[Found!] Re: [Xpert]Matrox G400 Bandwidth Problems
Woohoo! After fiddling around for about two days trying to figure out why this KT133A board's AGP write performance totally sucked compared to a KT266 board right next to it, and after going through _every single option_ in the BIOS to find nothing helped, I've finally figured it out! (Incidentally, this is an MSI K7T Turbo KT133A (Athlon XP 1800+) with an ATI Radeon VE, not a G400, but having exactly the same problem.) I was fiddling around in powertweak and found CPU to AGP posted writes under Hardware / PCI / VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8363/8365 [KT133/KM133 AGP] / Tweaks. This option was disabled...when enabled, dga times went from this: Framebuffer write speed: 61696K/s Framebuffer read speed: 16334K/s To this: Framebuffer write speed: 138304K/s Framebuffer read speed: 16334K/s ...And, x11perf -repeat 1 -shmput500 (and -putimage500) went from: 320 reps @ 15.8666 msec (63.0/sec): ShmPutImage 500x500 square 200 reps @ 26.3183 msec (38.0/sec): PutImage 500x500 square To: 800 reps @ 7.1125 msec ( 141.0/sec): ShmPutImage 500x500 square 320 reps @ 17.2638 msec (57.9/sec): PutImage 500x500 square Also, changing the option cured a problem I was having with my bttv card (bt848) where overlay mode would show interrupted scanlines transferred from the bttv card to the AGP video card, but would work fine to my PCI video card. (It looked like each scanline was getting randomly interrupted, causing the right side of the window to rarely be updated while the left side was working fine. Increasing the PCI latency on the bttv card helped a little bit, but did not cure the problem. It seems to be working perfectly now!) Now if only this chip/motherboard would idle as did the older chips with the HLT instruction... Simon- [ Stormix Technologies Inc. ][ NetNation Communications Inc. ] [ [EMAIL PROTECTED] ][ [EMAIL PROTECTED]] [ Opinions expressed are not necessarily those of my employers. ] ___ Xpert mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xpert
[Xpert]X Configuration
Hi Listers, I'm a newbie on this list. I tried the Newbie list but they couldn't help :-) I just installed Debian Potato on a system with i810e motherboard; X could not be loaded. I came to know that X provided with Potato does not support i810e boards. So I installed XF 4.0.2 binaries, which I got from PCQuest (computer mag) CD and re-configured X server. When I try to start X using startx command, I get the following message: AddScreen/ScreenInit failed on device 0. What should I do now? Another thing, where can I find good comprehensive information for configuring and using X? -- Cordially, Ajay Shankar ___ Xpert mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xpert
[Xpert]Want a hack for Pseudocolor Mapping !
Hello ! Can anybody please tell me how the PseudoColor mapping is done ? As I 'am using 8 bpp Xfbdev mode and I get a distorted picture ,due to improper color mapping ,but the Boot Logo works fine , I suspect there is something fishy about the Mapping done in Xfbdev 4.2.0 . With Regards . Sarvesh _ Click below to visit monsterindia.com and review jobs in India or Abroad http://monsterindia.rediff.com/jobs ___ Xpert mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xpert
[Xpert]Trapping key sequences
Is it possible to have the XFree server trap a key sequence which then triggers an event (for instance run a program)? Obviously XFree can trap key sequences (ctrl-alt-backspace, among others), but can I configure my own? This would be interesting in a think client enviroment, where the X server is the only piece of software running on the local machine. For instance one could have ctrl-shift-escape or some other combination reboot the computer by switching to runlevel 6. --- -- Øyvind Hallsteinsen, HIST AITeL -- ___ Xpert mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xpert
[Xpert]screen shots from XVideo
Hi, I could not find a way to search the archives, so i expect someone has already said how to take a screen shot from an application like oogle, xine, tv etc If anyone knows how I would appreciate it. please cc me in any replys JG ___ Xpert mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xpert
Re: [Xpert]Remote X Server?
