daniel sheltraw wrote:
>
> >From: Paolo Mantegazza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >To: daniel sheltraw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >Subject: Re: [rtl] RTAI install
> >Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 06:50:03 +0200
> >
> >daniel sheltraw wrote:
> > >
> > > Hello RTAIers
> > >
> > > I finally got my new machine and I am ready to install the latest
> > > and greatest version of RTAI. I guess that would be RTAI 1.3.
> > > I have RedHat Linux 6.1 on my system presently. I don't recall
> > > which kernel version is in 6.1 (If you know please tell me).
> > > Anyhow, given the present state of my system (fresh out of the
> > > box with RH 6.1 installed) how should I proceed in installing
> > > RTAI 1.3?
> >
> >The latest is 1.3a for Linux 2.2.16. In a few day there will be 1.4.
> >With 1.3a follow what is in README.QUICKINSTAL.
> >
> > > I will also be installing OSS (not the free version) sound drivers
> > > and the latest version of SVGAlib. Should I do these installations
> > > before installing RTAI 1.3.
> > >
> > > Any other up-to-date installation tips would be welcome.
> >
> >RTAI does not interfere with the installation of anyother package.
> >
> >Ciao, Paolo.
>
> When attempting to upgrade SVGAlib on my old machine running RTAI 0.7.
> I could not compile the new version of SVGAlib. I received errors
> concerning the defining of the RTHAL struct. I did not find a simple
> work around for this although one may exist. I had similar problems
> when trying to upgrade OSS (open sound system). My point is that
> there does appear to be some interference at least for RTAI 0.7.
> Has RTAI 1.3 changed in some manner that you would expect these
> problems to no longer exist? The problem seems to occur when compiling other
> code using some of the RTAI modified headers of the Linux
> kernel?
>
> Please set me straight if I am wrong.
Hi Daniel,
The real problem is that SVGAlib (which is a userspace library) includes
kernel headers, and gets away with it. To solve your problem, rebuild
your SVGAlib before patching the kernel with RTAI.
Regards, Stuart.
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