375.20 long term release and libEGL glvnd implementation

Luca Boccassi luca.boccassi at gmail.com
Tue Nov 22 00:25:34 UTC 2016


On Sat, 2016-11-19 at 00:48 +0000, Luca Boccassi wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I've started preparing 375.20, it's been released as the new long term
> branch.
> 
> There is a new libEGL.so.$VERSION file, which is added to the already
> existing libEGL.so.1 and libEGL_nvidia.so.367.57.
> 
> I _think_ the new one is the glvnd based shared object, as the other 2
> link to libgldispatch, but I'm not 100% sure. Any hint is welcome.
> 
> If only all the libraries followed the same pattern it would be a bit
> easier to follow what's going on.
> 
> Kind regards,
> Luca Boccassi

Hello Andreas,

I've added the new non-glvnd EGL library to libegl1-nvidia. I've tested
switching between it and the glvnd package, and it seems to be all fine.

I have not yet tested the upgrade path - libegl1-nvidia is already a
transitional dummy package in stretch, but it will not be once we push
it there for users upgrading from jessie. I will try to find time to
test the 340 -> 375 upgrade tomorrow. With the way I've set up the
conflicts/replaces it should be fine, and the only thing that happens is
that the default will be the non-glvnd library, which is not an issue
imho.

If you have time to have a quick look (it's a small diff) I'd appreciate
a comment on this. Thanks!

Kind regards,
Luca Boccassi
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