OpenGL core profile missing

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OpenGL core profile missing

I am trying to build an application using modern OpenGL, but it seems like the Core Profile is missing, so it uses just OpenGL 2.1.

This is a read-out from the terminal

% glxinfo | grep "OpenGL"
OpenGL vendor string: Intel Inc.
OpenGL renderer string: Intel Iris OpenGL Engine
OpenGL version string: 2.1 INTEL-16.5.4
OpenGL shading language version string: 1.20
OpenGL extensions:

I am on a MacBook Pro 13-inch, Mid 2014, and running Big Sur.

I have searched like everywhere, so I would be ever so grateful if someone could help me with this, or at least explain why it seems to be missing from my system.

Thank you for any response.

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 11.6

Posted on Dec 11, 2021 1:15 PM

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Answer 1

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barberlives123

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Dec 12, 2021 2:48 PM in response to TheTirea

Thanks for reaching out, TheTirea.

It sounds like you're having some trouble with finding the OpenGL Core profile on your MacBook Pro running macOS Big Sur. We can definitely help.

OpenGL was deprecated in macOS 10.14 and has been retired on all subsequent versions of macOS. If you'd like to create high-performance code on GPUs, you can use the Metal framework instead.

Hope that helps!

Take care.

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Answer 2

Dec 13, 2021 9:09 AM in response to TheTirea

Great questions, TheTirea.

When it comes to OpenGL resources they have all been officially retired, are no longer in development, and support is now provided only through the Metal framework.

Hope that helps!

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TheTirea Author

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Dec 12, 2021 10:09 PM in response to barberlives123

Hello barberlives123, and thank you for the reply.

I know that it is deprecated, but to my understanding, even this "older" MacBook should have support for OpenGL 4.1, but I can only use the 2.1 version.

Was this support ever removed?

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