On Tue, 21 May 2002 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, Another question, given separately since I didn't want to mix the two threads :-) Being given to understand that X Server and Client can be on two different boxes, I've the following question: I've box-A running RH7.1 (192.168.0.1) with X. Can box-B running Debian Potato (192.168.0.5) make use of the X Server on box-A to run its X clients? Presently box-B does not have X running, since its XF86 does not support i810e boards. Hence I did not install X Server on it. If the answer to above question is Yes, do I need to install anything in addition on box-B, like X-core files? I don't know how Debian divides its packages, but if you install the correct parts of XFree86 you can indeed do what you want. However, you say that XFree86 doesn't support i810e. It does, although you wil need a kernel with agpgart support. -- Dr. Andrew C. Aitchison Computer Officer, DPMMS, Cambridge [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.dpmms.cam.ac.uk/~werdna ___ Xpert mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xpert
Re: [Xpert]X Configuration
On Tue, 21 May 2002 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm a newbie on this list. I tried the Newbie list but they couldn't help :-) I just installed Debian Potato on a system with i810e motherboard; X could not be loaded. I came to know that X provided with Potato does not support i810e boards. So I installed XF 4.0.2 binaries, which I got from PCQuest (computer mag) CD and re-configured X server. When I try to start X using startx command, I get the following message: AddScreen/ScreenInit failed on device 0. What should I do now? There are unofficial .deb for potato at http://people.debian.org/%7Ecpbotha/ The X in potato nominally supports i810, but didn't work for me - but those unofficial .deb work (mostly)[1] just fine. You can even set then up in your sources.list - I have it like this: # *unofficial* xfree86-4 potato-packages... deb http://people.debian.org/%7Ecpbotha/ xf403_potato/i386/ deb http://people.debian.org/%7Ecpbotha/ xf403_potato/all/ (yeah, I probably should move to 4.1 - but that'll most likely wait till I upgrade to woody, and what I have now (mostly) works for us). Oh, and as Andrew pointed out, make sure you've got the appropriate AGP module loaded. Another thing, where can I find good comprehensive information for configuring and using X? * install packages and look in /usr/share/doc/x*/ * browse http://www.xfree86.org/ , including list archives * for specific questions, try google etc HTH, Neale. [1] I found that running two X servers on one machine was bound to, eventually, crash the video (lots of pretty vertical lines) - but after disabling acceleration that problem hasn't recurred. ___ Xpert mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xpert
Re: [Xpert]screen reset
Wow, fast and precise, that's what I was looking for. Many thanks, Rolland Alan Hourihane wrote: Use the -noreset option when starting X. startx -- -noreset Should do it. Alan. On Tue, May 21, 2002 at 11:38:17 +, Rolland Dudemaine wrote: Hi, Is there an option not to make the X server reset after closing the last client ? When I open a server, simply with X :1 then launch an xterm, closing the xterm makes the X server call the init functions and causes the screen to glitch and change mode to finally go back to the blank X screen. Can I make it stay without re-initing (that is, close the xterm and stay without any client) ? Thanks for the coming help, Best regards, Rolland Dudemaine ___ Xpert mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xpert
Re: [Xpert]CT 69030 support
The 69030 is support in XFree. The dual-head support doesn't work as I didn't have a machine capable of dual-head when this support was added. The dual-refresh rate (ie. different refresh on CRT and TFT) withthe same image appears to work. Regards David Message d'origine De: Amaury Jacquot [EMAIL PROTECTED] A: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sujet: [Xpert]CT 69030 support Date: Tue, 14 May 2002 16:31:15 +0200 Hi, I am interested in using the following Single board computer, http://www.versalogic.com/Products/DS.asp?ProductID=133 and would like to have info about the support for the graphic chip CT69030. I have found on the site that the CT69000 is supported, but no mention of the 69030. Sincerely Amaury PS: keithp, hi there, hope you're doing well. -- ___ Xpert mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xpert ___ Xpert mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xpert
[Xpert]TGUI9685 having problems... itz UGLY!!!
for the past while, i've been using xfree86 with the generic vesa driver but decided i'd rather use the proper one. i have a Trident GUI9685 PCI and when i start the x server, i get strange colours in a box about half the size of my screen. is this a bug in the driver? jesse blah blah bluh send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] pleaze, no mayonaisse. yes, http://fastmail.fm i am at. ___ Xpert mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xpert
Re: [Xpert]TGUI9685 having problems... itz UGLY!!!
