[info-performer] Performer 3.1EA alpha 9

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From: Allan Schaffer (allan++at++sgi.com)
Date: 12/10/2003 14:06:08


Hello Performers,

"Alpha 9" of Performer 3.1 Early-Access has just gone live on our site.
We're almost to final release; please download and try this
last-before-MR(??) update!

Here are the links to the download site:
http://www.sgi.com/products/evaluation/6.5_performer_3.1_EA/
http://www.sgi.com/products/evaluation/Linux_performer_3.1_EA/
http://www.sgi.com/products/evaluation/windows_performer_3.1_EA/

Or a direct link to the FTP site:
ftp://download.sgi.com/pub/access/projects/performer/download/3.1EA/

FYI, the "Beta" was Alpha 06. Here's what's changed since:

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Alpha 07 - 11/25/03

    * 893651 - texture filenames can now include win32 backslashes and
               still load on IRIX and Linux.
    * 893668 - changed pfCompare for pfMaterial so that we compare all
               colors, ignore color material mode. Can be revesed to the
               original state by using PF_MATERIAL_COLOR_COMPARE environment
               variable.
    * 895052 - man pages for curves and surfaces completed.
    * 903267 - Fix system hang on RedHat 9 in MP mode by adding
               pfAddProcToKillOnExistList(pid_t) function (used in
               libpfutil/input.c) and internally store list of pids to kill
               upon exit.
    * 903720 - rename pfPlaneSurf to pfPlaneSurface
    * 903743 - make constructor for pfTessellateAction protected
    * 904964 - fixes core dump when loading subdiv surfaces when pfGeoArray
               attr is NULL.
    * 904697 - append conents of new license.dat to existing license.dat (if
               it exists) on win32.
    * 905139 - added support for ARB_vertex_buffer_object
    * 905281 - describe env. var. PF_USE_VERTEX_BUFFER_OBJECTS.

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 Alpha 08 - 12/02/03

    * 901886 - Added point size and line width support to pfGeoArrays.
    * 904620 - Removed penguin from IRIX banner.
    * 904841 - Eliminated dependency with libpNoVersion.so in linux rpms.
    * 905454 - Fixed pfFlux problems in pfb loader.
    * 905490 - Fixed pfSubdivSurface related crash in perfly.
    * 905604 - Fixed texcoord handling in pfSubdivSurface.
    * 905608 - Cleaned up header files for curves and surfaces.
    * 905624 - Fixed a CULL related problem in pfSubdivSurface.

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 Alpha 09 - 12/10/03

    * 894745 - Fixed stats display on Onyx4 (phase = LOCK/FLOAT).
    * 894763 - Performer can obtain the refresh rate on Onyx4.
    * 904096 - Fixed system freeze on Dual Xeon Linux PC with RH9.
    * 905423 - Updated cost tables for texture downloads.
    * 905790 - Renamed some classes for added consistency in dealing
               with surface nodes.
    * 905798,905799 - Renamed header files for surface classes.
    * 905940 - Small changes to glut3dtex test program.
    * 905964 - Intercept < ctrl>C and exit cleanly on RH9 SMP kernels.
    * 905966 - dsoversion needs to be 8.0.
    * 905970 - Topology example fix.
    * 905981 - pfb store fix for pfNurbCurve3d.
    * 905984 - pfa/pfb support for pfOrientedLine3d class.
    * 906115 - Fixed loading of subdivision surfaces.
    * 906127 - Fix back-to-front sort with non-unit-scale matrix.

-- 
Allan Schaffer                                            allan++at++sgi.com
Engr. Manager, Core Rendering                            1-650-933-2160
Silicon Graphics                                     http://www.sgi.com


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