Chris Staub wrote:
1. Xorg-cf-files and imake do not need the "--with-config-dir" option - ${prefix}/lib/X11/config is the default.
I'm going to have to look into that further. I've disposed of what notes I had on it. It was put in IIRC to do with a problem with xmkmf. I can not see how the default will not work, so it probably is unnecessary.
2. Xbitmaps - "make" does nothing
No, but it does for the other two data packages and doesn't hurt xbitmaps. That was a style issue more than anything, save some screen space, but making the page look non-distractive has pretty much gone right out the window. :-) Please see below concerning luit for more on this.
3. libdrm is a dependency of MesaLib, not Xorg
Will be corrected.
4. I don't like the xorg-server instructions that assume a specific place for the Mesa source. I would prefer doing what used to be done with tcl in LFS - "export MESADIR=`pwd`" from the Mesa source dir, then have the xorg-server instructions refer to --with-mesa-source=${MESADIR}.
Agreed. See my previous reply.
5. At exactly what point is luit supposed to be installed? There's a note in the Apps section stating not to install luit until after fonts are installed, followed by a note saying to install the other "Data" packages, then it tells you to install luit.
I think my poor layout has allowed you to miss the attempted organization of the page. It needs more definition, I know. The goal for that page is to keep from writing a book within a book. The modular Xorg has ~280 packages. In order to keep the instructions somewhat sane (IOW do not add 280 new pages and a new chapter, all with very similar instructions), the page was divided into logical sections, divided as freedesktop.org has divided them.
The note you've mentioned, tells you to skip the luit instructions until later. Placement of the luit instructions are in the Applications section, with like packages. The grouping of the instructions and the interdependencies have made it impossible to make a linear set of instructions, not to mention two notes together that make the Applications section look really odd. I will see what can be done to clarify that a bit more. Keep in mind that the 'wait on luit' note needs to be close to the Application build instructions so that it is seen before luit is installed in error.
If the above hasn't been more confusing, I am open to any additional suggestions you may have on the xorg-7 page. Thanks.
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