How to compile an experimental X server - Revision history

Azazello: cat: howtos

2007-07-02T15:40:19Z

cat: howtos

2006-09-20T00:57:16Z

‎Running: full session

2006-09-20T00:53:12Z

mention CVS+GIT

2006-09-20T00:52:26Z

Mention new packages

2006-08-01T00:52:34Z

‎Running: ppracer bug solved in Mesa CVS

2006-07-26T22:49:27Z

‎The script: moved to Code/

2006-07-22T13:09:22Z

‎The script: - don't patch mesa by default

2006-07-14T12:09:49Z

‎The script: - another spurious cd

2006-07-14T11:59:31Z

‎The script: - unneeded cd

2006-07-14T11:53:11Z

‎The script: - DRM switched from CVS to GIT

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 Prepare a config file called (say) {{path|/etc/X11/xorg.dri-test.conf}} with DRI enabled.
-Then, exit your current X server (e.g., via {{cmdroot|init 3}}) and run something like:
+Then, exit your current X server (e.g., via {{cmdroot|init 3}}) and run this for a full session with the new X server:
 {{cmduser|1=. ~/3d-pit/install/bin/xsetenv; X -config xorg.dri-test.conf :0 >& xout.log & ( export DISPLAY=:0; sleep 3; kwin& xterm& )}}
-If all goes well, you'll get a minimal X session with just an xterm open. Some things to do now:
+Some things to do now:
 * {{cmduser|xdriinfo}}
 * {{cmduser|1=LIBGL_DEBUG=verbose glxinfo 2>&1 <nowiki>|</nowiki> less}}

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 The following script automates fetching, compilation and installation of the following:
-* Modular X.org server+libraries from CVS and GIT (see http://wiki.x.org/wiki/ModularDevelopersGuide and http://wiki.x.org/wiki/GitPage)
+* Modular X.org server+libraries from GIT (see http://wiki.x.org/wiki/ModularDevelopersGuide and http://wiki.x.org/wiki/GitPage)
-* libDRM and DRM kernel modules (see http://dri.freedesktop.org/wiki/Building)
+* libDRM and DRM kernel modules from GIT (see http://dri.freedesktop.org/wiki/Building)
-* Mesa libraries and DRI drivers (see http://www.mesa3d.org/install.html and http://www.mesa3d.org/cvs_access.html)
+* Mesa libraries and DRI drivers from CVS (see http://www.mesa3d.org/install.html and http://www.mesa3d.org/cvs_access.html)
-* X keyboard configuration database (see http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software_2fXKeyboardConfig)
+* X keyboard configuration database from CVS (see http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software_2fXKeyboardConfig)
-* Synaptics touchpad driver (see http://web.telia.com/~u89404340/touchpad)
+* Synaptics touchpad driver from GIT (see http://web.telia.com/~u89404340/touchpad)
 By default all compilation happens in {{path|~/3d-pit}} and everything is installed into {{path|~/3d-pit/install}}. The built DRM kernel module is installed to {{path|/lib/modules/...}}. No other paths are touched (but run as a non-root user, just in case).

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 * libDRM and DRM kernel modules (see http://dri.freedesktop.org/wiki/Building)
 * Mesa libraries and DRI drivers (see http://www.mesa3d.org/install.html and http://www.mesa3d.org/cvs_access.html)
 By default all compilation happens in {{path|~/3d-pit}} and everything is installed into {{path|~/3d-pit/install}}. The built DRM kernel module is installed to {{path|/lib/modules/...}}. No other paths are touched (but run as a non-root user, just in case).

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 * {{cmduser|glxgears}}
 * {{cmduser|sudo less ~3d-pit/install/var/log/Xorg.0.log}}
-* {{cmduser|ppracer}} (and report on the [https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=6991 associated bug] including the relevant {{cmdroot|lspci -v}} lines)
+* {{cmduser|ppracer}}
 * {{cmduser|googleearth}} (Linux version [http://earth.google.com/download-earth.html here])

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 build_drm_modules
 fetch_mesa
-patch_mesa
+# patch_mesa
 fetch_xorg
 build_xorg

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    # patch to make Google Earth use acceleration:
    run perl -i -pe 'print "//DISABLE " if m/^\s*FALLBACK_IF.*Line\.SmoothFlag/' \
-     cd $PIT/Mesa/src/mesa/drivers/dri/r300/r300_render.c
+     $PIT/Mesa/src/mesa/drivers/dri/r300/r300_render.c
+}

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    GIT_REP="$2"
    MODULE="$3"
    if [ -d "$PARENT_DIR/$MODULE" ]; then
      run cd "$PARENT_DIR/$MODULE"

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 # Script to fetch and build X.org, DRI and Mesa from CVS and GIT.
 # If you want to skip some tasks, comment them out at the bottom of the script.
-# Source http://thinkwiki.org/wiki/How_to_compile_an_experimental_X_server
+# Source: http://thinkwiki.org/wiki/How_to_compile_an_experimental_X_server
 # See also:
 #   http://wiki.x.org/wiki/ModularDevelopersGuide
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    echo "@ $@"
    "$@" || { echo "ERROR: Command \"$*\" failed in `pwd`"; exit 1; }
+}
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 fetch_drm() {
    echo "########### Fetch DRM ###########"
-   DRI_CVS=:pserver:anonymous@anoncvs.freedesktop.org:2401/cvs/dri
+   DRM_GIT=git://anongit.freedesktop.org/git/mesa
-   run mkdir -p $PIT
+   fetch_from_git "$PIT" "$DRM_GIT" drm
+}
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    XORG_GIT=git://anongit.freedesktop.org/git/xorg
    run mkdir -p $PIT/xorg
    for D in "${XORG_DIRS[@]}"; do
-     if [ -d $PIT/xorg/$D ]; then
+     fetch_from_git $PIT/xorg "$XORG_GIT" "$D"
    done
+}