Goto http://www.xfree86.org/~alanh and download a new driver. Alan. On Tue, May 21, 2002 at 01:11:15 +, 'kolourful odour' wrote: for the past while, i've been using xfree86 with the generic vesa driver but decided i'd rather use the proper one. i have a Trident GUI9685 PCI and when i start the x server, i get strange colours in a box about half the size of my screen. is this a bug in the driver? jesse blah blah bluh send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] pleaze, no mayonaisse. yes, http://fastmail.fm i am at. ___ Xpert mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xpert ___ Xpert mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xpert
Re: [Xpert]follow up (BUG X4.2 and X3.3.6 with I128 Rev 0 video)
On Tue, 21 May 2002, David Rankin wrote: Summary of the problem: X4.2 - Fatal Error: Addscreen/ScreenInit on Device 0 X3.3.6 - Fatal Error: no screens found (or worse - hardlocks the system) Same hardware - X works great in the Mandrake 7.2 distro (WW) System lacks support for changing MTRRs I don't know if this is relevant. Do you get this warning on the OS that works ? -- Dr. Andrew C. Aitchison Computer Officer, DPMMS, Cambridge [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.dpmms.cam.ac.uk/~werdna ___ Xpert mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xpert
Re: [Xpert]how to use XDGASetViewport with DGA 2
On Tue, 21 May 2002, Aurelien Fenals wrote: Hi, I'm making some tests on DGA 2 library in order to use it in the future. But i've got some problems in understanding how it works. First of all, i've understand that the function XDGASetViewport() allow us to change the viewport in order to act as a flip function. So to change the viewport i need an image size that is at least twice larger than the screen size. For example if the video mode is 640x480, i need an image of 1280x480 or of 640x960. But in the list of the modes given by XDGAQueryModes() i can't have such an image size. This means that i can't use XDGASetViewport in order to do double buffering, doesn't it ? The imageHeight field in the XDGAMode needs to be at least twice the viewportHeight in order to flip. Here a part of my XF86Config: subsection display depth 24 modes 1024x768 800x600 640x480 endsubsection In the list of modes, i can choose a mode where the image size is 1024x480 for a screen size of 640x480, but it's not enough !! I've got an ATI Xpert 2000 pro with 32mo. So normaly, i can use video memory in order to do double buffering. Is DGA only able to use the video memory allocated by the Xserver so here 1024x768 ?? What XDGAModes get offered is entirely up to the driver. I've got a another question, it's about the DGA blitting functions. According to the flags given by DGA, i'm able to use the HW-blitting but i've read in the src code of SDL that we can't blit on the memory area where the screen is !! So if i can't use the XDGASetViewport i can't use the XDGACopyArea() too !! There are no such limitations in DGA. If somebody have examples of using DGA 2 or a good documentation (not the README.DGA), i'm very interested !! Could you please send it to me ?? There's no other documentation, but I've got some sample apps on my web page: http://www.xfree86.org/~mvojkovi/ These work fine on NVIDIA cards. Mark. ___ Xpert mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xpert
Re: [Xpert]follow up (BUG X4.2 and X3.3.6 with I128 Rev 0 video)
Thanks Doc, I'm still searching for my log file in LM7.2. I'll take a look. There is nothing about a MTRR problem in the xdm-error logs. Dr Andrew C Aitchison wrote: On Tue, 21 May 2002, David Rankin wrote: Summary of the problem: X4.2 - Fatal Error: Addscreen/ScreenInit on Device 0 X3.3.6 - Fatal Error: no screens found (or worse - hardlocks the system) Same hardware - X works great in the Mandrake 7.2 distro (WW) System lacks support for changing MTRRs I don't know if this is relevant. Do you get this warning on the OS that works ? -- Dr. Andrew C. Aitchison Computer Officer, DPMMS, Cambridge [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.dpmms.cam.ac.uk/~werdna ___ Xpert mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xpert -- David C. Rankin, J.D., P.E. RANKIN * BERTIN, PLLC 1329 N. University, Suite D4 Nacogdoches, Texas 75961 (936) 715-9333 (936) 715-9339 fax ___ Xpert mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xpert
[Xpert]ati rage mobility m /4
Hi! I`ve been having problems with my graphics card on fujitsu-siemens lifebook c-4355. its a ati rage mobility M with 4 mges of ram. i`ve herd that there is a way to make hardware acceleration thru utah-glx. but: 1) utah doesn`t compile on by RedHat 7.2 box with gcc3 2) when i downloaded the utah-glx-latest-linux.tar.bz2 an installed, the 3d graphic seems to improve, but still i don`t have the hardware accel. I`ve tryed xfree3.3.6, 4.1.0 and 4.2.0 with the same result. is there some manual or something where i can find out how to make it done? or mayebe in next relese of Xfree there wil be support for this card. best regards. Paul. ___ Xpert mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xpert
