# Failing to load Mesa3D on macOS instead of macOS provided OpenGL library **URL:** \ **Category:** OpenGL\ **Created:** [March 15, 2022, 4:04pm UTC](https://community.khronos.org/t/failing-to-load-mesa3d-on-macos-instead-of-macos-provided-opengl-library/108408 "2022-03-15T16:04:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Martin3d](https://community.khronos.org/user_avatar/community.khronos.org/martin3d/32/7503_2.png) [@Martin3d](https://community.khronos.org/u/Martin3d)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2022, 4:04pm UTC](https://community.khronos.org/t/failing-to-load-mesa3d-on-macos-instead-of-macos-provided-opengl-library/108408/1 "2022-03-15T16:04:36Z")
Hi, I am working on a (java) software running on macOS for which I want to use MESA3D software rendering instead of MacOS provided native GL. **Despite explicitely loading MESA libGL.dylib before anything else, I got the Apple Metal renderer used (and the macOS libGL loaded as well)**. To force the use of MESA3D, I start my program with the following environment variable wich is supposed to ensure that Mesa’s libGL will be loaded instead of macOS libGL. `DYLD_INSERT_LIBRARIES=/opt/homebrew/Cellar/mesa/21.3.7/lib/libGL.dylib` My software then queries the OpenGL renderer to verify if I load Mesa’s GL or Apple GL. `gl.glGetString(GL.GL_RENDERER)` = `Apple M1` instead of the expected `gl.glGetString(GL.GL_RENDERER)` = `llvmpipe (...)` which is what I got on Ubuntu and Windows when MESA3D is properly enabled for software rendering. To check which library is loaded first I enable ```auto DYLD_PRINT_LIBRARIES=YES DYLD_PRINT_BINDINGS=YES ``` I then can read logs in console ```auto dyld: loaded: <3C537115-FC06-3645-A5B9-7300A12C63C3> /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/zulu17.30.15-ca-jdk17.0.1-macosx_aarch64/zulu-17.jdk/Contents/Home/bin/java dyld: loaded: <3E35E317-C590-329B-80B6-EF196B72D3B4> /opt/homebrew/Cellar/mesa/21.3.7/lib/libGL.dylib dyld: loaded: /usr/lib/libz.1.dylib dyld: loaded: /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/zulu17.30.15-ca-jdk17.0.1-macosx_aarch64/zulu-17.jdk/Contents/Home/bin/../lib/libjli.dylib dyld: loaded: <72158147-592E-31AB-A1D5-800AC618735D> /System/Library/Frameworks/Cocoa.framework/Versions/A/Cocoa ... dyld: loaded: /System/Library/Frameworks/OpenGL.framework/Versions/A/Libraries/libGLU.dylib dyld: loaded: <5DC8E881-0092-37CE-945E-43392DC84245> /System/Library/Frameworks/OpenGL.framework/Versions/A/Libraries/libGFXShared.dylib dyld: loaded: <320BE048-A77E-3495-B42D-5E5B1ED6C035> /System/Library/Frameworks/OpenGL.framework/Versions/A/Libraries/libGL.dylib dyld: loaded: <46B15C22-B004-3BE3-BE18-B070FBDCF2CF> /System/Library/Frameworks/OpenGL.framework/Versions/A/Libraries/libGLImage.dylib ... dyld: bind: libGL.dylib:0x10489C720 = libglapi.0.dylib:__glapi_tls_Dispatch, *0x10489C720 = 0x104928108 dyld: bind: libGL.dylib:0x104894018 = libsystem_pthread.dylib:___chkstk_darwin, *0x104894018 = 0x1994FA5E4 dyld: bind: libGL.dylib:0x104894020 = libsystem_c.dylib:___stack_chk_guard, *0x104894020 = 0x20482C320 dyld: bind: libGL.dylib:0x104894028 = libsystem_c.dylib:___stderrp, *0x104894028 = 0x1F841BFA0 dyld: bind: libGL.dylib:0x10489C708 = libdyld.dylib:__tlv_bootstrap, *0x10489C708 = 0x19952169C dyld: bind: libGL.dylib:0x104894030 = libdyld.dylib:dyld_stub_binder, *0x104894030 = 0x19951BBF8 dyld: bind: libGL.dylib:0x104894000 = libX11.6.dylib:__XLockMutex_fn, *0x104894000 = 0x104A21EC8 dyld: bind: libGL.dylib:0x104894008 = libX11.6.dylib:__XUnlockMutex_fn, *0x104894008 = 0x104A21ED0 dyld: bind: libGL.dylib:0x104894010 = libX11.6.dylib:__Xglobal_lock, *0x104894010 = 0x104A21EB0 ... dyld: loaded: /System/Library/Frameworks/OpenGL.framework/Versions/A/Resources/GLEngine.bundle/GLEngine dyld: loaded: <9202ACAB-D360-3F63-90C1-3CAB807A279D> /System/Library/Frameworks/OpenGL.framework/Versions/A/Libraries/libGLProgrammability.dylib dyld: loaded: /System/Library/Extensions/AppleMetalOpenGLRenderer.bundle/Contents/MacOS/AppleMetalOpenGLRenderer dyld: fixup: AppleMetalOpenGLRenderer:0x2a1aa8000 = 0x19959700c dyld: fixup: AppleMetalOpenGLRenderer:0x2a1aa8008 = 0x19957e3cc dyld: fixup: AppleMetalOpenGLRenderer:0x2a1aa8010 = 0x19957f54c dyld: fixup: AppleMetalOpenGLRenderer:0x2a1aa8018 = 0x1995822ec ... dyld: loaded: /System/Library/Frameworks/OpenGL.framework/Versions/A/Resources/GLRendererFloat.bundle/GLRendererFloat dyld: loaded: /System/Library/Extensions/AGXMetal13_3.bundle/Contents/MacOS/AGXMetal13_3 dyld: loaded: <9A488340-95B1-3742-9D23-6F14BEF6CCDD> /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/IOGPU.framework/Versions/A/IOGPU dyld: fixup: AGXMetal13_3:0x2a20ec000 = 0x1feefa078 dyld: fixup: AGXMetal13_3:0x2a20ec008 = 0x1feef9f88 dyld: fixup: AGXMetal13_3:0x2a20ec010 = 0x1f8816e90 dyld: fixup: AGXMetal13_3:0x2a20ec018 = 0x1f8816e40 ... dyld: loaded: /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/GPUCompiler.framework/Versions/31001/Libraries/libmetal_timestamp.dylib dyld: lazy bind: libjogl_desktop.dylib:0x2A06B8038 = OpenGL:_CGLDescribeRenderer, *0x2A06B8038 = 0x1DB4FF898 dyld: lazy bind: libjogl_desktop.dylib:0x2A06B8260 = libsystem_malloc.dylib:_malloc, *0x2A06B8260 = 0x1993219A4 dyld: lazy bind: libjogl_desktop.dylib:0x2A06B8138 = libsystem_c.dylib:___memset_chk, *0x2A06B8138 = 0x1994453C4 dyld: lazy bind: libjogl_desktop.dylib:0x2A06B8058 = OpenGL:_CGLDestroyRendererInfo, *0x2A06B8058 = 0x1DB4FF850 dyld: lazy bind: libnativewindow_macosx.dylib:0x2A0638018 = SkyLight:_CGDisplayCurrentMode, *0x2A0638018 = 0x19DFFA0B8 dyld: lazy bind: libnativewindow_macosx.dylib:0x2A0638000 = CoreFoundation:_CFDictionaryGetValue, *0x2A0638000 = 0x1995822EC dyld: lazy bind: libnativewindow_macosx.dylib:0x2A0638008 = CoreFoundation:_CFNumberGetValue, *0x2A0638008 = 0x199597234 dyld: lazy bind: libjogl_desktop.dylib:0x2A06B8080 = OpenGL:_CGLLockContext, *0x2A06B8080 = 0x1DB4FE4E8 dyld: lazy bind: libjogl_desktop.dylib:0x2A06B80B0 = OpenGL:_CGLUnlockContext, *0x2A06B80B0 = 0x1DB4FE528 dyld: lazy bind: libvtkRenderingOpenGL2Java.jnilib:0x16F6A0E78 = libvtkRenderingOpenGL2-9.1.1.dylib:__ZN28vtkGenericOpenGLRenderWindow3NewEv, *0x16F6A0E78 = 0x287FEC204 ... ``` I am surprised that libGL provided by macOS gets loaded after the one provided by Mesa which is said to be loaded first. **Any idea how I can prevent Metal from handling OpenGL in favor of Mesa3D?** ---
