Vertex buffer objects

[Filip]

I can't seem to find any indication on that Panther supports Vertex buffer objects.
I hope I am blind/stoopid or something because if it is not avilable I will cry a bit. I mean, since Apple is on the ARB and the extension was approved in February it should be supported... right?

Does anyone know anything more about this?

[OneSadCookie]

Panther does not support ARB_vertex_buffer_object (yet). I have some hopes for 10.3.2, since from the rumors it's a major graphics update, but my feature request bug hasn't been touched, so don't hold your breath.

In the mean time, APPLE_vertex_array_range, APPLE_vertex_array_object, APPLE_fence and APPLE_element_array combine to provide (more than?) the functionality of ARB_vertex_buffer_object. These extensions are supported from 10.2.x (stable around 10.2.6) on all hardware.

[Filip]

Ah, that sounds nice. Let's hope for 10.3.2 then I'm developing a very straight-forward application that has to be easily portable so I try to use only cross-platform extensions if it is possible. But I'll check out those extensions in case I got time for a special Apple code path. Thx...