Re: alGetString behaviour different from the spec

On 01/04/2013 11:59 PM, Troy Watson wrote:
> Reading the 1.1 spec at
> http://connect.creativelabs.com/openal/Documentation/OpenAL 1.1
> Specification.htm, section 2.7:
>
> "...The alGetString function returns a pointer to a constant (literal)
> string that is identical to the identifier used for the enumeration value,
> as defined in the specification."
>
> This is not the behavior of the OpenAL Soft library. For example,
> alGetString( AL_NO_ERROR ) returns "No Error", whereas the wording of the
> spec indicates it should return "AL_NO_ERROR".
>
> Is the spec linked above out of date, is the library incorrect, or am I
> reading the spec wrong?

Looks like it is an inconsistency between the code and spec. Both 
Creative's and Apple's implementations do the same thing, as does the 
old SI version.
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