**Author:** ![Martin3d](https://community.khronos.org/user_avatar/community.khronos.org/martin3d/32/7503_2.png) [@Martin3d](https://community.khronos.org/u/Martin3d)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2022, 1:59am UTC](https://community.khronos.org/t/failing-to-load-mesa3d-on-macos-instead-of-macos-provided-opengl-library/108408/2 "2022-03-16T01:59:40Z")
Trying the same on a macOS 10.12 lead to a different error where MESA GL and macOS GL seam to conflict with a DYLD error ```auto dyld: Symbol not found: _gll_noop Referenced from: /System/Library/Frameworks/OpenGL.framework/Versions/A/OpenGL Expected in: /System/Library/Frameworks/OpenGL.framework/Versions/A/OpenGL in /System/Library/Frameworks/OpenGL.framework/Versions/A/OpenGL ``` Complete DYLD logs : ```auto dyld: loaded: /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/adoptopenjdk-14.jdk/Contents/Home/bin/java dyld: loaded: /usr/lib/libz.1.dylib dyld: loaded: /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/adoptopenjdk-14.jdk/Contents/Home/bin/../lib/libjli.dylib dyld: loaded: /System/Library/Frameworks/Cocoa.framework/Versions/A/Cocoa dyld: loaded: /System/Library/Frameworks/Security.framework/Versions/A/Security dyld: loaded: /System/Library/Frameworks/ApplicationServices.framework/Versions/A/ApplicationServices dyld: loaded: /usr/lib/libSystem.B.dylib dyld: loaded: /usr/lib/system/libcache.dylib dyld: loaded: /usr/lib/system/libcommonCrypto.dylib dyld: loaded: /usr/lib/system/libcompiler_rt.dylib dyld: loaded: /usr/lib/system/libcopyfile.dylib dyld: loaded: /usr/lib/system/libcorecrypto.dylib dyld: loaded: /usr/lib/system/libdispatch.dylib dyld: loaded: /usr/lib/system/libdyld.dylib dyld: loaded: /usr/lib/system/libkeymgr.dylib dyld: loaded: /usr/lib/system/liblaunch.dylib dyld: loaded: /usr/lib/system/libmacho.dylib dyld: loaded: /usr/lib/system/libquarantine.dylib dyld: loaded: /usr/lib/system/libremovefile.dylib dyld: loaded: /usr/lib/system/libsystem_asl.dylib dyld: loaded: /usr/lib/system/libsystem_blocks.dylib dyld: loaded: /usr/lib/system/libsystem_c.dylib dyld: loaded: /usr/lib/system/libsystem_configuration.dylib dyld: loaded: /usr/lib/system/libsystem_coreservices.dylib dyld: loaded: /usr/lib/system/libsystem_coretls.dylib dyld: loaded: /usr/lib/system/libsystem_dnssd.dylib dyld: loaded: /usr/lib/system/libsystem_info.dylib dyld: loaded: /usr/lib/system/libsystem_kernel.dylib dyld: loaded: /usr/lib/system/libsystem_m.dylib dyld: loaded: /usr/lib/system/libsystem_malloc.dylib dyld: loaded: /usr/lib/system/libsystem_network.dylib dyld: loaded: /usr/lib/system/libsystem_networkextension.dylib dyld: loaded: /usr/lib/system/libsystem_notify.dylib dyld: loaded: /usr/lib/system/libsystem_platform.dylib dyld: loaded: /usr/lib/system/libsystem_pthread.dylib dyld: loaded: /usr/lib/system/libsystem_sandbox.dylib dyld: loaded: /usr/lib/system/libsystem_secinit.dylib dyld: loaded: /usr/lib/system/libsystem_symptoms.dylib dyld: loaded: /usr/lib/system/libsystem_trace.dylib dyld: loaded: /usr/lib/system/libunwind.dylib dyld: loaded: /usr/lib/system/libxpc.dylib dyld: loaded: /usr/lib/libobjc.A.dylib dyld: loaded: /usr/lib/libc++abi.dylib dyld: loaded: /usr/lib/libc++.1.dylib dyld: loaded: /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreFoundation.framework/Versions/A/CoreFoundation dyld: loaded: /System/Library/Frameworks/Foundation.framework/Versions/C/Foundation dyld: loaded: /System/Library/Frameworks/AppKit.framework/Versions/C/AppKit dyld: loaded: /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreData.framework/Versions/A/CoreData dyld: loaded: /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/RemoteViewServices.framework/Versions/A/RemoteViewServices dyld: loaded: /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/UIFoundation.framework/Versions/A/UIFoundation dyld: loaded: /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/DFRFoundation.framework/Versions/A/DFRFoundation dyld: loaded: /usr/lib/libenergytrace.dylib dyld: loaded: /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/SkyLight.framework/Versions/A/SkyLight dyld: loaded: /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreGraphics.framework/Versions/A/CoreGraphics dyld: loaded: /usr/lib/libScreenReader.dylib dyld: loaded: /System/Library/Frameworks/Accelerate.framework/Versions/A/Accelerate dyld: loaded: /System/Library/Frameworks/IOSurface.framework/Versions/A/IOSurface dyld: loaded: /System/Library/Frameworks/AudioToolbox.framework/Versions/A/AudioToolbox dyld: loaded: /System/Library/Frameworks/AudioUnit.framework/Versions/A/AudioUnit dyld: loaded: /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/DataDetectorsCore.framework/Versions/A/DataDetectorsCore dyld: loaded: /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/DesktopServicesPriv.framework/Versions/A/DesktopServicesPriv dyld: loaded: /System/Library/Frameworks/Carbon.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/HIToolbox.framework/Versions/A/HIToolbox dyld: loaded: /usr/lib/libicucore.A.dylib dyld: loaded: /System/Library/Frameworks/QuartzCore.framework/Versions/A/QuartzCore dyld: loaded: /System/Library/Frameworks/Carbon.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/SpeechRecognition.framework/Versions/A/SpeechRecognition dyld: loaded: /usr/lib/libauto.dylib dyld: loaded: /usr/lib/libxml2.2.dylib dyld: loaded: /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/CoreUI.framework/Versions/A/CoreUI dyld: loaded: /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreAudio.framework/Versions/A/CoreAudio dyld: 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/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/Backup.framework/Versions/A/Backup dyld: loaded: /usr/lib/libarchive.2.dylib dyld: loaded: /System/Library/Frameworks/CFNetwork.framework/Versions/A/CFNetwork dyld: loaded: /System/Library/Frameworks/SystemConfiguration.framework/Versions/A/SystemConfiguration dyld: loaded: /usr/lib/libCRFSuite.dylib dyld: loaded: /usr/lib/libbsm.0.dylib dyld: loaded: /usr/lib/system/libkxld.dylib dyld: loaded: /usr/lib/libcoretls.dylib dyld: loaded: /usr/lib/libcoretls_cfhelpers.dylib dyld: loaded: /usr/lib/libOpenScriptingUtil.dylib dyld: loaded: /usr/lib/libpam.2.dylib dyld: loaded: /usr/lib/libsqlite3.dylib dyld: loaded: /usr/lib/libxar.1.dylib dyld: loaded: /usr/lib/libbz2.1.0.dylib dyld: loaded: /usr/lib/liblzma.5.dylib dyld: loaded: /usr/lib/libnetwork.dylib dyld: loaded: /usr/lib/libpcap.A.dylib dyld: loaded: /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/FSEvents.framework/Versions/A/FSEvents dyld: loaded: /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/CarbonCore.framework/Versions/A/CarbonCore dyld: loaded: /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/Metadata.framework/Versions/A/Metadata dyld: loaded: /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/OSServices.framework/Versions/A/OSServices dyld: loaded: /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/SearchKit.framework/Versions/A/SearchKit dyld: loaded: /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/AE.framework/Versions/A/AE dyld: loaded: /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/LaunchServices.framework/Versions/A/LaunchServices dyld: loaded: /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/DictionaryServices.framework/Versions/A/DictionaryServices dyld: loaded: 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/System/Library/Frameworks/ApplicationServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/LangAnalysis.framework/Versions/A/LangAnalysis dyld: loaded: /System/Library/Frameworks/ApplicationServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/PrintCore.framework/Versions/A/PrintCore dyld: loaded: /System/Library/Frameworks/ApplicationServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/QD.framework/Versions/A/QD dyld: loaded: /System/Library/Frameworks/ApplicationServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/SpeechSynthesis.framework/Versions/A/SpeechSynthesis dyld: loaded: /System/Library/Frameworks/Accelerate.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/vImage.framework/Versions/A/vImage dyld: loaded: /System/Library/Frameworks/Accelerate.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/vecLib.framework/Versions/A/vecLib dyld: loaded: /System/Library/Frameworks/Accelerate.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/vecLib.framework/Versions/A/libvDSP.dylib dyld: loaded: 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/System/Library/Frameworks/ApplicationServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/ATS.framework/Versions/A/Resources/libFontParser.dylib dyld: loaded: /System/Library/Frameworks/ApplicationServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/ATS.framework/Versions/A/Resources/libFontRegistry.dylib dyld: loaded: /System/Library/Frameworks/ImageIO.framework/Versions/A/Resources/libJPEG.dylib dyld: loaded: /System/Library/Frameworks/ImageIO.framework/Versions/A/Resources/libTIFF.dylib dyld: loaded: /System/Library/Frameworks/ImageIO.framework/Versions/A/Resources/libPng.dylib dyld: loaded: /System/Library/Frameworks/ImageIO.framework/Versions/A/Resources/libGIF.dylib dyld: loaded: /System/Library/Frameworks/ImageIO.framework/Versions/A/Resources/libJP2.dylib dyld: loaded: /System/Library/Frameworks/ImageIO.framework/Versions/A/Resources/libRadiance.dylib dyld: loaded: /usr/lib/libcompression.dylib dyld: loaded: /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/AppleJPEG.framework/Versions/A/AppleJPEG dyld: loaded: /usr/lib/libcups.2.dylib dyld: loaded: /System/Library/Frameworks/Kerberos.framework/Versions/A/Kerberos dyld: loaded: /System/Library/Frameworks/GSS.framework/Versions/A/GSS dyld: loaded: /usr/lib/libresolv.9.dylib dyld: loaded: /usr/lib/libiconv.2.dylib dyld: loaded: /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/Heimdal.framework/Versions/A/Heimdal dyld: loaded: /usr/lib/libheimdal-asn1.dylib dyld: loaded: /System/Library/Frameworks/OpenDirectory.framework/Versions/A/OpenDirectory dyld: loaded: /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/CommonAuth.framework/Versions/A/CommonAuth dyld: loaded: /System/Library/Frameworks/OpenDirectory.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/CFOpenDirectory.framework/Versions/A/CFOpenDirectory dyld: loaded: /System/Library/Frameworks/SecurityFoundation.framework/Versions/A/SecurityFoundation dyld: loaded: /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/LanguageModeling.framework/Versions/A/LanguageModeling dyld: loaded: /usr/lib/libmarisa.dylib dyld: loaded: /usr/lib/libChineseTokenizer.dylib 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loaded: /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/MetalPerformanceShaders.framework/Versions/A/MetalPerformanceShaders dyld: loaded: /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/FaceCore.framework/Versions/A/FaceCore dyld: loaded: /System/Library/Frameworks/OpenCL.framework/Versions/A/OpenCL dyld: loaded: /System/Library/Frameworks/OpenGL.framework/Versions/A/Libraries/libGLU.dylib dyld: loaded: /System/Library/Frameworks/OpenGL.framework/Versions/A/Libraries/libGFXShared.dylib dyld: loaded: /usr/local/Cellar/mesa/21.1.2/lib/libGL.dylib dyld: loaded: /usr/local/Cellar/mesa/21.1.2/lib/libglapi.0.dylib dyld: loaded: /usr/local/opt/libx11/lib/libX11.6.dylib dyld: loaded: /usr/local/opt/libxcb/lib/libxcb-glx.0.dylib dyld: loaded: /usr/local/opt/libxcb/lib/libxcb.1.dylib dyld: loaded: /usr/local/opt/libx11/lib/libX11-xcb.1.dylib dyld: loaded: /usr/local/opt/libxext/lib/libXext.6.dylib dyld: loaded: /usr/lib/libXplugin.1.dylib dyld: loaded: /usr/local/opt/libxau/lib/libXau.6.dylib dyld: loaded: /usr/local/opt/libxdmcp/lib/libXdmcp.6.dylib dyld: loaded: /System/Library/Frameworks/Carbon.framework/Versions/A/Carbon dyld: loaded: /System/Library/Frameworks/Carbon.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/CommonPanels.framework/Versions/A/CommonPanels dyld: loaded: /System/Library/Frameworks/Carbon.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/Help.framework/Versions/A/Help dyld: loaded: /System/Library/Frameworks/Carbon.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/ImageCapture.framework/Versions/A/ImageCapture dyld: loaded: /System/Library/Frameworks/Carbon.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/OpenScripting.framework/Versions/A/OpenScripting dyld: loaded: /System/Library/Frameworks/Carbon.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/Print.framework/Versions/A/Print dyld: loaded: /System/Library/Frameworks/Carbon.