[billh@xxxxxxxxxxxxx: Re: visad can't compile w/o java3D?]

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• From: Steve Bellenot <bellenot@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Wed, 22 Sep 1999 20:33:00 -0400

----- Forwarded message from "From: Bill Hibbard



>   3. It cannot be used in a remote X-windows session, only on
>      the local console.)

However, 1. and 3., are both good reasons, as is 2. in some
situations.  Another reason is that Java3D is a bit of a memory
hog - hopefully this will be fixed with Java3D version 1.2.

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I seem to remember getting Java3D to work on a remote X-windows session
one needs to make sure both ends support GLX extensions. While this is
not optimal it was not impossible.

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