[ISSUE] Package request: mesa-amber

[ISSUE] Package request: mesa-amber

[charwhee]

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New issue by charwhee on void-packages repository

https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/issues/48519

Description:
### Package name

mesa-amber

### Package homepage

https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/mesa/mesa/-/blob/amber/docs/relnotes/21.3.9.rst

### Description

Legacy intel video drivers were removed from the mesa package and moved to mesa-amber.

"After Mesa 21.3, all non-Gallium DRI drivers were removed from the Mesa source-tree. These drivers are still being maintained to some degree, but only on the amber branch, and only for critical fixes.

These drivers include:
    Radeon
    r200
    i915
    i965
    Nouveau (the DRI driver for NV04-NV20)"

Reference Documentation:
https://docs.mesa3d.org/amber.html
https://archlinux.org/packages/?q=mesa-amber

### Does the requested package meet the package requirements?

System, Compiled, Required

### Is the requested package released?

Yes

Re: Package request: mesa-amber

[MIvanchev]

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New comment by MIvanchev on void-packages repository

https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/issues/48519#issuecomment-1938280525

Comment:
What is the point of this package. Most (all?) of the devices are still supported by Mesa.

Re: Package request: mesa-amber

[charwhee]

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New comment by charwhee on void-packages repository

https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/issues/48519#issuecomment-1942920184

Comment:
Yes, it's for older computers, and Void is one of the only distributions that still support 32-bit architectures, so it makes sense to support older video drivers. If it's not something you want to prioritize, totally understand (I can see all the requests you get). I'll take a crack at it - I suspect it will be identical to mesa except for 'amber' in the name. Cheers!

Re: Package request: mesa-amber

[MIvanchev]

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New comment by MIvanchev on void-packages repository

https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/issues/48519#issuecomment-1943299459

Comment:
>Yes, it's for older computers

What I wanted to say is that the Gallium drivers support these devices as well so older computers should still be good.