DJ Lucas wrote:
> I just updated the wget files in SVN. Bruce, I think I recall you 
> mentioning this the other day. Are you wanting to do the update? If not, 
> I don't mind doing it, but I really do want somebody else to go through 
> it as I fear it is getting kind of stale.

If you do it, I'll review it.

> Specifically, the 
> configuration section is completely out of date. I made a weak attempt 
> to replace it with a single page about a year ago I'd guess, but things 
> like 'X -configure' simply do not work any longer on newer hardware, 
> whereas a simple 'startx' almost always does.
> 
> Other notes:
> 
> LLVM will need to be added to the book for Mesa (Andy posted a nice 
> build script the other day that links everything dynamic for 2.9, but 
> 3.0 fails to build for me).
> 
> I did a full installation, including all of the legacy apps and bitmap 
> fonts, with all deps in place (except for OpenVG). In addition to the 
> wget files, I have the following related packages:
> 
>      fontconfig-2.8.0
>      freetype-2.4.8
>      libatomic_ops-1.2
>      libdrm-2.4.27
>      libpthread_stubs-0.3
>      libXau-1.0.6
>      libxcb-1.7
>      libXdmcp-1.1.0
>      llvm-2.9
>      makedepend-1.0.3
>      MesaLib-7.11.2 - old patch for xdemos works, but need to add '-lX11 
> -lm' to the compiler command (in patch)
>      talloc-2.0.7
>      util-macros-1.15.0
>      xcb-proto-1.6
>      xcursor-themes-1.0.3
>      xkeyboard-config-2.0
>      xorg-server-1.11.2
>      xterm-276
> 
> cairo has --enable-gl in the default configuration, which doesn't work 
> on the first build. A note should be added about the reciprocal 
> dependency for Mesa and recommendation made to rebuild with the 
> additional options after completion of Xorg, and that switch removed 
> from the default configure flags.
> 
> I removed xf86-input-mouse, xf86-input-keyboard, and 
> xf86-input-synaptics (xf86-input-evdev covers just about everything on 
> modern Linux hosts).
> 
> Need to add notes about newer hardware, etc.

I appreciate it.  I'd rather review what you put together than try to 
learn it all anew.  One thing to note is that I use the proprietary 
Nvidia driver because of my monitor setup.  IIRC, that means not using 
Mesa as it conflicts with that driver.

   -- Bruce


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