On Wed, Sep 18, 2002 at 11:42:35PM -0700, Linus Torvalds wrote: > > Is there any reason why the DRI tree isn't tracking the XFree86 CVS tree > more? On my Radeon 8500, the DRI tree apparently still doesn't do the Xv > extension correctly, even though XFree86 CVS has done it for ages (thanks > to Keith for getting the relevant bits off Gatos). So I have to have two > different X servers, depending on whether I want to watch DVD's or whether > I want to check 3D behaviour. > > (The XFree86 CVS tree also has that funky red-cursor-with-a-shadow thing, > which I've not yet decided if I like or dis-like ;)
Because, as i understand it, the developpment cycle of Xfree/DRI is as follows : o XFree does a new release. o At this point DRI and Xfree are in sync, so DRI development is done in the DRI CVS, based on the lastly released XFree tree. o XFree developpment is done in the XFree CVS. o Sometimes near the end of the XFree development cycle, the two trees are synced by hand once the sync is done in a satisfactory way, o XFree does a new release, and all begins again. I think one of the reasons this is so is because the DRI tree is not complete, and needs XFree to build and work correctly, and it is easier for people building from DRI CVS to have the 4.2.0 tarball installed, and build from that. I guess people will try to merge usefull fixes from the XFree tree to the DRI tree if they feel they need them or so, thus making things easier for the folk doing the final sync. Friendly, Sven Luther ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek Welcome to geek heaven. http://thinkgeek.com/sf _______________________________________________ Dri-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/dri-devel
