[GRASS5] NVIZ: DRI acceleration running! and probably NVIDIA too

[Helena]

Markus Neteler wrote:

> On Wed, Aug 22, 2001 at 11:50:45AM -0400, Helena Mitasova wrote:
> > Markus
> >
> > is there a chance that this will fix our NVIDIA problem?
> > (what was the tkInt doing?)
>
> Helena,
>
> yes, I think so as it was a general bug with doing some strange
> Xfree initialization. Maybe, if it is a good day, it also fixes
> the other segfaults from time to time reported. :-)
>
> Let's test...

we have uploaded the new version and after opening and closing NVIZ
many times and testing it on all kinds of data it DID NOT crash!
I will test it for 1-2 days and if it really holds, i am going to write more
celebratory message,

thank you!!!!!

Helena

>
>
>  Markus
>
> > Neteler wrote:
> >
> > > Hi there,
> > >
> > > good news: the DRI acceleration is working now (at least here,
> > > tested on different machines). Congrats to Roberto Flor.
> > >
> > > The fix is in CVS, if you want to test:
> > >
> > >  cvs up -dP src.contrib/GMSL/NVIZ2.2
> > >  gmake5 -i src.contrib/GMSL/NVIZ2.2
> > >
> > > Roberto has upgraded the togl.c to 1.5 (which was already living in
> > > GMSL/NVIZ2.2/TOGL for amusement). The real fix was that the wrong
> > > tkInt was included (fixed now). Even the original TOGL packages
> > > contain this bug...
> > >
> > > So - don't forget to activate DRI in /etc/X11/XF98config[-4].
> > > The "gears" program or "glxinfo" will tell you about DRI running.
> > >
> > > NVIZ is really FAST now.
> > >
> > > Thanks to Roberto Flor from ITC-irst,
> > >
> > >  Markus
> > >
> > > On Wed, Aug 22, 2001 at 04:26:59PM +0200, grass at intevation.de wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Date: Wednesday August 22, 2001 @ 14:26
> > > > Author:       markus
> > > >
> > > > Update of /grassrepository/grass/src.contrib/GMSL/NVIZ2.2/src
> > > > In directory doto:/tmp/cvs-serv5174
> > > >
> > > > Modified Files:
> > > >       Tag: releasebranch_11_april_2001_5_0_0
> > > >       togl.c togl.h
> > > > Added Files:
> > > >       Tag: releasebranch_11_april_2001_5_0_0
> > > >       tkInt.h tkInt4.0.h tkInt4.1.h tkInt4.2.h tkInt8.0p2.h
> > > >       tkWinInt.h
> > > > Log Message:
> > > > Roberto Flor <flor at itc.it>: upgraded to TOGL 1.5, fixed NVIZ crash with
> > > > DRI and Xfree 4.0.3/4.1.0 by using the right tkInt file (wrong version was
> > > > included)
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