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OpenGL 3.1 on Asahi Linux

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512 points simjue | 1 comments | 06 Jun 23 13:46 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source
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fsiefken ◴[06 Jun 23 15:42 UTC] No.36214560[source]▶
When Vulkan drivers are ready maybe the Asahi Linux perhaps also be ready to run some SteamVR apps https://github.com/ValveSoftware/SteamVR-for-Linux/blob/mast...
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pkulak ◴[06 Jun 23 15:45 UTC] No.36214619[source]▶
I'm surprised that Vulkan wasn't the target, which could then have something like Zink layered on top for OpenGL.
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1. kirbyfan64sos ◴[06 Jun 23 15:54 UTC] No.36214738[source]▶
This gets mentioned basically every time. The gist is that:

- OpenGL is a much easier target to support, in terms of having a functional desktop. Remember, hardware-accelerated apps have been runnable on Asahi for months now, while Vulkan support is still a while away. - Most of the work being done is common to OpenGL and Vulkan, so it's not exactly a ton of wasted effort.