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diff --git a/graphics-libs/openglut/DETAILS b/graphics-libs/openglut/DETAILS index 3ca325e8ff..4be24fe91d 100755 --- a/graphics-libs/openglut/DETAILS +++ b/graphics-libs/openglut/DETAILS @@ -26,16 +26,22 @@ SOURCE_DIRECTORY=${BUILD_DIRECTORY}/${SPELL}-${VERSION} SHORT="Open Source alternative to GLUT" cat << EOF Introduction -OpenGLUT is an open source project to evolve the GLUT (OpenGL Utility Toolkit) API (Application Programming Interface). OpenGLUT uses the FreeGLUT code base as a foundation for extending, enhancing and refining the API. Our initial goal is to define and implement OpenGLUT API Version 1.0 - intended to supercede the GLUT 3.x API by Mark Kilgard and implemented by FreeGLUT. +OpenGLUT is an open source project to evolve the GLUT (OpenGL Utility Toolkit) +API (Application Programming Interface). OpenGLUT uses the FreeGLUT code +base as a foundation for extending, enhancing and refining the API. Our +initial goal is to define and implement OpenGLUT API Version 1.0 - intended +to supercede the GLUT 3.x API by Mark Kilgard and implemented by FreeGLUT. Motivation * GLUT is a popular, portable and well documented API * The GLUT abstraction is tidy and easy to learn * Mark Kilgard's implementation has known bugs/features/limitations - * Mark Kilgard's implementation is not actively maintained and is not available as open source + * Mark Kilgard's implementation is not actively maintained and is not + available as open source * There are areas of the GLUT that would benefit from refinement * Interactive 3D graphics is rapidly evolving - * The FreeGLUT project is constrained by the requirement of an open source, 100% compatible GLUT 3.7 implementation + * The FreeGLUT project is constrained by the requirement of an open + source, 100% compatible GLUT 3.7 implementation Features As a new project, several areas are being considered for OpenGLUT 1.0 |