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/SecurityHI.framework/Versions/A/SecurityHI dyld: loaded: /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/SpeechRecognitionCore.framework/Versions/A/SpeechRecognitionCore dyld: loaded: /System/Library/Frameworks/OpenGL.framework/Versions/A/Libraries/libGLImage.dylib dyld: loaded: /System/Library/Frameworks/OpenGL.framework/Versions/A/Libraries/libCVMSPluginSupport.dylib dyld: loaded: /System/Library/Frameworks/OpenGL.framework/Versions/A/Libraries/libCoreVMClient.dylib dyld: loaded: /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/CrashReporterSupport.framework/Versions/A/CrashReporterSupport dyld: loaded: /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/Sharing.framework/Versions/A/Sharing dyld: loaded: /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/IconServices.framework/Versions/A/IconServices dyld: loaded: /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/ProtocolBuffer.framework/Versions/A/ProtocolBuffer dyld: loaded: /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/Apple80211.framework/Versions/A/Apple80211 dyld: loaded: /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreWLAN.framework/Versions/A/CoreWLAN dyld: loaded: /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/CoreUtils.framework/Versions/A/CoreUtils dyld: loaded: /System/Library/Frameworks/IOBluetooth.framework/Versions/A/IOBluetooth dyld: loaded: /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/CoreWiFi.framework/Versions/A/CoreWiFi dyld: loaded: /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreBluetooth.framework/Versions/A/CoreBluetooth dyld: loaded: /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreDisplay.framework/Versions/A/CoreDisplay dyld: loaded: /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/IOPresentment.framework/Versions/A/IOPresentment dyld: loaded: /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/DSExternalDisplay.framework/Versions/A/DSExternalDisplay dyld: loaded: /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/DebugSymbols.framework/Versions/A/DebugSymbols dyld: loaded: /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/CoreSymbolication.framework/Versions/A/CoreSymbolication dyld: loaded: /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/Symbolication.framework/Versions/A/Symbolication dyld: loaded: /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/AppleFSCompression.framework/Versions/A/AppleFSCompression dyld: loaded: /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/ChunkingLibrary.framework/Versions/A/ChunkingLibrary dyld: Symbol not found: _gll_noop Referenced from: /System/Library/Frameworks/OpenGL.framework/Versions/A/OpenGL Expected in: /System/Library/Frameworks/OpenGL.framework/Versions/A/OpenGL in /System/Library/Frameworks/OpenGL.framework/Versions/A/OpenGL ``` ---
**Author:** ![Martin3d](https://community.khronos.org/user_avatar/community.khronos.org/martin3d/32/7503_2.png) [@Martin3d](https://community.khronos.org/u/Martin3d)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2022, 2:57pm UTC](https://community.khronos.org/t/failing-to-load-mesa3d-on-macos-instead-of-macos-provided-opengl-library/108408/3 "2022-03-17T14:57:41Z")
I verified that the problem happens both with MESA as provided by `brew install mesa`, as well as MESA built with the options suggested [here](https://docs.mesa3d.org/macos.html). ---
**Author:** ![stefanovic](https://community.khronos.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/2bfe46/32.png) [@stefanovic](https://community.khronos.org/u/stefanovic)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2022, 3:47pm UTC](https://community.khronos.org/t/failing-to-load-mesa3d-on-macos-instead-of-macos-provided-opengl-library/108408/4 "2022-03-17T15:47:14Z")
How is GL loaded in your java code? Do you use anything like glad or glew? ---
**Author:** ![Martin3d](https://community.khronos.org/user_avatar/community.khronos.org/martin3d/32/7503_2.png) [@Martin3d](https://community.khronos.org/u/Martin3d)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2022, 4:28pm UTC](https://community.khronos.org/t/failing-to-load-mesa3d-on-macos-instead-of-macos-provided-opengl-library/108408/5 "2022-03-17T16:28:42Z")
No, I am not using GLAD or GLEW. I use JOGL to access OpenGL and query the renderer. [Here is a sample program demonstrating the issue](https://github.com/jzy3d/vtk-java-wrapper/blob/feature/vtkCPURendering_Windows/src/test/java/windows/opengl32/classloader/TestLoadMesaOnMacOS.java). ---
**Author:** ![stefanovic](https://community.khronos.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/2bfe46/32.png) [@stefanovic](https://community.khronos.org/u/stefanovic)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2022, 5:21pm UTC](https://community.khronos.org/t/failing-to-load-mesa3d-on-macos-instead-of-macos-provided-opengl-library/108408/6 "2022-03-17T17:21:33Z")
```auto env.appendFirst("PATH", mesa, ";"); ``` have you tried something like ```auto env.appendFirst("DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH_PATH", mesa, ":"); ``` instead? (PATH is the windows equivalent to macos DYLD\_LIBRARY\_PATH) ---
**Author:** ![Atemu](https://community.khronos.org/user_avatar/community.khronos.org/atemu/32/8162_2.png) [@Atemu](https://community.khronos.org/u/Atemu)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2022, 12:42am UTC](https://community.khronos.org/t/failing-to-load-mesa3d-on-macos-instead-of-macos-provided-opengl-library/108408/7 "2022-03-21T00:42:27Z")
I had the same issue and was able to resolve it by configuring mesa with `"-Dglx=xlib"` as mentioned in the short mesa macOS documentation I’m not allowed to link. ---
**Author:** ![Martin3d](https://community.khronos.org/user_avatar/community.khronos.org/martin3d/32/7503_2.png) [@Martin3d](https://community.khronos.org/u/Martin3d)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2022, 12:21pm UTC](https://community.khronos.org/t/failing-to-load-mesa3d-on-macos-instead-of-macos-provided-opengl-library/108408/8 "2022-03-21T12:21:17Z")
Thank you @stefanovic. The DYLD\_LIBRARY\_PATH was already given as environment variable in my Eclipse run configuration. Making the variable edition in the program did not change the result. ---
**Author:** ![Martin3d](https://community.khronos.org/user_avatar/community.khronos.org/martin3d/32/7503_2.png) [@Martin3d](https://community.khronos.org/u/Martin3d)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2022, 12:30pm UTC](https://community.khronos.org/t/failing-to-load-mesa3d-on-macos-instead-of-macos-provided-opengl-library/108408/9 "2022-03-21T12:30:14Z")
Thank you @Atemu. I was already using this flag mentioned in the Mesa MacOS documentation. I trashed my previous build and rebuilt the complete Mesa on macOS 11.4 (on Apple M1) with the below lines without success ```auto meson builddir/ -Dosmesa=true -Dglx=xlib -Dgallium-drivers=swrast -Dprefix=/Users/Martin/Dev/jzy3d/external/osmesa ninja -C builddir/ ninja -C builddir/ install ``` ---
**Author:** ![Atemu](https://community.khronos.org/user_avatar/community.khronos.org/atemu/32/8162_2.png) [@Atemu](https://community.khronos.org/u/Atemu)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2022, 2:15pm UTC](https://community.khronos.org/t/failing-to-load-mesa3d-on-macos-instead-of-macos-provided-opengl-library/108408/10 "2022-03-24T14:15:54Z")
Is your java app using X11 for Windowing or macOS’ Toolkits? Because I think Mesa only works with X11 on macOS. ---
