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Ihara
Ihara

Reputation: 176

Does openGL 3.3 code run under 4.1

in my computer science course we're working with openGL this term. Our teacher said we need openGL 3.3 (also 3.3 for the shader language), but on my laptop is 4.1 already installed.

OpenGL vendor string: nouveau
OpenGL renderer string: Gallium 0.4 on NVCE
OpenGL core profile version string: 4.1 (Core Profile) Mesa 11.1.2
OpenGL core profile shading language version string: 4.10
OpenGL core profile context flags: (none)
OpenGL core profile profile mask: core profile
OpenGL core profile extensions:
OpenGL version string: 3.0 Mesa 11.1.2
OpenGL shading language version string: 1.30
OpenGL context flags: (none)
OpenGL extensions:
OpenGL ES profile version string: OpenGL ES 3.0 Mesa 11.1.2
OpenGL ES profile shading language version string: OpenGL ES GLSL ES 3.00
OpenGL ES profile extensions:

Is there a way to downgrade openGL or will the code we're programming work on my version too?

I am using a kali linux (debian) laptop with a nvidia GPU by the way.

Upvotes: 1

Views: 752

Answers (1)

Nicol Bolas
Nicol Bolas

Reputation: 474366

OpenGL 4.1 is completely backwards compatible with any 3.3 code. So yes, you should be able to run your 3.3 code.

Upvotes: 4

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