On Tue, 31 Dec 2002 19:27:36 -0600 "AL Mills" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I posted this msg to rec.aviation.simulators and I said I would post > here. > The problem I_m having right now is I am trying to get to flying > FlightGear! in Linux (Mandrake 9.0) and I could use more information. > Probably not from FlightGear!, though. The trouble is to "install" > anything in Linux generally needs a C compiler. Well, I got that working > (gcc). Then, SimGear is a prerequisite. For SimGear, one must needs have > OpenGL, or GLUT. I downloaded both and I reckon I didn't get the right > files, and who knows where the heck they need to be for SimGear to find > 'em any way. To complicat matters, I downloaded an OpenGL manager called > YanC, pretty much the same problem. I've downloaded the NVidia driver > for Linux / OpenGL but where to put it so that it will be found? Then, > when I do get SimGear functional, which folders should all the files for > the two FlightGear! packages be in? Actually, I just haven't gotten that > far in the "getting started" manual for FlightGear! SimGear, OpenGL and > GLUT just don't give me enough information, so, I'm looking at the > How-to's for help. Discouraging. > I'm determined, though. FlightGear! looks very promising. > So, to enumerate my questions clearly; > 1) In Mandrake 9.0 How-To get OpenGL functional (folders?) Install the following rpms: libMesaGL1-4.0.3-6mdk libMesaGLU1-4.0.3-6mdk libMesaGLU1-devel-4.0.3-6mdk libMesaglut3-4.0.3-6mdk libMesaglut3-devel-4.0.3-6mdk Mesa-4.0.3-6mdk Mesa-demos-4.0.3-6mdk These are part of the standard MDK9 distribution. You only need the -devel packages if you plan on compiling OpenGL programs, which sounds like you do. > 2) Where to put NVidia driver? Just follow NVidia's instructions. You will need the kernel and the GL packages. Personally I prefer the tar.gz to the rpm files. Installing the NVidia GL package replaces Mesa's libGL.so with NVidias so make sure you install it *after* libMesaGL1. > 3) What and where GLUT files to recognized by gcc? This is the libMesaglut3-devel package mentioned in 1) above. Cheers, Bernie _______________________________________________ Flightgear-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.flightgear.org/mailman/listinfo/flightgear-users