**Author:** ![Martin3d](https://community.khronos.org/user_avatar/community.khronos.org/martin3d/32/7503_2.png) [@Martin3d](https://community.khronos.org/u/Martin3d)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2022, 3:41pm UTC](https://community.khronos.org/t/failing-to-load-mesa3d-on-macos-instead-of-macos-provided-opengl-library/108408/11 "2022-03-24T15:41:58Z")
Yes @Atemu . In the case of macOS 10.12 I see x11 in the library loading history ```auto dyld: loaded: /System/Library/Frameworks/OpenGL.framework/Versions/A/Libraries/libGLU.dylib dyld: loaded: /System/Library/Frameworks/OpenGL.framework/Versions/A/Libraries/libGFXShared.dylib dyld: loaded: /usr/local/Cellar/mesa/21.1.2/lib/libGL.dylib dyld: loaded: /usr/local/Cellar/mesa/21.1.2/lib/libglapi.0.dylib dyld: loaded: /usr/local/opt/libx11/lib/libX11.6.dylib dyld: loaded: /usr/local/opt/libxcb/lib/libxcb-glx.0.dylib dyld: loaded: /usr/local/opt/libxcb/lib/libxcb.1.dylib dyld: loaded: /usr/local/opt/libx11/lib/libX11-xcb.1.dylib dyld: loaded: /usr/local/opt/libxext/lib/libXext.6.dylib dyld: loaded: /usr/lib/libXplugin.1.dylib dyld: loaded: /usr/local/opt/libxau/lib/libXau.6.dylib dyld: loaded: /usr/local/opt/libxdmcp/lib/libXdmcp.6.dylib ``` In the case of macOS 11.4 + Apple M1 as well ```auto dyld: loaded: <320BE048-A77E-3495-B42D-5E5B1ED6C035> /System/Library/Frameworks/OpenGL.framework/Versions/A/Libraries/libGL.dylib dyld: loaded: <46B15C22-B004-3BE3-BE18-B070FBDCF2CF> /System/Library/Frameworks/OpenGL.framework/Versions/A/Libraries/libGLImage.dylib ... dyld: bind: libGL.dylib:0x10489C720 = libglapi.0.dylib:__glapi_tls_Dispatch, *0x10489C720 = 0x104928108 dyld: bind: libGL.dylib:0x104894018 = libsystem_pthread.dylib:___chkstk_darwin, *0x104894018 = 0x1994FA5E4 dyld: bind: libGL.dylib:0x104894020 = libsystem_c.dylib:___stack_chk_guard, *0x104894020 = 0x20482C320 dyld: bind: libGL.dylib:0x104894028 = libsystem_c.dylib:___stderrp, *0x104894028 = 0x1F841BFA0 dyld: bind: libGL.dylib:0x10489C708 = libdyld.dylib:__tlv_bootstrap, *0x10489C708 = 0x19952169C dyld: bind: libGL.dylib:0x104894030 = libdyld.dylib:dyld_stub_binder, *0x104894030 = 0x19951BBF8 dyld: bind: libGL.dylib:0x104894000 = libX11.6.dylib:__XLockMutex_fn, *0x104894000 = 0x104A21EC8 dyld: bind: libGL.dylib:0x104894008 = libX11.6.dylib:__XUnlockMutex_fn, *0x104894008 = 0x104A21ED0 dyld: bind: libGL.dylib:0x104894010 = libX11.6.dylib:__Xglobal_lock, *0x104894010 = 0x104A21EB0 ``` ---
**Author:** ![Atemu](https://community.khronos.org/user_avatar/community.khronos.org/atemu/32/8162_2.png) [@Atemu](https://community.khronos.org/u/Atemu)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2022, 5:54pm UTC](https://community.khronos.org/t/failing-to-load-mesa3d-on-macos-instead-of-macos-provided-opengl-library/108408/12 "2022-03-24T17:54:58Z")
Does it load the apple-native toolkits later? I have no idea how mesa interacts with X11 but it might not expose ogl properly eventhough it does load X11 libs? Just a hunch though. Maybe try something that for sure uses X11. `glxgears` is working for me. ---
**Author:** ![Martin3d](https://community.khronos.org/user_avatar/community.khronos.org/martin3d/32/7503_2.png) [@Martin3d](https://community.khronos.org/u/Martin3d)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2022, 6:33pm UTC](https://community.khronos.org/t/failing-to-load-mesa3d-on-macos-instead-of-macos-provided-opengl-library/108408/13 "2022-03-24T18:33:56Z")
Yes, I see some debug info mentioning Metal. I just installed MacPorts to install glxgears. I am not sure if it mixes properly with Homebrew but MacPorts install Mesa and xorg-x11. Anyway, after installing glxgears says it can’t open a display… ```bash martin@osxm1 ~/D/j/external (master)> sudo port install glxgears ---> Computing dependencies for glxgears The following dependencies will be installed: expat gettext-runtime icu libiconv libxml2 mesa xorg-libX11 xorg-libXau xorg-libXdamage xorg-libXdmcp xorg-libXext xorg-libXfixes xorg-libXi xorg-libXmu xorg-libXt xorg-libXxf86vm xorg-libice xorg-libpthread-stubs xorg-libsm xorg-libxcb xorg-xcb-proto xorg-xorgproto xz zlib Continue? [Y/n]: Y ---> Fetching archive for expat ---> Attempting to fetch expat-2.4.7_0.darwin_20.arm64.tbz2 from https://packages.macports.org/expat ---> Attempting to fetch expat-2.4.7_0.darwin_20.arm64.tbz2.rmd160 from https://packages.macports.org/expat ---> Installing expat @2.4.7_0 ---> Activating expat @2.4.7_0 ---> Cleaning expat ---> Fetching archive for xorg-xorgproto ---> Attempting to fetch xorg-xorgproto-2021.5_0.darwin_20.noarch.tbz2 from https://packages.macports.org/xorg-xorgproto ---> Attempting to fetch xorg-xorgproto-2021.5_0.darwin_20.noarch.tbz2.rmd160 from https://packages.macports.org/xorg-xorgproto ---> Installing xorg-xorgproto @2021.5_0 ---> Activating xorg-xorgproto @2021.5_0 ---> Cleaning xorg-xorgproto ---> Fetching archive for xorg-libXau ---> Attempting to fetch xorg-libXau-1.0.9_0.darwin_20.arm64.tbz2 from https://packages.macports.org/xorg-libXau ---> Attempting to fetch xorg-libXau-1.0.9_0.darwin_20.arm64.tbz2.rmd160 from https://packages.macports.org/xorg-libXau ---> Installing xorg-libXau @1.0.9_0 ---> Activating xorg-libXau @1.0.9_0 ---> Cleaning xorg-libXau ---> Fetching archive for xorg-libXdmcp ---> Attempting to fetch xorg-libXdmcp-1.1.3_0.darwin_20.arm64.tbz2 from https://packages.macports.org/xorg-libXdmcp ---> Attempting to fetch xorg-libXdmcp-1.1.3_0.darwin_20.arm64.tbz2.rmd160 from https://packages.macports.org/xorg-libXdmcp ---> Installing xorg-libXdmcp @1.1.3_0 ---> Activating xorg-libXdmcp @1.1.3_0 ---> Cleaning xorg-libXdmcp ---> Fetching archive for xorg-libpthread-stubs ---> Attempting to fetch xorg-libpthread-stubs-0.4_0.darwin_20.noarch.tbz2 from https://packages.macports.org/xorg-libpthread-stubs ---> Attempting to fetch xorg-libpthread-stubs-0.4_0.darwin_20.noarch.tbz2.rmd160 from https://packages.macports.org/xorg-libpthread-stubs ---> Installing xorg-libpthread-stubs @0.4_0 ---> Activating xorg-libpthread-stubs @0.4_0 ---> Cleaning xorg-libpthread-stubs ---> Fetching archive for icu ---> Attempting to fetch icu-67.1_4.darwin_20.arm64.tbz2 from https://packages.macports.org/icu ---> Attempting to fetch icu-67.1_4.darwin_20.arm64.tbz2.rmd160 from https://packages.macports.org/icu ---> Installing icu @67.1_4 ---> Activating icu @67.1_4 ---> Cleaning icu ---> Fetching archive for libiconv ---> Attempting to fetch libiconv-1.16_1.darwin_20.arm64.tbz2 from https://packages.macports.org/libiconv ---> Attempting to fetch