On Sat, 2002-01-05 at 20:04, Dave Baker wrote: > I'm trying to build a set of xfree86 .debs from the CVS archive in order > to get my Radeon 7500 to work. I've confirmed it works by just doing a > 'make World' against the CVS tree but when I try to integrate it with the > latest xfree debian ruleset most of the patches fail to apply (expected) > and the source tree no longer compiles (unexpected). > > I checked Branden's X StrikeForce page and didn't see anything beyond the > -pre releases, and haven't had any luck searching for info due to the mass > of unrelated pages that google turns up. > > Normally I'd just trudge through this with trial and error, but when it > takes many hours to attempt each compile this stops being a viable method. > > Can anyone help? Does anyone have a debian/ directory that's ready to > accept a CVS tarball and go? Or, does anyone have any hints about how I > should best go about this?
I think what you're trying to do is more hassle than it's worth. :) Unless you need multihead support, I think you can use a 7500 with 4.1.0 by overriding the ChipID to that of a VE (IIRC). You should try to get more information about this on the web or elsewhere and remember that I'm not responsible for any problems this might cause though. :) Even if that's a no-go, there is no real reason for packaging X CVS when all you need is an up-to-date X server, which is probably the case for you. Just build it normally and install into /usr/local or your preferred place for non-packaged software, and then point /etc/X11/X to it etc. Beware that unless you #define UseSeparateConfDir NO in xc/config/cf/host.def, make install will overwrite stuff in /etc/X11 and cause major problems. Yes, I've been reminded the hard way. :( -- Earthling Michel Dänzer (MrCooper)/ Debian GNU/Linux (powerpc) developer XFree86 and DRI project member / CS student, Free Software enthusiast -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
