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diff --git a/docs/install.html b/docs/install.html index a0962cc32a2..129daced427 100644 --- a/docs/install.html +++ b/docs/install.html @@ -21,53 +21,77 @@ <a name="unix-x11"> <H2>1. Unix/X11 Compilation and Installation</H1> +<h3>1.1 Compilation</h3> + <p> -Mesa uses a rather conventional Makefile system. -A GNU autoconf/automake system used to be included, but was discarded -in Mesa 5.1 because: +Mesa may be compiled in several different ways: </p> <ul> -<li>It seldom worked on IRIX, Solaris, AIX, etc. -<li>It was very compilicated -<li>Nobody maintained it -<li>libtool was just too weird -</ul> +<li><b><em>Stand-alone/Xlib mode</em></b> - Mesa is compiled as +a software renderer using Xlib to do all rendering. +libGL.so is a self-contained rendering library. <p> -If someone strongly feels that Mesa should have a autoconf/automake -system and wants to contribute one and maintain it, we'll consider -adding it again. +To compile stand-alone Mesa type <b>make</b> in the top-level directory. +You'll see a list of supported system configurations. +Choose one from the list (such as linux-x86), and type: </p> +<pre> + make linux-x86 +</pre> +<p>This will produce libGL.so and several other libraries</p> +</li> +<li><b><em>DRI/accelerated</em></b> - The DRI hardware drivers (for ATI, +Intel, Matrox, etc) are built. +libGL.so implements the GLX extension and dynamically loads the DRI drivers. <p> -In Mesa 6.1 we modified the conventional Makefile system. -Instead of specifying all the various system configurations in the -Make-config file, there's a directory named <code>configs/</code> which -has an individual file for each configuration. -One of the configs gets copied to <code>configs/current</code>, which -is then included by all Makefiles. +To build the DRI drivers you'll first need to have the DRM (Direct +Rendering Manager) kernel drivers and header files. +They're available from the <a href="http://dri.sf.net/" target="_parent">DRI</a> project. </p> - - -<h3>1.1 Compilation</h3> - <p> -Note: if you've obtained Mesa through CVS, do this first: -</p> +You can get them from CVS by doing: <pre> - cd Mesa - chmod a+x bin/mklib +cvs -d:pserver:[email protected]:/cvs/dri login +(hit enter when prompted for a password) +cvs -z3 -d:pserver:[email protected]:/cvs/dri co drm </pre> - <p> -Just type <b>make</b> in the top-level directory. -You'll see a list of supported system configurations. -Choose one from the list (such as linux-x86), and type: +Make note of the directory in which the drm files are placed. +</p> +<p> +See the <a href="http://dri.freedesktop.org/wiki/Building" target="_parent"> +DRI Building Instructions</a> for the steps to build the DRM modules. +</p> +<p> +Next, in the <code>Mesa-x.y.z/configs/default</code> file, set the +<code>DRM_SOURCE_PATH</code> variable to indicate where the DRM files +are located. +</p> +<p> +Now build Mesa and the DRI drivers by running </p> <pre> - make linux-x86 +make linux-dri </pre> <p> -If you want to rebuild for a different configuration run +There are also <code>linux-dri-x86</code>, <code>linux-dri-x86-64</code>, +and <code>linux-ppc</code> configurations, optimized for those architectures. +</p> + +<p> +Finally, you'll need a DRI-enabled X server from +<a href="http://freedesktop.org/wiki/Software_2fXserver" target="_parent"> +X.org</a> or <a href="http://www.xfree86.org" target="_parent">XFree86</a>. +Visit those projects' home pages for more information. +</p> + +</li> +</ul> + + +<p> +Later, if you want to rebuild for a different configuration run <code>make realclean</code> before rebuilding. </p> @@ -75,7 +99,8 @@ If you want to rebuild for a different configuration run <h3>1.2 The libraries</h3> <p> -When compilation has finished, look in the top-level <b>lib/</b> directory. +When compilation has finished, look in the top-level <code>lib/</code> +directory. You'll see a set of library files similar to this: </p> <pre> @@ -108,6 +133,23 @@ lrwxrwxrwx 1 brian users 23 Mar 26 07:53 libOSMesa.so.6 -> libOSM <b>libOSMesa</b> is the OSMesa (Off-Screen) interface library. </p> +<p> +If you built the DRI hardware drivers, you'll also see the DRI drivers: +</p> +<pre> +-rwxr-xr-x 1 brian users 11320803 Jul 21 12:11 mach64_dri.so +-rwxr-xr-x 1 brian users 11418014 Jul 21 12:12 mga_dri.so +-rwxr-xr-x 1 brian users 11064426 Jul 21 12:12 r128_dri.so +-rwxr-xr-x 1 brian users 11849858 Jul 21 12:12 r200_dri.so +-rwxr-xr-x 1 brian users 11757388 Jul 21 12:12 radeon_dri.so +-rwxr-xr-x 1 brian users 11232304 Jul 21 12:13 s3v_dri.so +-rwxr-xr-x 1 brian users 11062970 Jul 21 12:13 savage_dri.so +-rwxr-xr-x 1 brian users 11214212 Jul 21 12:13 sis_dri.so +-rwxr-xr-x 1 brian users 11368736 Jul 21 12:13 tdfx_dri.so +-rwxr-xr-x 1 brian users 10598868 Jul 21 12:13 trident_dri.so +-rwxr-xr-x 1 brian users 10997120 Jul 21 12:13 unichrome_dri.so +</pre> + <h3>1.3 Running the demos</h3> |