libiconv-1.16_1.darwin_20.arm64.tbz2.rmd160 from https://packages.macports.org/libiconv ---> Installing libiconv @1.16_1 ---> Activating libiconv @1.16_1 ---> Cleaning libiconv ---> Fetching archive for gettext-runtime ---> Attempting to fetch gettext-runtime-0.21_0.darwin_20.arm64.tbz2 from https://packages.macports.org/gettext-runtime ---> Attempting to fetch gettext-runtime-0.21_0.darwin_20.arm64.tbz2.rmd160 from https://packages.macports.org/gettext-runtime ---> Installing gettext-runtime @0.21_0 ---> Activating gettext-runtime @0.21_0 ---> Cleaning gettext-runtime ---> Fetching archive for xz ---> Attempting to fetch xz-5.2.5_0.darwin_20.arm64.tbz2 from https://packages.macports.org/xz ---> Attempting to fetch xz-5.2.5_0.darwin_20.arm64.tbz2.rmd160 from https://packages.macports.org/xz ---> Installing xz @5.2.5_0 ---> Activating xz @5.2.5_0 ---> Cleaning xz ---> Fetching archive for zlib ---> Attempting to fetch zlib-1.2.11_0.darwin_20.arm64.tbz2 from https://packages.macports.org/zlib ---> Attempting to fetch zlib-1.2.11_0.darwin_20.arm64.tbz2.rmd160 from https://packages.macports.org/zlib ---> Installing zlib @1.2.11_0 ---> Activating zlib @1.2.11_0 ---> Cleaning zlib ---> Fetching archive for libxml2 ---> Attempting to fetch libxml2-2.9.13_0.darwin_20.arm64.tbz2 from https://packages.macports.org/libxml2 ---> Attempting to fetch libxml2-2.9.13_0.darwin_20.arm64.tbz2.rmd160 from https://packages.macports.org/libxml2 ---> Installing libxml2 @2.9.13_0 ---> Activating libxml2 @2.9.13_0 ---> Cleaning libxml2 ---> Fetching archive for xorg-xcb-proto ---> Attempting to fetch xorg-xcb-proto-1.14.1_0+python310.darwin_20.noarch.tbz2 from https://packages.macports.org/xorg-xcb-proto ---> Attempting to fetch xorg-xcb-proto-1.14.1_0+python310.darwin_20.noarch.tbz2.rmd160 from https://packages.macports.org/xorg-xcb-proto ---> Installing xorg-xcb-proto @1.14.1_0+python310 ---> Activating xorg-xcb-proto @1.14.1_0+python310 ---> Cleaning xorg-xcb-proto ---> Fetching archive for xorg-libxcb ---> Attempting to fetch xorg-libxcb-1.14_0+python310.darwin_20.arm64.tbz2 from https://packages.macports.org/xorg-libxcb ---> Attempting to fetch xorg-libxcb-1.14_0+python310.darwin_20.arm64.tbz2.rmd160 from https://packages.macports.org/xorg-libxcb ---> Installing xorg-libxcb @1.14_0+python310 ---> Activating xorg-libxcb @1.14_0+python310 ---> Cleaning xorg-libxcb ---> Fetching archive for xorg-libX11 ---> Attempting to fetch xorg-libX11-1.7.3.1_0.darwin_20.arm64.tbz2 from https://packages.macports.org/xorg-libX11 ---> Attempting to fetch xorg-libX11-1.7.3.1_0.darwin_20.arm64.tbz2.rmd160 from https://packages.macports.org/xorg-libX11 ---> Installing xorg-libX11 @1.7.3.1_0 ---> Activating xorg-libX11 @1.7.3.1_0 ---> Cleaning xorg-libX11 ---> Fetching archive for xorg-libXfixes ---> Attempting to fetch xorg-libXfixes-6.0.0_0.darwin_20.arm64.tbz2 from https://packages.macports.org/xorg-libXfixes ---> Attempting to fetch xorg-libXfixes-6.0.0_0.darwin_20.arm64.tbz2.rmd160 from https://packages.macports.org/xorg-libXfixes ---> Installing xorg-libXfixes @6.0.0_0 ---> Activating xorg-libXfixes @6.0.0_0 ---> Cleaning xorg-libXfixes ---> Fetching archive for xorg-libXdamage ---> Attempting to fetch xorg-libXdamage-1.1.5_0.darwin_20.arm64.tbz2 from https://packages.macports.org/xorg-libXdamage ---> Attempting to fetch xorg-libXdamage-1.1.5_0.darwin_20.arm64.tbz2.rmd160 from https://packages.macports.org/xorg-libXdamage ---> Installing xorg-libXdamage @1.1.5_0 ---> Activating xorg-libXdamage @1.1.5_0 ---> Cleaning xorg-libXdamage ---> Fetching archive for xorg-libXext ---> Attempting to fetch xorg-libXext-1.3.4_0.darwin_20.arm64.tbz2 from https://packages.macports.org/xorg-libXext ---> Attempting to fetch xorg-libXext-1.3.4_0.darwin_20.arm64.tbz2.rmd160 from https://packages.macports.org/xorg-libXext ---> Installing xorg-libXext @1.3.4_0 ---> Activating xorg-libXext @1.3.4_0 ---> Cleaning xorg-libXext ---> Fetching archive for xorg-libXi ---> Attempting to fetch xorg-libXi-1.7.10_0.darwin_20.arm64.tbz2 from https://packages.macports.org/xorg-libXi ---> Attempting to fetch xorg-libXi-1.7.10_0.darwin_20.arm64.tbz2.rmd160 from https://packages.macports.org/xorg-libXi ---> Installing xorg-libXi @1.7.10_0 ---> Activating xorg-libXi @1.7.10_0 ---> Cleaning xorg-libXi ---> Fetching archive for xorg-libice ---> Attempting to fetch xorg-libice-1.0.10_0.darwin_20.arm64.tbz2 from https://packages.macports.org/xorg-libice ---> Attempting to fetch xorg-libice-1.0.10_0.darwin_20.arm64.tbz2.rmd160 from https://packages.macports.org/xorg-libice ---> Installing xorg-libice @1.0.10_0 ---> Activating xorg-libice @1.0.10_0 ---> Cleaning xorg-libice ---> Fetching archive for xorg-libsm ---> Attempting to fetch xorg-libsm-1.2.3_0.darwin_20.arm64.tbz2 from https://packages.macports.org/xorg-libsm ---> Attempting to fetch xorg-libsm-1.2.3_0.darwin_20.arm64.tbz2.rmd160 from https://packages.macports.org/xorg-libsm ---> Installing xorg-libsm @1.2.3_0 ---> Activating xorg-libsm @1.2.3_0 ---> Cleaning xorg-libsm ---> Fetching archive for xorg-libXt ---> Attempting to fetch xorg-libXt-1.2.1_0.darwin_20.arm64.tbz2 from https://packages.macports.org/xorg-libXt ---> Attempting to fetch xorg-libXt-1.2.1_0.darwin_20.arm64.tbz2.rmd160 from https://packages.macports.org/xorg-libXt ---> Installing xorg-libXt @1.2.1_0 ---> Activating xorg-libXt @1.2.1_0 ---> Cleaning xorg-libXt ---> Fetching archive for xorg-libXmu ---> Attempting to fetch xorg-libXmu-1.1.3_0.darwin_20.arm64.tbz2 from https://packages.macports.org/xorg-libXmu ---> Attempting to fetch xorg-libXmu-1.1.3_0.darwin_20.arm64.tbz2.rmd160 from https://packages.macports.org/xorg-libXmu ---> Installing xorg-libXmu @1.1.3_0 ---> Activating xorg-libXmu @1.1.3_0 ---> Cleaning xorg-libXmu ---> Fetching archive for xorg-libXxf86vm ---> Attempting to fetch xorg-libXxf86vm-1.1.4_1.darwin_20.arm64.tbz2 from https://packages.macports.org/xorg-libXxf86vm ---> Attempting to fetch xorg-libXxf86vm-1.1.4_1.darwin_20.arm64.tbz2.rmd160 from https://packages.macports.org/xorg-libXxf86vm ---> Installing xorg-libXxf86vm @1.1.4_1 ---> Activating xorg-libXxf86vm @1.1.4_1 ---> Cleaning xorg-libXxf86vm ---> Fetching archive for mesa ---> Attempting to fetch mesa-19.0.8_1+osmesa+python27.darwin_20.arm64.tbz2 from https://packages.macports.org/mesa ---> Attempting to fetch mesa-19.0.8_1+osmesa+python27.darwin_20.arm64.tbz2.rmd160 from https://packages.macports.org/mesa ---> Installing mesa @19.0.8_1+osmesa+python27 ---> Activating mesa @19.0.8_1+osmesa+python27 ---> Cleaning mesa ---> Fetching archive for glxgears ---> Attempting to fetch glxgears-8.4.0_0.darwin_20.arm64.tbz2 from https://packages.macports.org/glxgears ---> Attempting to fetch glxgears-8.4.0_0.darwin_20.arm64.tbz2.rmd160 from https://packages.macports.org/glxgears ---> Installing glxgears @8.4.0_0 ---> Activating glxgears @8.4.0_0 ---> Cleaning glxgears ---> Updating database of binaries ---> Scanning binaries for linking errors ---> No broken files found. ---> No broken ports found. martin@osxm1 ~/D/j/external (master)> glxgears Error: couldn't open display (null) martin@osxm1 ~/D/j/external (master) [255]> glxgears -info Error: couldn't open display (null) martin@osxm1 ~/D/j/external (master) [255]> glxgears -display Error: couldn't open display (null) martin@osxm1 ~/D/j/external (master) [255]> man glxgears No manual entry for glxgears ``` ---
