[Webkit-unassigned] [Bug 146680] Replace OpenGL{, ES}Shims with libepoxy, and #if USE(OPENGL_ES_2) with runtime checks

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https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=146680

Carlos Alberto Lopez Perez <clopez at igalia.com> changed:

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--- Comment #4 from Carlos Alberto Lopez Perez <clopez at igalia.com> ---
(In reply to comment #3)
> (In reply to comment #2)
> > (In reply to comment #1)
> > > Using libepoxy would be excellent, though we have a policy of not adding
> > > mandatory dependencies between major releases.
> > 
> > What does exactly mean "between major releases" ?
> > 
> > Does it mean that is ok to merge a patch that adds a dependency on libepoxy
> > on trunk, but is not ok to backport that patch to the stable series (2.8.x)?
> 
> Essentially we will not bump required dependencies until the 3.x series.

There was a discussion [1] on the mailing list regarding our policy for bumping dependencies that resulted in an agreement of defining a more pragmatic policy.

https://trac.webkit.org/wiki/WebKitGTK/DependenciesPolicy

According to it, its now ok to introduce the dependency on libepoxy.


[1] https://trac.webkit.org/wiki/WebKitGTK/DependenciesPolicy

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