| 1 |
X.Org 7.1 has been released from its binary driver jail to the |
| 2 |
(un?)stable masses! Does it build? Only on Tuesdays! Does it run? |
| 3 |
Often! Will it damage your system? I like cheese! |
| 4 |
|
| 5 |
A summary of new features, quoted from the GWN: |
| 6 |
|
| 7 |
"This release features the addition of accelerated indirect GLX (AIGLX), |
| 8 |
which allows for eye candy such as the Compiz window/compositing |
| 9 |
manager, as well as running 3D accelerated display walls with Xdmx. |
| 10 |
X.Org 7.1 also integrates the kdrive (TinyX) servers for embedded |
| 11 |
systems into the xorg-server package with the kdrive USE flag. The |
| 12 |
kdrive integration additionally provides Xephyr, an enhanced Xnest-like |
| 13 |
client. Numerous video drivers also received significant updates." |
| 14 |
|
| 15 |
I also add that many, many bugs were fixed. To run Compiz using AIGLX, |
| 16 |
xorg-server must be build with the "aiglx" USE-flag. This is known to |
| 17 |
cause some EXA slowdowns (bug #147841). |
| 18 |
|
| 19 |
Joshua Baergen |
Archives