**Author:** ![Martin3d](https://community.khronos.org/user_avatar/community.khronos.org/martin3d/32/7503_2.png) [@Martin3d](https://community.khronos.org/u/Martin3d)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2022, 6:54pm UTC](https://community.khronos.org/t/failing-to-load-mesa3d-on-macos-instead-of-macos-provided-opengl-library/108408/14 "2022-03-24T18:54:21Z")
I installed XQuartz on this Apple M1 and can now get glxgears working. It does not solved my java program still loading Metal out of the box, but I’ll investigate if it requires any additional PATH re-configuration to ensure XQuartz libs get called before Metal. For now glxinfo says ```auto martin@osxm1 ~/D/j/external (master) [1]> glxinfo name of display: /private/tmp/com.apple.launchd.1HsjwmLsBd/org.xquartz:0 display: /private/tmp/com.apple.launchd.1HsjwmLsBd/org.xquartz:0 screen: 0 direct rendering: Yes server glx vendor string: SGI server glx version string: 1.4 server glx extensions: GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_EXT_import_context, GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_OML_swap_method, GLX_SGIS_multisample, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig, GLX_SGIX_pbuffer, GLX_SGIX_visual_select_group, GLX_SGI_make_current_read client glx vendor string: Mesa Project and SGI client glx version string: 1.4 client glx extensions: GLX_ARB_context_flush_control, GLX_ARB_create_context, GLX_ARB_create_context_profile, GLX_ARB_create_context_robustness, GLX_ARB_fbconfig_float, GLX_ARB_framebuffer_sRGB, GLX_ARB_get_proc_address, GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_EXT_buffer_age, GLX_EXT_create_context_es2_profile, GLX_EXT_create_context_es_profile, GLX_EXT_fbconfig_packed_float, GLX_EXT_framebuffer_sRGB, GLX_EXT_import_context, GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap, GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_INTEL_swap_event, GLX_MESA_copy_sub_buffer, GLX_MESA_multithread_makecurrent, GLX_MESA_query_renderer, GLX_MESA_swap_control, GLX_OML_swap_method, GLX_OML_sync_control, GLX_SGIS_multisample, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig, GLX_SGIX_pbuffer, GLX_SGIX_visual_select_group, GLX_SGI_make_current_read, GLX_SGI_swap_control, GLX_SGI_video_sync GLX version: 1.4 GLX extensions: GLX_ARB_get_proc_address, GLX_ARB_multisample, GLX_EXT_import_context, GLX_EXT_visual_info, GLX_EXT_visual_rating, GLX_OML_swap_method, GLX_SGIS_multisample, GLX_SGIX_fbconfig, GLX_SGIX_pbuffer, GLX_SGIX_visual_select_group, GLX_SGI_make_current_read OpenGL vendor string: Apple OpenGL renderer string: Apple M1 OpenGL version string: 2.1 Metal - 71.6.4 OpenGL shading language version string: 1.20 ``` ---
**Author:** ![Atemu](https://community.khronos.org/user_avatar/community.khronos.org/atemu/32/8162_2.png) [@Atemu](https://community.khronos.org/u/Atemu)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2022, 6:56pm UTC](https://community.khronos.org/t/failing-to-load-mesa3d-on-macos-instead-of-macos-provided-opengl-library/108408/15 "2022-03-24T18:56:47Z")
You’ll likely have to compile glxinfo yourself, linking against your mesa/libgl. ---
**Author:** ![Atemu](https://community.khronos.org/user_avatar/community.khronos.org/atemu/32/8162_2.png) [@Atemu](https://community.khronos.org/u/Atemu)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2022, 6:57pm UTC](https://community.khronos.org/t/failing-to-load-mesa3d-on-macos-instead-of-macos-provided-opengl-library/108408/16 "2022-03-24T18:57:26Z")
Also try `__GLX_VENDOR_LIBRARY_NAME=mesa` ---
**Author:** ![Martin3d](https://community.khronos.org/user_avatar/community.khronos.org/martin3d/32/7503_2.png) [@Martin3d](https://community.khronos.org/u/Martin3d)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2022, 3:39pm UTC](https://community.khronos.org/t/failing-to-load-mesa3d-on-macos-instead-of-macos-provided-opengl-library/108408/17 "2022-03-25T15:39:12Z")
Thanks @Atemu. Unfortunately the `__GLX_VENDOR_LIBRARY_NAME=mesa` does not change anything. I ran otool on `glxgears` to check its dependencies and found that the GL libraries are those installed in MacPorts directory so I assume it is Mesa’s GL being used as imported from MacPorts (otherwise one would see a more conventional MacOS path like `/System/Library/Frameworks/OpenGL.framework/Versions/A/Libraries/libGL.dylib`). I have no real proof that this libGL is Mesa’s one though. ```auto martin@osxm1 ~/D/j/e/mesa-demos (main)> otool -L /opt/local/bin/glxgears /opt/local/bin/glxgears: /opt/local/lib/libGL.1.dylib (compatibility version 4.0.0, current version 4.0.0) /opt/local/lib/libX11.6.dylib (compatibility version 11.0.0, current version 11.0.0) /usr/lib/libSystem.B.dylib (compatibility version 1.0.0, current version 1292.60.1) ``` And also ```auto martin@osxm1 ~/D/j/e/mesa-demos (main) [1]> otool -L /opt/local/bin/glxinfo /opt/local/bin/glxinfo: /opt/local/lib/libGL.1.dylib (compatibility version 4.0.0, current version 4.0.0) /opt/local/lib/libX11.6.dylib (compatibility version 11.0.0, current version 11.0.0) /usr/lib/libSystem.B.dylib (compatibility version 1.0.0, current version 1292.60.1) ``` I then verified `libGL` ```auto martin@osxm1 ~/D/j/e/mesa-demos (main)> otool -L /opt/local/lib/libGL.1.dylib /opt/local/lib/libGL.1.dylib: /opt/local/lib/libGL.1.dylib (compatibility version 4.0.0, current version 4.0.0) /opt/local/lib/libexpat.1.dylib (compatibility version 8.0.0, current version 8.12.0) /usr/lib/libXplugin.1.dylib (compatibility version 1.0.0, current version 1.0.0) /opt/local/lib/libz.1.dylib (compatibility version 1.0.0, current version 1.2.11) /opt/local/lib/libglapi.0.dylib (compatibility version 1.0.0, current version 1.0.0) /opt/local/lib/libXext.6.dylib (compatibility version 11.0.0, current version 11.0.0) /opt/local/lib/libXdamage.1.dylib (compatibility version 