[Xpert]Latest CVS doesn't work with my Trident CyberBladeXP/Ai1
Hi all, Alan, FYI, I've downloaded, compiled and installed the CVS today, and I had to revert to 4.2 because the latest CVS dosn't work for me. It's very slow, there are graphic corruption and finally it crashes the system after a few seconds. It's a Toshiba laptop with a Trident CyberBladeXPAi1. 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Trident Microsystems: Unknown device 8820 (rev 82) Cheers, -- Olivier [EMAIL PROTECTED]http://www.xfce.org --- XFce is a lightweight desktop environment for various *NIX systems. Designed for productivity, it loads and executes applications fast, while conserving system resources. XFce is all free software, released under GNU General Public License.Available from http://www.xfce.org ___ Xpert mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xpert
Re: [Xpert]ati rage mobility m /4
On 2002.05.21 23:35 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi! I`ve been having problems with my graphics card on fujitsu-siemens lifebook c-4355. its a ati rage mobility M with 4 mges of ram. i`ve herd that there is a way to make hardware acceleration thru utah-glx. but: 1) utah doesn`t compile on by RedHat 7.2 box with gcc3 2) when i downloaded the utah-glx-latest-linux.tar.bz2 an installed, the 3d graphic seems to improve, but still i don`t have the hardware accel. I'm not aware of the developments on the Utah-GLX project. It was stalled during some time but recentely support for XFree86 4.x.0 was added to some cards. Put your question to one of their lists. I`ve tryed xfree3.3.6, 4.1.0 and 4.2.0 with the same result. is there some manual or something where i can find out how to make it done? or mayebe in next relese of Xfree there wil be support for this card. Hopefully that will happen. DRI support for the Mach64 chip is being added. If you're not faint of heart you can try the snapshots on http://dri.sourceforge.net/snapshots/bleeding-edge/ . Send any problems to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . best regards. Paul. José Fonseca ___ Xpert mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xpert
Re: [Xpert]Trapping key sequences
HI! Take a look at xikbd http://www.sandklef.com/xikbd Best regards, hesa On Tue, 2002-05-21 at 12:16, Oyvind Hallsteinsen wrote: Is it possible to have the XFree server trap a key sequence which then triggers an event (for instance run a program)? Obviously XFree can trap key sequences (ctrl-alt-backspace, among others), but can I configure my own? This would be interesting in a think client enviroment, where the X server is the only piece of software running on the local machine. For instance one could have ctrl-shift-escape or some other combination reboot the computer by switching to runlevel 6. --- -- Øyvind Hallsteinsen, HIST AITeL -- ___ Xpert mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xpert -- Henrik Sandklef http://www.sandklef.com/hesa/ Email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Software http://www.sandklef.com/software/ ___ Xpert mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xpert
Re: [Xpert]Latest CVS doesn't work with my Trident CyberBladeXP/Ai1
Are you sure you've built and installed it properly. Things are working fine over here. If you're still having problems, a log would be nice. Alan. On Tue, May 21, 2002 at 11:39:03 +0200, Olivier Fourdan wrote: Hi all, Alan, FYI, I've downloaded, compiled and installed the CVS today, and I had to revert to 4.2 because the latest CVS dosn't work for me. It's very slow, there are graphic corruption and finally it crashes the system after a few seconds. It's a Toshiba laptop with a Trident CyberBladeXPAi1. 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Trident Microsystems: Unknown device 8820 (rev 82) Cheers, -- Olivier [EMAIL PROTECTED]http://www.xfce.org --- XFce is a lightweight desktop environment for various *NIX systems. Designed for productivity, it loads and executes applications fast, while conserving system resources. XFce is all free software, released under GNU General Public License.Available from http://www.xfce.org ___ Xpert mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xpert ___ Xpert mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xpert
[Xpert]trying to build a ~16ft^2 x video wall
