version)
- Added stack cookies to demos using GLU NURBS functions in order to ensure that they have enough stack
- GLUT now only requests a stencil buffer when applications ask for one
- No longer need -DMINIGL defined when compiling OpenGL apps

Changes in V2.0
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- Added support for evaluators (glMap*, glEvalCoord*, glMapGrid*, glEvalMesh*, glEvalPoint*)
- Added selection support (glListBase(), glNewList(), glInitNames(), glLoadName(), glPushName(), glPopName(), glSelectBuffer(), and glRenderMode())
- Added gluPickMatrix()
- Added gluProject()/gluUnProject()
- Added glGetDoublev()
- Added glIsTexture()
- Added glGetTexEnviv()
- Added glGetLight*() functions
- Added GL_PROXY_TEXTURE support
- Fixed some rendering bugs (e.g., a bug causing incorrect lighting for clipped primitives)
- Added const qualifiers to improve OpenGL compliance
- Mglut.library now has glutKeyboardUpFunc(), glutSpecialUpFunc(), and glutIgnoreKeyRepeat()
- Added text functions to Mglut.library (glutBitmap*(), glutStroke*())
- Added glPushClientAttrib()/glPopClientAttrib()
- Added glDrawPixels()
- Added game mode to mglut.library
- Added glutDeviceGet(), glutLayerGet(), glutGetModifiers(), glutSetOptions() and expanded the number of attributes supported by glutGet()
- Added glut geometry rendering functions including the teapot functions
- Added glut overlay function stubs for completeness (overlay is not actually supported)
- Added glGetMaterial*()
- Added the complete set of glNormal*() functions
- Added glGetTexImage
- Added full set of glPixelStore modes, as well as glPixelTransfer
- Added glutTimerFunc(), glutCloseFunc(), glutWMCloseFunc()
- Added glutWarpPointer()
- Added glutExtensionSupported(), glutIgnoreKeyRepeat(), glutSetKeyRepeat(), glutKeyUp(), glutSpecialUp(), and glutForceJoystickFunc() (note: no joystick support yet)
- Added stubs for glutSetColor(), glutGetColor(), and glutCopyColormap() (note: these functions really don't make sense
    

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Totally unexpected, cool..


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WoW!

Now I'll look for Celestia FooBillard and many more apps around!
Maybe it includes some sppedups too?


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Okay, it's out of the upload queue. Maybe a moderator could update the news item.

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some years ago amigaamps http://www.amigaamp.de/plugins.html Neonbars plugin was very cool but since I do not own a CyberstormPPC and CybervisionPPC anymore this does not work on my amigas. Would it be possible to make such a 3D rotationg bargraph with minigl again ?

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How do you make the Bounce and Warp demos screen savers?

BTW 'Trim' GR on me with the new Librarys.


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Thanks mate. Installed

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Thank you!
Also installed.


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@ Hans

when i run my own little GL apps, then i become the following message:

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***Command 'app-name' does not ends with released Signals 80000000!

This only happens when i quit my application. With the old Libraries mglut & minigl i dont get this message.

any idea?


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Trim? What's that.

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@IamSONIC

What hardware are you running it on (machine, memory, graphics-card)? Are you using Amiga OS 4.0 or 4.1?

I have no idea what might be causing that, because I haven't experienced this with any GL program myself.

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@ Hans

Sam440ep, 667 MHz, OS 4.1 Beta, Radeon 9000 Mobility (a normal samEp :) )


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@Hans

What that error means, is that the program quit with a msgport still open, hence the unfreed signals, or a missing FreeSignal().

This could quite easily be a window userport, or a low-level IPC port. The window userport is usually a lot easier to spot :)

Simon

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Great News!

Well done Hans.

I've been developing against the latest minigl SVN ffr the last week or two, and I know just installing that, fixed oodles of bugs that were cuasing me to tear my hair out!

[edit] spelling! [/edit]

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@IamSONIC

Could you get a few others to test it on other OS 4.1 machines? It would help find out if it's a Sam440 specific issue, or a more general one. Also, does this app/game use GLUT, SDL, or direct MiniGL calls?

@Rigo

Yes, but exactly what that signal belongs to, and why it isn't freed is still unknown. It's also strange that it happens with his apps, but not others.

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@ Hans

the app uses only glut, no sdl.

I found out that i dont get this message when i run it with changed icon information that it runs from workbench and does not wait for any inputs.


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[edit] spelling! [/edit]

cuasin?, never seen anyone add misspellings before!


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Thanx mate!

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Stupid question: Does this fix the Sam440's "green screen" bug that you get with many 3D games, like Quake 3? Or is that Warp3D issue?


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