3.0.0, current version 3.0.0) /opt/local/lib/libXfixes.3.dylib (compatibility version 5.0.0, current version 5.0.0) /opt/local/lib/libX11-xcb.1.dylib (compatibility version 2.0.0, current version 2.0.0) /opt/local/lib/libX11.6.dylib (compatibility version 11.0.0, current version 11.0.0) /opt/local/lib/libxcb.1.dylib (compatibility version 3.0.0, current version 3.0.0) /opt/local/lib/libxcb-glx.0.dylib (compatibility version 1.0.0, current version 1.0.0) /usr/lib/libSystem.B.dylib (compatibility version 1.0.0, current version 1292.0.0) /System/Library/Frameworks/ApplicationServices.framework/Versions/A/ApplicationServices (compatibility version 1.0.0, current version 54.0.0) /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreFoundation.framework/Versions/A/CoreFoundation (compatibility version 150.0.0, current version 1770.106.0) /usr/lib/libc++.1.dylib (compatibility version 1.0.0, current version 904.4.0) ``` Yet, we don’t know if the imported libGL was built with the `-Dglx=xlib` so it is worth trying to build a `glxgear`/`glxinfo` linking to the previous Mesa build that I succeeded to run (which was made with `meson builddir/ -Dosmesa=true -Dglx=xlib -Dgallium-drivers=swrast -Ddri-drivers=[] -Dvulkan-drivers=[] -Dprefix=/Users/Martin/Dev/jzy3d/external/osmesa`). **Where did you get glxinfo from?** I unfortunately can’t build [Mesa’s demo found here](https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/mesa/demos) successfully. _configure fails as follow_ ```auto martin@osxm1 ~/D/j/e/mesa-demos (main)> ./configure.ac ./configure.ac: line 25: dnl: command not found ./configure.ac: line 27: syntax error near unexpected token `[2.59]' ``` _cmake fails as follow_ ```auto martin@osxm1 ~/D/j/e/mesa-demos-build (master)> make [0%] Building C object src/glad/CMakeFiles/glad.dir/src/glad.c.o [0%] Linking C static library libglad.a [0%] Built target glad [0%] Building C object src/util/CMakeFiles/util.dir/readtex.c.o [0%] Building C object src/util/CMakeFiles/util.dir/shaderutil.c.o /Users/martin/Dev/jzy3d/external/mesa-demos/src/util/shaderutil.c:45:13: error: variable has incomplete type 'void' static void GLAPIENTRY ^ /Users/martin/Dev/jzy3d/external/mesa-demos/src/glad/include/glad/glad.h:895:20: note: expanded from macro 'GLAPIENTRY' #define GLAPIENTRY APIENTRY ^ /Users/martin/Dev/jzy3d/external/mesa-demos/src/util/shaderutil.c:45:23: error: expected ';' after top level declarator static void GLAPIENTRY ^ ; 2 errors generated. make[2]: *** [src/util/CMakeFiles/util.dir/shaderutil.c.o] Error 1 make[1]: *** [src/util/CMakeFiles/util.dir/all] Error 2 make: *** [all] Error 2 ``` One funny thing though is that enabling `LIBGL_ALWAYS_SOFTWARE` - which I though was a Mesa only environment variable lead to Apple Software rendering activation. ```auto export LIBGL_ALWAYS_SOFTWARE=true martin@osxm1 ~/D/j/external (master)> glxinfo | head -n 50 ... OpenGL vendor string: Apple Inc. OpenGL renderer string: Apple Software Renderer OpenGL version string: 2.1 APPLE-18.5.9 OpenGL shading language version string: 1.20 export LIBGL_ALWAYS_SOFTWARE=false martin@osxm1 ~/D/j/external (master)> glxinfo | head -n 50 ... OpenGL vendor string: Apple OpenGL renderer string: Apple M1 OpenGL version string: 2.1 Metal - 71.6.4 OpenGL shading language version string: 1.20 ``` ---
**Author:** ![Atemu](https://community.khronos.org/user_avatar/community.khronos.org/atemu/32/8162_2.png) [@Atemu](https://community.khronos.org/u/Atemu)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2022, 9:29am UTC](https://community.khronos.org/t/failing-to-load-mesa3d-on-macos-instead-of-macos-provided-opengl-library/108408/18 "2022-03-27T09:29:52Z")
Yeah, you have to build glxinfo yourself and link against your mesa. You could probably also inject your mesa via `DYLD_INSERT_LIBRARIES` but I’ve never used it successfully. Its build system seems majorly broken and I haven’t gotten it to work either but you can just run the compiler manually: ``` cc -lgl -lX11 glinfo_common.c glxinfo.c -o glxinfo ``` Then ``` DISPLAY=:0 ./glxinfo -B ``` should print llvmpipe info. ---
**Author:** ![Martin3d](https://community.khronos.org/user_avatar/community.khronos.org/martin3d/32/7503_2.png) [@Martin3d](https://community.khronos.org/u/Martin3d)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2022, 12:52pm UTC](https://community.khronos.org/t/failing-to-load-mesa3d-on-macos-instead-of-macos-provided-opengl-library/108408/19 "2022-03-28T12:52:36Z")
Thanks again for your suggestions. I was able to build but the program fails at execution with an error I can not resolve. ```auto martin@osxm1 ~/D/j/e/mesa-demos > DISPLAY=:0 ./build/glxinfo -B name of display: :0 X Error of failed request: BadMatch (invalid parameter attributes) Major opcode of failed request: 149 () Minor opcode of failed request: 34 Serial number of failed request: 7 Current serial number in output stream: 7 ``` I found ways to clarify these error codes [here](https://www.x.org/wiki/Development/Documentation/Protocol/OpCodes/): - running `xdpyinfo -queryExt | grep opcode` returns that the error involves the GLX extension (`... GLX (opcode: 149, base event: 102, base error: 161) ...`) - then minor opcode [34 seams to be provided here](https://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/xserver/tree/dix/protocol.txt#n151) and meaning `GLX:CreateContextAttribsARB`. - the serial number of failed request 7 lead to `R007 GLX:QueryVersion` For information I slightly modified the build command you suggested as follow ```auto mkdir build/ # export path_to_mesa:path_to_macport_libraries:path_to_XQuartz export C_INCLUDE_PATH=/Users/Martin/Dev/jzy3d/external/osmesa/include:/opt/local/include/:/opt/X11/include export CPLUS_INCLUDE_PATH=/Users/Martin/Dev/jzy3d/external/osmesa/include:/opt/local/include/:/opt/X11/include export LIBRARY_PATH=/Users/Martin/Dev/jzy3d/external/osmesa/lib:/opt/local/lib/:/opt/X11/lib gcc -lgl -lX11 src/xdemos/glinfo_common.c src/xdemos/glxinfo.c -o build/glxinfo ``` The same problem occured when using path `/opt/X11/lib` (macports) and removing `/opt/local/lib/` (macports). One thing I noticed is that XQuartz has a libGL.dylib in `/opt/X11/lib/` ---
**Author:** ![system](https://community.khronos.org/uploads/default/original/2X/b/ba89cb49313a0e869198c8be354afde8bcae027e.png) [@system](https://community.khronos.org/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2022, 12:53pm UTC](https://community.khronos.org/t/failing-to-load-mesa3d-on-macos-instead-of-macos-provided-opengl-library/108408/20 "2022-09-27T12:53:06Z")
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