Re: How do I compile and package the X Server code?
On Tue, Feb 12, 2019 at 01:19:51PM -0500, Adam Jackson wrote: > On Tue, 2019-02-12 at 17:22 +0100, Kevin Brace wrote: > > > I am able to compile X Server, although I do not know at this point > > how to install it to my preferred location (I will like to install it > > to /opt for testing purposes). > > https://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf/manual/autoconf-2.63/html_node/Default-Prefix.html > > You will probably also want to override PKG_CONFIG_PATH in the > environment when building drivers against that server. Refer to the > pkgconfig documentation for details, but it's probably something like: > > $ export > PKG_CONFIG_PATH=/opt/xorg/share/pkgconfig:/opt/xorg/lib64/pkgconfig:$PKG_CONFIG_PATH > > That said... in my experience, one of the pleasant features of using a > distribution is that you can reinstall packages. If I ever really do > want to test a new buld of Xorg (the only server where the install path > really matters) I just clobber the existing one, and when I'm done, dnf > reinstall xorg-x11-server-*. > > > How do I install it to my preferred location and run the compiled > > version rather than the existing version? > > If you're invoking the X server by hand, just do: > > # /opt/xorg/bin/Xorg > > Convincing your desktop environment's display manager to invoke that > one instead of the one in /usr/bin depends on the particular display > manager. (Not wanting to remember how to do this is part of the reason > I don't use prefixes...) ftr, I've been installing into /opt/xorg for years, my gdm solution is: $ mv /usr/bin/Xorg /usr/bin/Xorg_old $ ln -s /opt/xorg/bin/Xorg /usr/bin/Xorg That works but if you use SELinux it may require relabelling and other magic. As for the environment, I have this as $HOME/.exportrc.xorg: export PKG_CONFIG_PATH=/opt/xorg/lib/pkgconfig:/opt/xorg/lib64/pkgconfig:/opt/xorg/share/pkgconfig export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/opt/xorg/lib/:/opt/xorg/lib64 export PATH=/opt/xorg/bin:$PATH export ACLOCAL_PATH="/opt/xorg/share/aclocal" export ACLOCAL="aclocal -I $ACLOCAL_PATH" export MANPATH=/opt/xorg/share/man/:/usr/share/man set up an alias to source that file on command and run it before you you run autotools/meson. The trickiest bit is remembering when --libdir is needed and when not :) Cheers, Peter ___ xorg-devel@lists.x.org: X.Org development Archives: http://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-devel Info: https://lists.x.org/mailman/listinfo/xorg-devel
Re: How do I compile and package the X Server code?
On Tue, 2019-02-12 at 17:22 +0100, Kevin Brace wrote: > I am able to compile X Server, although I do not know at this point > how to install it to my preferred location (I will like to install it > to /opt for testing purposes). https://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf/manual/autoconf-2.63/html_node/Default-Prefix.html You will probably also want to override PKG_CONFIG_PATH in the environment when building drivers against that server. Refer to the pkgconfig documentation for details, but it's probably something like: $ export PKG_CONFIG_PATH=/opt/xorg/share/pkgconfig:/opt/xorg/lib64/pkgconfig:$PKG_CONFIG_PATH That said... in my experience, one of the pleasant features of using a distribution is that you can reinstall packages. If I ever really do want to test a new buld of Xorg (the only server where the install path really matters) I just clobber the existing one, and when I'm done, dnf reinstall xorg-x11-server-*. > How do I install it to my preferred location and run the compiled > version rather than the existing version? If you're invoking the X server by hand, just do: # /opt/xorg/bin/Xorg Convincing your desktop environment's display manager to invoke that one instead of the one in /usr/bin depends on the particular display manager. (Not wanting to remember how to do this is part of the reason I don't use prefixes...) - ajax ___ xorg-devel@lists.x.org: X.Org development Archives: http://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-devel Info: https://lists.x.org/mailman/listinfo/xorg-devel
How do I compile and package the X Server code?
Hi, Since I have done it several times, obviously I am able to archive up the code for OpenChrome and other DDXs, but I am not able to archive the X Server code. I tried archiving X Server using xorg/util/modular's release.sh script, but I am not able to complete the task. I am able to compile X Server, although I do not know at this point how to install it to my preferred location (I will like to install it to /opt for testing purposes). How do I install it to my preferred location and run the compiled version rather than the existing version? Please note that I use Xubuntu 16.04.5 for this. Regards, Kevin Brace Brace Computer Laboratory blog https://bracecomputerlab.com ___ xorg-devel@lists.x.org: X.Org development Archives: http://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-devel Info: https://lists.x.org/mailman/listinfo/xorg-devel
