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authorBrian Paul <brianp@vmware.com>2009-02-03 10:13:22 -0700
committerBrian Paul <brianp@vmware.com>2009-02-03 15:36:38 -0700
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docs: document new MESA_GLX_FORCE_DIRECT env var for the Xlib driver
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@@ -169,6 +169,20 @@ the Gamma FAQ</a>
</p>
+<H2>Direct Rendering Flag</H2>
+<p>
+Some applications won't run with indirect rendering contexts (which is
+what the Xlib driver supports).
+To force the glXIsDirect() query to return True, set the MESA_GLX_FORCE_DIRECT
+environment variable.
+For example:
+</p>
+<pre>
+ $ export MESA_GLX_FORCE_DIRECT=1
+</pre>
+
+
+
<H2>Overlay Planes</H2>
<p>
Hardware overlay planes are supported by the Xlib driver. To
@@ -268,6 +282,8 @@ This extension was added in Mesa 2.6
MESA_BACK_BUFFER - specifies how to implement the back color buffer (X only)
MESA_PRIVATE_CMAP - force aux/tk libraries to use private colormaps (X only)
MESA_GAMMA - gamma correction coefficients (X only)
+ MESA_GLX_FORCE_DIRECT - report that the driver is direct rendering, even
+ though it's not.
</pre>