I'm currently in the process of building a sixteen-monitor video wall, and am in search of some *free* software that will make it work (I found a $1000 program called X-META-X that does what I want flawlessly, but I am doing this project at my high school and don't have any money for it). So far I haven't found any such software, and I am begining to think I may have to write some code myself. Before I ask any questions, I think it would be a good idea to give an overview of my setup. The wall will consist of five PCs and sixteen identical monitors and video cards. It should work as follows: four of the PCs will have four video cards each and will run an X server on each video card, possibly using Xinerama to combine them. The fifth PC will be networked with the four other PCs, will use some mechanism to combine the sixteen remote displays (four if Xinerama is used) into one large display, and will act as a head-end for this display. As I said, there exists a piece of software called X-META-X which proxies X connections and allows one to create setups such as the one I just described. Since I can't afford this software, however, I have come up with some other ways for the fifth machine to combine the remote displays into a single large display. My first idea was to hack Xnest to open multiple windows on multiple remote displays and have it split up its frame buffer among these windows. I gave up on this eventually, as it would most likely involve way too much work (I'm trying to avoid doing more work than I have to). My current idea, and the idea I want to use, involves writing a new driver module for X 4.2.0 that works a lot like Xnest. X would believe it was drawing to a graphics card, when in reality my driver would be passing its frame buffer to a remote X display (this would violate the guidlines for X drivers as my module would make calls to Xlib). This would allow me to (hopefully) get my project done as quickly as possible (before the school year ends), and would leave me with what I believe would be a very elegant setup. The monitor and keyboard for the display would go on the fifth machine, and I could use Xinerama on this machine to organize the remote displays. Unfortunately, I'm not exactly familiar with writing drivers for X. I am hoping for some pointers to get me started. Specifically, I want to know: + Will this work? Is there a better/easier/cooler way? + Are there any X driver writing docs that are a little more helpful than the ones on xfree86.org? + What would be the best way for my driver to tell when it should update the remote display? (The way I understand it, a basic driver simply passes the address of the card's frame buffer to the X server, which then writes to this buffer without telling the driver. How can I found out when X writes to the buffer?) + How should I display the frame buffer on the remote display? (should I simply write it pixel-by-pixel to a full screen window, or is there a faster way?) If you've read this much of my post, thank you very much. If you can help me at all, please respond, and thank you even more. That's all folks. -Jacob Kuenzel ___ Xpert mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xpert
Re: [Xpert]trying to build a ~16ft^2 x video wall
I'm currently in the process of building a sixteen-monitor video wall, and am in search of some *free* software that will make it work (I found a $1000 program called X-META-X that does what I want flawlessly, but I am doing this project at my high school and don't have any money for it). So far I haven't found any such software, and I am begining to think I may have to write some code myself. Before I ask any questions, I think it would be a good idea to give an overview of my setup. You might be able to convince the company to donate a copy to your school. The wall will consist of five PCs and sixteen identical monitors and video cards. It should work as follows: four of the PCs will have four video cards each and will run an X server on each video card, possibly using Xinerama to combine them. The fifth PC will be networked with the four other PCs, will use some mechanism to combine the sixteen remote displays (four if Xinerama is used) into one large display, and will act as a head-end for this display. As I said, there exists a piece of software called X-META-X which proxies X connections and allows one to create setups such as the one I just described. Since I can't afford this software, however, I have come up with some other ways for the fifth machine to combine the remote displays into a single large display. My first idea was to hack Xnest to open multiple windows on multiple remote displays and have it split up its frame buffer among these windows. I gave up on this eventually, as it would most likely involve way too much work (I'm trying to avoid doing more work than I have to). My current idea, and the idea I want to use, involves writing a new driver module for X 4.2.0 that works a lot like Xnest. X would believe it was drawing to a graphics card, when in reality my driver would be passing its frame buffer to a remote X display (this would violate the guidlines for X drivers as my module would make calls to Xlib). This would allow me to (hopefully) get my project done as quickly as possible (before the school year ends), and would leave me with what I believe would be a very elegant setup. The monitor and keyboard for the display would go on the fifth machine, and I could use Xinerama on this machine to organize the remote displays. Unfortunately, I'm not exactly familiar with writing drivers for X. I am hoping for some pointers to get me started. Specifically, I want to know: + Will this work? Is there a better/easier/cooler way? + Are there any X driver