Information Library for Solaris 2.6 (SPARC Platform Edition)

XGL 3.3 Runtime Environment

The XGL library is a 2-D and 3-D immediate-mode API that provides application portability across hardware platforms and enables graphics applications to get optimal performance from graphics accelerators. The XGL version 3.3 library enables applications to determine transparency support level and includes a new attribute to enable user control over edge offset.

The XGL 3.3 runtime environment (RTE) is included with the Solaris 2.6 release and should be installed if users at your site are running graphics applications. It is not always obvious whether an application requires the XGL RTE; therefore, you should install the XGL RTE if you are installing CDE or OpenWindows software, since an application may reference the XGL libraries.

For more information on XGL, see XGL Programmer's Guide or XGL Reference Manual.