[Openal] Status of OpenAL 1.1 on OS X

[Paul Ossenbruggen]

Hi Tom,

That is what I thought would happen, that we would get new frameworks  
with the 10.4.7 update but that does not seem to be the case. The  
implemetation is written to the 1.1 spec but frameworks are still 1.0  
(at least when I updated). Kind of a strange state of affairs, in my  
opinion. This was confirmed by the OpenAL FAQ  on Apple site  
(actually that mentions OpenAL 1.2!) and by Bill Stewart the Apple  
engineer who responded on the CoreAudio list.

I agree wtith Brian Barnes that we will probably not see anything  
until after the Apple Developer's conference next week. Apple tends  
to be tight lipped about things that are unannounced but I thought  
that they might be willing to talk about it since they already have  
announced the 1.1 implementation in 10.4.7

- P


On Aug 1, 2006, at 11:11 AM, Tom Bunch wrote:

> Once you've updated to 10.4.7, /System/Library/Frameworks/ 
> OpenAL.framework will be OpenAL 1.1.
>
> I've noticed, though, that the #defines for AL_EXT_OFFSET are still  
> missing from the headers.  In fact, so are the ones for  
> AL_EXT_LINEAR_DISTANCE and AL_EXT_EXPONENT_DISTANCE.  I have done  
> nothing to confirm that these extensions actually work now.
>
> -Tom
>
> On Aug 1, 2006, at 10:51 AM, Paul Ossenbruggen wrote:
>
>> I am new to the list but I have looked at the archives and could  
>> not find a definitive answer to this. Apple's CoreAudio list sent  
>> me here.
>>
>> I am interested in using the OpenAL 1.1 implementation which is in  
>> Tiger 10.4.7 update.
>>
>> Since the CoreAudio SDK has not been updated, and the headers are  
>> still 1.0, how do I go about calling the new OpenAL 1.1 functions  
>> under OS X? Where do I get the newer frameworks? Do I need to  
>> build it from source?
>>
>> I am not in a big rush to use it. I can wait for an official  
>> release if that is recommended.
>>
>> - Paul
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