writing docs that are a little more helpful than the ones on xfree86.org? + What would be the best way for my driver to tell when it should update the remote display? (The way I understand it, a basic driver simply passes the address of the card's frame buffer to the X server, which then writes to this buffer without telling the driver. How can I found out when X writes to the buffer?) + How should I display the frame buffer on the remote display? (should I simply write it pixel-by-pixel to a full screen window, or is there a faster way?) If you want to go with this approach you should look for info on the shadowfb support (it keeps an internal framebuffer and would automatically notify your driver when a given rectangular area needs to updated on your display). Another approach would be to run a large vncserver process and then run four vncviewer processes (one on each of your four Xinerama'd displays) displaying different quadrants of the vnc session. If you did it this way, you could easily run with a window manager config that didn't put borders around the viewers and set the viewers to only have a single pixel wide scrollbar to adjust the portion of the session to be viewed. If your willing to do a little more work, you could modify the viewer to take a command line option to set the initial viewport position and then you could loose the one pixel border around each of the quadrants. If you've read this much of my post, thank you very much. If you can help me at all, please respond, and thank you even more. That's all folks. -Jacob Kuenzel ___ Xpert mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xpert ___ Xpert mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xpert
Re: [Xpert]fontconfig install doesn't respect EtcX11Directory
Around 15 o'clock on May 21, Jon Leech wrote: Sounds good - but in the meantime, it might be good to remove it from the build, so that it doesn't prevent installs in nonstandard locations from completing. If fontconfig is truly not related to X, should it even be in the X tree? Fontconfig is not dependent on X, but X is dependent on fontconfig, and XFree86 has a practice of shipping non-standard packages along with the window system to avoid adding new dependencies to existing systems. I'm putting the finishing touches on making fontconfig buildable outside of the X tree by using autoconf, that build process places the configuration files in reasonable places as it has definitions for the standard system configuration directory. I tried overriding FontconfigDir in site.def, but that wasn't sufficient, and the install still fails trying to write into font directories it locates under /usr/share. Fontconfig wants to build caches for available fonts to avoid having every user build private caches when the first fontconfig-using application is invoked. The build process now skips that step when DESTDIR is set. What problem are you trying to avoid by skipping this step? Keith PackardXFree86 Core TeamHP Cambridge Research Lab ___ Xpert mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xpert
[Xpert]cvs X: build error in lib/Xft1/xftdir.c
Hi, I have encountered an error during make install of freshly build x from cvs.. Regards, Axel make[3]: Entering directory /usr/local/src/x/xc/lib/Xft1' rm -f xftdir.o gcc -c -O2 -fno-strength-reduce -ansi -pedantic -Wall -Wpointer-arith -Wstrict-prototypes -Wmissing-prototypes -Wmissing-declarations -Wredundant-decls -Wnested-externs -Wundef -I../../exports/include/freetype2 -I../.. -I../../exports/include -Dlinux -D__i386__ -D_POSIX_C_SOURCE=199309L -D_POSIX_SOURCE -D_XOPEN_SOURCE -D_BSD_SOURCE -D_SVID_SOURCE -D_GNU_SOURCE -DFUNCPROTO=15 -DNARROWPROTO -DXTHREADS -D_REENTRANT -DXUSE_MTSAFE_API-DFREETYPE2 -fPIC xftdir.c xftdir.c: In function DirScan': xftdir.c:34: warning: passing arg 3 of cDirScan' from incompatible pointer type xftdir.c:34: warning: passing arg 4 of cDirScan' from incompatible pointer type xftdir.c:34: warning: passing arg 5 of cDirScan' makes pointer from integer without a cast xftdir.c:34: too few arguments to function cDirScan' xftdir.c: In function DirSave': xftdir.c:40: warning: passing arg 2 of cDirSave' from incompatible pointer type xftdir.c:40: too few arguments to function cDirSave' make[3]: *** [xftdir.o] Error 1 make[3]: Leaving directory /usr/local/src/x/xc/lib/Xft1' make[2]: *** [install] Error 2 make[2]: Leaving directory /usr/local/src/x/xc/lib' make[1]: *** [install] Error 2 make[1]: Leaving directory /usr/local/src/x/xc' make: *** [install] Error 2 ___ Xpert mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xpert
Re: [Xpert]cvs X: build error in lib/Xft1/xftdir.c
Around 3 o'clock on May 22, Axel H. Siebenwirth wrote: I have encountered an error during make install of freshly build x from cvs.. Sorry 'bout that -- I didn't get the changes into Xft1 that are needed to deal with changes in fontconfig. All fixed now. Keith PackardXFree86 Core TeamHP Cambridge Research Lab ___ Xpert mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://XFree86.Org/mailman/listinfo/xpert
