Re: pfTexLoad, pfTexImage in different processes

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From: Angus Dorbie (dorbie++at++sgi.com)
Date: 10/02/2000 18:19:45

Bad things might happen. Calls made in the app are not performed
immediately in the graphics system.

YOu may not have an OpenGL texture handle in the draw yet or the tex
image may clobber the useful graphics data you want to download in the
draw.

Cheers,Angus.

Erik Brisson wrote:
>
> Hi pfFolks,
>
> I have an app in which I want to call pfTexImage from the APP process and
> pfLoadTex in the DRAW process. If I let these happen at the same time
> (i.e. not between the pfSync and pfFrame) what, if any, bad things might
> happen?
>
> Thank you,
> Erik
>
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