On Sun, May 31, 2009 at 10:19:03AM -0700, Dan Nicholson wrote: > It's perfectly valid (although not recommended) to have a > DRI-less X system, so it could stay recommended, but that > means xdriinfo has to be optional somehow.
In the past I would build without Mesa as I have no use for 3d. I use the nv drivers which barely have any 3d support so it worked out just fine. In the past I've usually compiled only what was necessary for an X installation, so I guess xdriinfo isn't part of the necessary packages. I didn't have the energy to only go through what was necessary this time. However, in a full X install - as described in the book - Mesa would be necessary. It's a nitpick really, but when I see Mesa listed as recommended I think to myself, "I'll save some time and not bother with it", and that leads to xdriinfo complaining. -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/blfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
