Patch Warp3D Simple Question

I have a simple question about this patch.. Do I have to start/apply this patch everytime, before using a warp3d app, or it is permament?

The patch that i am talking about is this:

http://www.os4depot.net/index.php?fun ... lity/misc/patchwarp3d.lha

Well, here is what Alain wrote on OS4Depot :

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Hope it answers your question

Honestly i do not understand it :D .. I do not understand if i have to repatch warp3d everytime i boot my amiga or it is permanent.. :)

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So yes, you have to repatch warp3d everytime you reboot your amiga

But only if Warp3D doesn't work correctly. If all works, do not use this patch.

Hello
>So yes, you have to repatch warp3d everytime you reboot your amiga
I agree
1)Boot your Amiga
2)Start PatchWarp3D once
3)then start all the 3d programs you want
The patch DONT modify the existing Warp3D.library file but only the library "jump table" in RAM so it is not permanent

Also I am not sure that this patch has some REAL utility

Explanations:
Most 3d drivers cant draw textured lines BUT generally 3D progs dont use directly Warp3D but MiniGL or StormMesa

StormMesa (and MinigGL ?) check the 3D driver (with W3D_Query,W3D_QueryDriver) and if the 3D driver cant do something (say textured lines) then it will* do it with software ... so the user wont see the difference

It is more a "Proof Of Concept" than something usefull for final user
But for Warp3D coders it can ensure to have textured lines/points, big points/lines always available for all 3D drivers
The patch works with cow3d-ppc but badly it got this "non draw" bug on several other ppc programs (seems to be Warp3D V5 related)


Alain Thellier

* You can force StormMesa2010 to use hardware with the VERYFAST flag in StormMesa-Prefs

@Alain
What you think about disassebling of warp3d.library on os4, speedup it the same way as Matthey do for 68k back in days, and integrate patch to the library itself ?:)

By this way, os4 can have in end of all faster and less buggy warp3d.

@All

thanks :)

@Kas1e

now that you are in the betatester/developer team, is there any hope that you and karlos can do some work on warp3d and maybe warpos wrapper? :)

@nuberchecorre
I am only will be in betatest (not in developer) team, when will recieve NDA docs (waiting for it now). Then, if all will be good, then can be in dev team as well , but as usual that all can take a lot of time :)

>about disassebling of warp3d.library on os4, speedup it the same way as Matthey
I am not so good with assembly so i wont do that, sorry
BTW do you know a good PPC disassembler?

Alain