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= Objectives =
= Objectives =
* Abstract all OpenGL usage so that SecondLife can be easily ported to another renderer
* Intermediate goal: Abstract OpenGL calls so that state can be tracked for the purpose of isolating GL driver bugs
** e.g. DirectX
* Ultimate goal: Abstract all OpenGL usage so that SecondLife can be easily ported to another renderer (e.g. DirectX)
* Abstract OpenGL calls so that state can be tracked for the purpose of isolating GL driver bugs


= See Also =
= See Also =
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= Tasks =
= Tasks =
== GL Cleanup ==
== GL Cleanup ==
* Address rendering bugs in the viewer
* Reduce the number of places the viewer makes calls to OpenGL so that markers can be set before each call
** Then, if the viewer crashes even without generating a call stack, the marker value is returned, helping to isolate where the crash occurred


== GL Abstraction ==
== GL Abstraction ==

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Objectives

  • Intermediate goal: Abstract OpenGL calls so that state can be tracked for the purpose of isolating GL driver bugs
  • Ultimate goal: Abstract all OpenGL usage so that SecondLife can be easily ported to another renderer (e.g. DirectX)

See Also

Tasks

GL Cleanup

  • Reduce the number of places the viewer makes calls to OpenGL so that markers can be set before each call
    • Then, if the viewer crashes even without generating a call stack, the marker value is returned, helping to isolate where the crash occurred

GL Abstraction

  • Complete LLVertexBuffer abstraction
  • Material abstraction
    • shader and texture setup
  • Vertex Buffer Auditing
  • Minimize LLGLState Calls