PEX 3.0.2 Runtime Environment

The Solaris PEX 3.0.2 RTE consists of a PEX client-side runtime library (PEXlib) and a PEX server-extension shared-object file (Solaris PEX server). PEXlib is an API to PEX protocol as Xlib is to core X protocol. PEXlib provides application portability across hardware platforms and enables 3-D graphics rendering on local and remote displays. The OpenWindows Version 3.6 X11 server automatically loads the PEX shared-object extension when it receives a PEX request from a PEX client.

The PEXlib implementation for the Solaris 2.6 release is based on PEXlib - Specification and C Language Binding: Version 5.1, available from the Massachusetts Institution of Technology. The PEX server extension is based on PEX Protocol Specification, Version 5.1.

Solaris PEX 3.0.2 RTE is included in the Solaris 2.6 release and should be installed if you are planning to

• Run PEXlib-based graphics client applications

• Display any 3-D graphics from client applications that perform rendering on remote displays through the PEX protocol

To install PEX, choose the entire distribution software group when installing the Solaris 2.6 software.

For more information on PEX, see:

• Solaris PEX Implementation Specification

• Solaris PEXlib Reference Manual

• CGE PEX 5.1 Portability Guide

Also, the following books are available at bookstores:

• PEXlib Programming Manual, O'Reilly and Associates, Inc.

• PEXlib Reference Manual, O'Reilly and Associates, Inc.