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Release Notes for HP OpenGL for HP-UX 11.23 (June 2003) on IPF-Based Systems
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Note: These release notes are cumulative and contain information about the HP-
UX 11.23 Operating Environment June 2003 release.
For additional information about HP's implementation of OpenGL, go to
http://www.hp.com/support/workstation_manuals.
1. ANNOUNCEMENTS
N/A
2. WHAT'S IN THIS VERSION?
Support of new devices: ATI FireGL X1 and FireGL Z1
Note: 2D/3D Distributed Single Logical Screen (SLS/d) for OpenGL is not
supported with this release.
See the following documentation for additional information:
* The "Addenda -- Additional Graphics Information" section of this document
* OpenGL Implementation Guide
* Graphics Administration Guide
* OpenGL and Common Graphics Release Notes located in
/opt/graphics/common/ReleaseNotes
These documents can also be viewed at
http://www.hp.com/support/workstation_manuals.
3. KNOWN PROBLEMS AND WORKAROUNDS
N/A
4. COMPATIBILITY AND INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS
Software Requirements
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The version of OpenGL shipped with the HP-UX 11.23 Operating Environment June
2003 release requires the use of the HP-UX 11.23 Operating Environment June
2003 release or later.
Hardware Requirements
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For detailed information about supported graphics configurations (HP-UX
computers combined with bit-mapped graphics devices) consult the Graphics
Administration Guide.
Disk Space Requirements
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Use the “swinstall” command to determine the necessary and available disk
space for the 3D graphics application programming interface (API) you wish to
install.

5. PATCHES AND FIXES IN THIS VERSION
N/A
6. PRODUCT/RELEASE MATRIX
For information about supported devices and HP-UX operating system releases,
consult the latest edition of the OpenGL Documentation Web page located on the
current Release Media or at http://www.hp.com/visualize/support.
7. SOFTWARE AVAILABILITY IN NATIVE LANGUAGES
Localization is not planned for any 3D graphics API or the corresponding
documentation in the HP-UX 11.23 Operating Environment June 2003 release.
8. TRADEMARKS
N/A
9. ADDENDA -- ADDITIONAL GRAPHICS INFORMATION
ATI FireGL X1 and ATI FireGL Z1 Information
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The ATI FireGL X1 graphics device is HP’s new high-end 3D graphics product.
The ATI FireGL Z1 graphics device is HP’s new mid-range 3D graphics product.
These devices are supported on the following HP workstations:
* zx2000
* zx6000
The ATI FireGL X1 and ATI FireGL Z1 require the HP-UX 11.23 Operating
Environment for IPF-based systems (June 2003 release or later).
The attributes of the ATI FireGL X1 and ATI FireGL Z1 devices include:
* 8 Overlay planes
* 48 Image planes (for 24-plane single buffered or 24/24
double-buffered rendering)
* A total of 5 hardware color maps (1 image, 4 overlay)
* Support of the Depth 8 PseudoColor Overlay visual
* Support of the Depth 24 TrueColor Image visual
For additional information on these devices, refer to the OpenGL
Implementation Guide and the Graphics Administration Guide.

Threads Information
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HP OpenGL supports Level 2 threads for this release. This means HP OpenGL can
be used in a threaded application. More than one thread can use OpenGL. A
given context can only be current in one thread at a given time.
Note that using OpenGL graphics in a kernel-threaded application requires that
the application link with libpthread.sl (not the archived version,
libpthread.a). Also, note that OpenGL libraries are not cancel safe or fork
safe.
For additional information on using threads, refer to the following
documentation:
* The http://www.docs.hp.com/ Web site (search for "Threads and
Multiprocessing")
* The OpenGL Programming Guide
* The OpenGL Reference Manual
* Threadtime by S. Norton and M. Dipasquale
64-bit Computing Information
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64-bit applications are supported with OpenGL for this release. Applications
using 64-bit computing are supported on SPUs with 64-bit capabilities only;
they are not supported on 32-bit SPUs.
For information on porting your application to take advantage of 64-bit
capabilities, see the http://www.docs.hp.com/ Web site. Search for "64-bit
Computing" and "Porting."
Note that 64-bit OpenGL allows "large data space" because the pointers are now
64-bit. But, the OpenGL data types themselves are the same as the 32-bit
library. For example, GLint is a 32-bit integer, not a 64-bit long.
All 64-bit OpenGL libraries are located in:
/opt/graphics/OpenGL/lib/hpux64.
The following sample compile and link lines may help you to build your
application once it has been ported to take advantage of 64-bit capabilities.
* Sample 32-bit compile and link:
cc -Ae -z -I/opt/graphics/OpenGL/include -I/usr/include/X -o cube.32 \
cube.c -L/opt/graphics/OpenGL/lib/hpux32 -L/usr/lib/hpux32/X11R6 \
-lGLU -lGL -lXhp11 -lXext -lX11 -lm -ldld
* Sample 64-bit compile and link:
cc -Ae +DD64 -z -I/opt/graphics/OpenGL/include \
-I/usr/include/X11R6 -Wl,+compat -o cube.64 cube.c \
-L/opt/graphics/OpenGL/lib/hpux64 \
-L/usr/lib/hpux64/X11R6 -L/usr/lib/hpux64 \
-lGLU -lGL -lXhp11 -lXext -lX11 -lm