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| author | Radosław Kujawa <radoslaw.kujawa@c0ff33.net> | 2026-07-17 14:54:32 +0200 |
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| committer | Radosław Kujawa <radoslaw.kujawa@c0ff33.net> | 2026-07-17 14:54:32 +0200 |
| commit | 2702c90d7a39fca2a3319c5e915fd290cb31fc70 (patch) | |
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diff --git a/docs/glfbdev-driver.html b/docs/glfbdev-driver.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..804b2c1 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/glfbdev-driver.html @@ -0,0 +1,88 @@ +<HTML> + +<TITLE>Mesa glFBDev Driver</TITLE> + +<BODY text="#000000" bgcolor="#55bbff" link="#111188"> + +<center><H1>Mesa glFBDev Driver</H1></center> + + +<H1>1. Introduction</H1> + +<p> +The GLFBDev driver interface allows one to do OpenGL rendering into a +framebuffer managed with the Linux's fbdev interface. +</p> + +<p> +Basically, the programmer uses the fbdev functions to initialize the +graphics hardware and setup the framebuffer. +Then, using a calls to Mesa's glFBDev API functions, one can render +into the framebuffer with the OpenGL API functions. +</p> + +<p> +Note, only software rendering is supported; there is no hardware +acceleration. +</p> + + +<p> +The GL/glfbdev.h header file defines the glFBDev interface. +</p> + +<p> +The progs/fbdev/glfbdevtest.c demonstrates how to use the glFBDev interface. +</p> + +<p> +For more information about fbdev, see the +<a href="http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Framebuffer-HOWTO.html" target="_parent"> +Framebuffer Howto</a> +</p> + + +<h1>2. Compilation</h1> + +<p> +To compile Mesa with support for the glFBDev interface: +<pre> + XXX todo +</pre> + +<p> +When compilation is finished look in progs/glfbdev/ for the glfbdevtest demo. +</p> + +</p> +xxx todo +</p> + + +<h1>3. Compiling and linking glFBDev programs</h1> + +<p> +xxx todo +</p> + + + +<h1>4. Running glFBDev programs</h1> + +<p> +First, you need to have a working fbdev environment. +See the +<a href="http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Framebuffer-HOWTO.html" target="_parent"> +Framebuffer Howto</a> for information. +</p> + +<p> +Programs must be run with root permission. +</p> + +</p> + + + +</body> +</html> |