Compiling OpenGL with a Bamboo remote agent

[John Bowker]

I've encountred an issue with compiling applications that use opengl 2 or higher.

I've done some research and it appears that when a remote session is invoked on Windows opengl is reverted to version 1.1 as this version is compatible with how Microsoft implements a remote session.

Is there any way around this with Bamboo. Can I enable the remote agent to start in a certain mode that allows OpenGL 2.0 and higher? Has anyone else overcome this problem?

[John Bowker · Accepted solution]

Okay so it seems its due to the Bamboo agents being NT services. I started them using the batch start and opengl reports the correct version.

Is there anyway to configure the Bamboo service to run in the foreground?

[James Dumay]

Unfortunately its not possible to run NT services in the foreground - you will have to configure your machine to autologin and start up the Bamboo agent in the console.

[John Bowker]

Thanks for the confirmation.