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Hi, I am not sure this is the right place to post up this kind of question, but can anyone tell me the difference between GLX and EGL? Thanks, Sam...
  1. 04-04-2011 #1
    sldev777
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    Difference between GLX and EGL

    Hi,

    I am not sure this is the right place to post up this kind of question, but

    can anyone tell me the difference between GLX and EGL?

    Thanks,

    Sam
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    ramin.honary
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    That's a pretty tough question if you don't want to tell us what you are trying to accomplish. EGL is for embedded systems, so it is smaller. It is fully implemented under the Mesa3D library.

    GLX is a project more closely related to X windows. It is mentioned in "The Red Book" and includes not just an API but a wire protocol for displaying over networked X servers, which you may not be necessary for you. GLX has drivers that can display EGL screens. However GLX it is not fully supported by Mesa3D.

    The best thing is to compare the two libraries specifications yourself. X.Org has a terse but informative glossary entry for both EGL and XGL.
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