GLES support in ubuntu archive

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* review applications and toolkits that assume GL as the standard
* decide how to support gles out of ubuntu archive for those
* look at linaro graphics WG work done on runtime detection
* this effects cairo, qt, efl, compositors and applications etc.

Blueprint information

Status:
Complete
Approver:
David Mandala
Priority:
High
Drafter:
Ricardo Salveti
Direction:
Approved
Assignee:
Ricardo Salveti
Definition:
Approved
Series goal:
Accepted for natty
Implementation:
Implemented
Milestone target:
None
Started by
Ricardo Salveti
Completed by
Ricardo Salveti

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Work Items (natty-alpha-2):
[rsalveti] Review applications and toolkits that assume GL as the standard: DONE
[rsalveti] Document the list of packages that can be changed to use GLES as default on ARM: DONE
[rsalveti] Look at Linaro Graphics WG work about GL/GLES runtime detection: DONE
[rsalveti] Change and test the evas package: DONE
[rsalveti] Change and test the mesa-utils package: DONE

Work Items (natty-alpha-3):
[rsalveti] Decide what to do about the way we ship the GLES drivers (alternate?): DONE
[raof] Talk with mesa upstream about the SONAME mismatch with HW's drivers: DONE
[rsalveti] Change and test the qt-x11 package (bug 707794): DONE
[rsalveti] Change and test the clutter package: DONE

Work Items (ubuntu-11.04-beta-1):
[rsalveti] Change and test the kde-window-manager package (once kde 4.7 is in): POSTPONED

Work Items (ubuntu-11.04-beta-2):
[rsalveti] Change and test the compiz package: POSTPONED
[rsalveti] Change and test the compiz-fusion-plugins-main package: POSTPONED
[rsalveti] Change and test the nux package: POSTPONED

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