> On May 17, 2016, at 22:42, Rich Cook <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hmm, what is going to replace IGLX?
Nothing. It's been pretty much dead for years. > How are people going to display OpenGL graphics over remote X11 if not by > GLX? Sorry if this is offtopic. They're not. It's not efficient. You can use software rendering if you need to. > >> On May 17, 2016, at 10:38 PM, Jeremy Huddleston Sequoia <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> >>> On May 17, 2016, at 22:18, Richard Cook <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> I don't know what IGLX is, but GLX did not seem to work for me at all when >>> I tried it in 2.7.9. Specifically, I could not run glxgears on a remote >>> linux box, which is the canonical GLX test I always use. >> >> That is IGLX. >> >>> But the good news it that switching back to 2.7.8 was painless and made my >>> problems with 2.7.9 go away. >>> >>>> On May 17, 2016, at 9:40 PM, Jeremy Huddleston Sequoia >>>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> FWIW, there are security vulnerabilities addressed in the versions of >>>> libpng in 2.7.9, so you might want to update at least for the security >>>> reasons. >>>> >>>> The only issues that I'm aware of as regressions are the issues with IGLX >>>> (which isn't really going to be supported much longer) and a regression in >>>> the support for tcp connections (which is off by default and discouraged). >>>> >>>> --Jeremy >>>> >>>>> On May 17, 2016, at 14:39, Christopher Fick <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Magda, thank you so much for your thoughts! I did notice that v2.7.9 was >>>>> just released earlier this month, and bugs were one thing I wondered >>>>> about. I'm pretty out of the loop on this stuff. >>>>> >>>>> And, no I don't think I have anything to gain from an upgrade. Nothing >>>>> prompted me to look into an upgrade aside from curiosity and an attempt >>>>> to stay up to date. I just use XQ to run Inkscape, and so far I haven't >>>>> had any issues in the little I've used it. It also appears that Inkscape >>>>> is still standing at the same version (0.91) as when I initially >>>>> installed it with XQ So, I will take your advice. If it ain't broken... >>>>> >>>>> Many Thanks! >>>>> Christopher >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Tue, May 17, 2016 at 4:25 PM, Magda Tsintou <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> Note: Sorry forgot to reply to all so that everyone can keep track of the >>>>> conversation... >>>>> >>>>> Hi Christopher, >>>>> >>>>> With your OSX you would certainly not need to update. We recently were >>>>> discussing some bugs in XQ 2.7.9 that have not been resolved while the >>>>> version 2.7.8 works perfectly fine and I am running El Capitan 10.11.5. >>>>> XQ 2.7.9 did not allow me to work with certain commands that needed >>>>> forwarding over ssh and given the limited people who have been working on >>>>> that fix this may cause problems for some time. I would strongly >>>>> recommend from my personal experience to stick with XQ 2.7.8 if you have >>>>> nothing in particular to gain from upgrading. I hope this helps a bit. >>>>> Good luck! >>>>> >>>>> Best regards, >>>>> Magda. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Tue, May 17, 2016 at 5:17 PM, Christopher Fick >>>>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> Hi I'm running XQ 2.7.8, and I see that 2.7.9 is now available. If I >>>>> check for updates through the XQ "app" it says I'm up to date with 2.7.8. >>>>> >>>>> So, if I manually download and install 2.7.9 from the website should I >>>>> just install it over the previous version? >>>>> >>>>> And on a side note, should I be able to update through 2.7.8, or is it >>>>> common knowledge that it doesn't work that way since this is more of a >>>>> framework (for lack of better words) rather than a normal application. >>>>> >>>>> Macbook Pro Mid 2012 15" >>>>> OSX 10.8.5 >>>>> >>>>> Thanks! >>>>> Christopher >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. >>>>> X11-users mailing list ([email protected]) >>>>> Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: >>>>> https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/x11-users/magda.tsintou%40gmail.com >>>>> >>>>> This email sent to [email protected] >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. >>>>> X11-users mailing list ([email protected]) >>>>> Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: >>>>> https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/x11-users/jeremyhu%40freedesktop.org >>>>> >>>>> This email sent to [email protected] >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. >>>> X11-users mailing list ([email protected]) >>>> Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: >>>> https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/x11-users/wealthychef%40gmail.com >>>> >>>> This email sent to [email protected] >>> >> > > ————— > Cheers from Rich Cook > =============================== > Success is the ability to go from one failure to the next with no loss of > enthusiasm. --Winston Churchill >
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