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authorBrian Paul <brian.paul@tungstengraphics.com>2004-03-26 15:20:08 +0000
committerBrian Paul <brian.paul@tungstengraphics.com>2004-03-26 15:20:08 +0000
commit26f334a679dcb09c1217d34e89e98ac44471c094 (patch)
treebde82bb9d907fd989873a40164bda9a864522e9e /docs
parentd8944fb6cf0cec7f3ff1504477a5b72ad88375c5 (diff)
updated Makefile info
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@@ -36,6 +36,15 @@ system and wants to contribute one and maintain it, we'll consider
adding it again.
</p>
+<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.
+</p>
+
<h3>1.1 Compilation</h3>
@@ -43,13 +52,12 @@ adding it again.
Note: if you've obtained Mesa through CVS, do this first:
</p>
<pre>
- cd Mesa-newtree
- cp Makefile.X11 Makefile
+ cd Mesa
chmod a+x bin/mklib
</pre>
<p>
-Now, just type <b>make</b>.
+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:
</p>
@@ -57,9 +65,11 @@ Choose one from the list (such as linux-x86), and type:
make linux-x86
</pre>
<p>
-That's it.
+If you want to rebuild for a different configuration run
+<code>make realclean</code> before rebuilding.
</p>
+
<h3>1.2 The libraries</h3>
<p>
@@ -67,16 +77,21 @@ When compilation has finished, look in the top-level <b>lib/</b> directory.
You'll see a set of library files similar to this:
</p>
<pre>
-lrwxrwxrwx 1 brian users 10 Sep 4 17:55 libGL.so -> libGL.so.1*
-lrwxrwxrwx 1 brian users 19 Sep 4 17:55 libGL.so.1 -> libGL.so.1.4.050100*
--rwxr-xr-x 1 brian users 13940317 Sep 4 17:55 libGL.so.1.4.050100*
-lrwxrwxrwx 1 brian users 11 Sep 4 17:54 libGLU.so -> libGLU.so.1*
-lrwxrwxrwx 1 brian users 20 Sep 4 17:54 libGLU.so.1 -> libGLU.so.1.3.050100*
--rwxr-xr-x 1 brian users 324746 Sep 3 13:54 libGLU.so.1.1*
--rwxr-xr-x 1 brian users 2830539 Sep 4 17:54 libGLU.so.1.3.050100*
-lrwxrwxrwx 1 brian users 12 Sep 4 17:53 libglut.so -> libglut.so.3*
-lrwxrwxrwx 1 brian users 16 Sep 4 17:53 libglut.so.3 -> libglut.so.3.7.1*
--rwxr-xr-x 1 brian users 2426683 Sep 4 17:53 libglut.so.3.7.1*
+lrwxrwxrwx 1 brian users 10 Mar 26 07:53 libGL.so -> libGL.so.1*
+lrwxrwxrwx 1 brian users 19 Mar 26 07:53 libGL.so.1 -> libGL.so.1.5.060100*
+-rwxr-xr-x 1 brian users 3375861 Mar 26 07:53 libGL.so.1.5.060100*
+lrwxrwxrwx 1 brian users 11 Mar 26 07:53 libGLU.so -> libGLU.so.1*
+lrwxrwxrwx 1 brian users 20 Mar 26 07:53 libGLU.so.1 -> libGLU.so.1.3.060100*
+-rwxr-xr-x 1 brian users 549269 Mar 26 07:53 libGLU.so.1.3.060100*
+lrwxrwxrwx 1 brian users 12 Mar 26 07:53 libglut.so -> libglut.so.3*
+lrwxrwxrwx 1 brian users 16 Mar 26 07:53 libglut.so.3 -> libglut.so.3.7.1*
+-rwxr-xr-x 1 brian users 597754 Mar 26 07:53 libglut.so.3.7.1*
+lrwxrwxrwx 1 brian users 11 Mar 26 08:04 libGLw.so -> libGLw.so.1*
+lrwxrwxrwx 1 brian users 15 Mar 26 08:04 libGLw.so.1 -> libGLw.so.1.0.0*
+-rwxr-xr-x 1 brian users 20750 Mar 26 08:04 libGLw.so.1.0.0*
+lrwxrwxrwx 1 brian users 14 Mar 26 07:53 libOSMesa.so -> libOSMesa.so.6*
+lrwxrwxrwx 1 brian users 23 Mar 26 07:53 libOSMesa.so.6 -> libOSMesa.so.6.1.060100*
+-rwxr-xr-x 1 brian users 23871 Mar 26 07:53 libOSMesa.so.6.1.060100*
</pre>
<p>
@@ -85,6 +100,10 @@ lrwxrwxrwx 1 brian users 16 Sep 4 17:53 libglut.so.3 -> libglut.
<b>libGLU</b> is the OpenGL Utility library.
<br>
<b>libglut</b> is the GLUT library.
+<br>
+<b>libGLw</b> is the Xt/Motif OpenGL drawing area widget library.
+<br>
+<b>libOSMesa</b> is the OSMesa (Off-Screen) interface library.
</p>
@@ -184,24 +203,14 @@ already installed, you'll have to choose different directories, like
</p>
<p>
-To install the Mesa headers, do this:
-<blockquote>
-<b>cp -r include/GL /usr/include</b>
-</blockquote>
-
-<p>
-To install the Mesa libraries, do this:
+To install Mesa's headers and libraries, run <code>make install</code>
+You'll be prompted to enter alternative directories for the headers
+and libraries.
</p>
-<blockquote>
-<b>cp -pd lib/* /usr/lib</b>
-<br>
-(The -pd options preserve symbolic links)
-</blockquote>
<p>
-If you install the libraries in a non-standard location you can use
-LD_LIBRARY_PATH (on Linux) to switch between the Mesa libs and another
-vendor libs whenever you want.
+Note: at runtime, you can set the LD_LIBRARY_PATH (on Linux) to switch
+between the Mesa libs and another vendor libs whenever you want.
This is a handy way to compare multiple OpenGL implementations.
</p>