| View previous topic :: View next topic |
| Author |
Message |
orochi
Tux's lil' helper
Joined: 02 Aug 2002
Posts: 76
|
 Posted: Fri Aug 09, 2002 5:49 pm Post subject: xfree install suggestion |
 |
|
| i was jsut sittin there pondering while waitin for xfree to finish... ok so i was pondering for a really long time.... and then i noticed that a huge amount to of it was for compliling all the drivers for all the cards and this seemed to take up a pretty big amount of time.. so heres and idea if its possible, have a use variable to specify which card u have so it wouldnt have to waste hours compilin usless drivers, like use="ati" to only compile for ati... this would save a significant amount of time, this idea (if possible.... i havent really looked into it) could also be used to alsa which also spends most(?) of its time compiling drivers. |
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
line72
Apprentice
Joined: 13 Jun 2002
Posts: 212
|
| Posted: Fri Aug 09, 2002 6:43 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| this would be really nice !!! |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
pjp
Administrator
Joined: 16 Apr 2002
Posts: 20067
|
| Posted: Fri Aug 09, 2002 6:54 pm Post subject: |
|
|
If X is compiled with only ATi drivers, and you switch to say an nVidia card, would X have to be recompiled? I could be way off, just a thought. I'm not sure emerge is designed to handle this level of detail.
_________________
Quis separabit? Quo animo? |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
orochi
Tux's lil' helper
Joined: 02 Aug 2002
Posts: 76
|
| Posted: Fri Aug 09, 2002 7:09 pm Post subject: still install |
|
|
| jus a side note... i am STILL compilin xfree... this takes way too long.. the drivers really do take up the bulk of the time i think.... |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
delta407
Bodhisattva
Joined: 23 Apr 2002
Posts: 2876
Location: Chicago, IL
|
| Posted: Fri Aug 09, 2002 10:19 pm Post subject: Re: xfree install suggestion |
|
|
| orochi wrote: | | could also be used to alsa which also spends most(?) of its time compiling drivers. |
There's an environment variable that you can set to make ALSA only build and install some specific driver (or set of drivers). Don't remember it off the top of my head, but it exists.
_________________
I don't believe in witty sigs. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
mksoft
l33t
Joined: 28 May 2002
Posts: 844
|
| Posted: Sat Aug 10, 2002 9:08 am Post subject: |
|
|
For alsa the env var is called ALSA_CARDS
As for xfree86, this has been discussed before, so you might want to check it out.
_________________
There's someone in my head but it's not me - Pink Floyd |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
orochi
Tux's lil' helper
Joined: 02 Aug 2002
Posts: 76
|
| Posted: Sat Aug 10, 2002 9:31 am Post subject: nice |
|
|
| thnkx , great tip, this should be more visible, like in the desktop howto , im sure many ppl will benefit form it |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
mksoft
l33t
Joined: 28 May 2002
Posts: 844
|
| Posted: Sat Aug 10, 2002 9:41 am Post subject: |
|
|
I think it should be added as an env var, just like ALSA_CARDS. I'll look into modifying the ebuild and submitting to bugzilla.
_________________
There's someone in my head but it's not me - Pink Floyd |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
konstk
Tux's lil' helper
Joined: 13 Aug 2002
Posts: 75
|
| Posted: Wed Aug 14, 2002 5:46 am Post subject: |
|
|
| mksoft wrote: | | I think it should be added as an env var, just like ALSA_CARDS. I'll look into modifying the ebuild and submitting to bugzilla. |
This is configured in the hosts.def file if I'm not mistaken. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
mksoft
l33t
Joined: 28 May 2002
Posts: 844
|
| Posted: Wed Aug 14, 2002 6:15 am Post subject: |
|
|
| konstk wrote: | | mksoft wrote: | | I think it should be added as an env var, just like ALSA_CARDS. I'll look into modifying the ebuild and submitting to bugzilla. |
This is configured in the hosts.def file if I'm not mistaken. |
You're not mistaken. Check the link to the thread I've posted here. It explains it.
_________________
There's someone in my head but it's not me - Pink Floyd |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
Gentoo Chat
