In its current form, Mesa 3D is available and can be compiled on virtually all modern platforms.
Though not an official OpenGL implementation for licensing reasons, the Mesa 3D authors have worked to keep the API in line with the most current OpenGL standards and conformance tests, as set forth by the OpenGL ARB .
Whilst Mesa 3D supports several hardware graphics accelerators, it may also be compiled as a software-only renderer. Since it is also Open Source d, it is possible to use it to study the internal workings of an OpenGL -compatible renderer.
It is sometimes possible to find subtle bugs in OpenGL applications by linking against Mesa 3D and using a conventional debugger to track problems into the lower level library.
EXTERNAL LINKS
Mesa 3D Homepage - Information and documentation for the latest version of Mesa 3D.
