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Re: JogAmp iOS Arm64 Port: First Visuals …

Posted by Sven Gothel on Jun 24, 2019; 6:17pm
URL: https://forum.jogamp.org/JogAmp-iOS-Arm64-Port-First-Visuals-tp4039858p4039860.html

On 6/24/19 4:46 PM, ThomasR [via jogamp] wrote:
> Hi Sven,
>
> Most impressive,

Thank you.

> but what happens if Apple drops support for OpenGL? Would you
> end up paying for something like
> MoltenGL?

Seemingly current OpenGL driver is based on Metal partially,
so the RENDERER string.

I doubt that they can drop OpenGL, that would destroy quite a market
for Apple considering all professional applications.

Well, next API goal is Vulkan - but we surely will not touch
the walled gardened Metal API.

~Sven

>
> Tom