How is the legacy back end related to --mesa-llvm? We still use this switch frequently on small clusters that use system mesa for rendering.
Alan > -----Original Message----- > From: ParaView [mailto:paraview-boun...@paraview.org] On Behalf Of > Utkarsh Ayachit > Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2017 10:59 AM > To: ParaView <paraview@paraview.org> > Subject: [EXTERNAL] [Paraview] Removing legacy rendering backend from > ParaView 5.5 > > Folks, > > Final ParaView 5.4 should be tagged and released in the next few days. > This may be a good time to discuss dropping support for legacy components. > > I'd like to propose dropping support for legacy rendering backend in lieu of > the what we call the OpenGL2 rendering backend that requires OpenGL 3.2 > or newer. We have been using the newer backend by default since 5.0 > (January 2016) and is indeed the most tested and used rendering backend > since then. > > If there are strong reasons to continue supporting the legacy backend > beyond 5.4 please make us aware before June 30, 2017. One can always use > older versions of ParaView, if required. For the most part, we have already > stopped doing any development, including maintenance fixes for the legacy > rendering backend. > > Utkarsh > _______________________________________________ > Powered by www.kitware.com > > Visit other Kitware open-source projects at > http://www.kitware.com/opensource/opensource.html > > Please keep messages on-topic and check the ParaView Wiki at: > http://paraview.org/Wiki/ParaView > > Search the list archives at: http://markmail.org/search/?q=ParaView > > Follow this link to subscribe/unsubscribe: > http://public.kitware.com/mailman/listinfo/paraview _______________________________________________ Powered by www.kitware.com Visit other Kitware open-source projects at http://www.kitware.com/opensource/opensource.html Please keep messages on-topic and check the ParaView Wiki at: http://paraview.org/Wiki/ParaView Search the list archives at: http://markmail.org/search/?q=ParaView Follow this link to subscribe/unsubscribe: http://public.kitware.com/mailman/listinfo/paraview