----- Forwarded message from Ketil Malde <ketil@ii.uib.no> ----- From: Ketil Malde <ketil@ii.uib.no> To: submit@bugs.debian.org Subject: Bug#77511: relationships between packages for 3d support Date: 20 Nov 2000 09:44:09 +0100 Delivered-To: branden@localhost.deadbeast.net Delivered-To: branden@deadbeast.net Reply-To: Ketil Malde <ketil@ii.uib.no>, 77511@bugs.debian.org Resent-From: Ketil Malde <ketil@ii.uib.no> Orignal-Sender: Ketil Malde <kma@networks.nera.no> Resent-To: debian-bugs-dist@lists.debian.org Resent-Cc: Branden Robinson <branden@debian.org> Resent-Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2000 08:48:02 GMT Resent-Message-ID: <handler.77511.B.97470988820077@bugs.debian.org> Resent-Sender: owner@bugs.debian.org X-Debian-PR-Message: report 77511 X-Debian-PR-Package: xserver-xfree86 X-Debian-PR-Keywords: X-Loop: owner@bugs.debian.org Message-ID: <KETIL-vk1ofzbrq1y.fsf@eris.bgo.nera.no> User-Agent: Gnus/5.0803 (Gnus v5.8.3) XEmacs/20.4 (Emerald) Delivered-To: submit@bugs.debian.org Package: xserver-xfree86 Severity: wishlist Hi, After getting XFree 4 to work with the tdfx module, I'm now trying to get accelerated 3D. It appears that, according to http://dri.sourceforge.net/DRIuserguide.html that I need the 3dfx DRI kernel module, GLX modules for XFree86, and an XFree-supplied libGL - and, in particular, *not* libGL from Mesa, nor libglide - is this correct? As it is now, when I try to run a 3d demo like "gears", I get a message about setting a 3DFX env var, and it appears to be unaccelerated, software only. An artifact of retaining Mesa with Glide, I suppose. So, for the wishlist, I'd think the package descriptions for XFree86, as well as Glide/Mesa might do well to describe the relationship and compatibilities in a bit more detail. As it is now, the Glide packages suggests their installation if you have an appropriate card, for instance. And perhaps have libGL from XFree (is it included? where?) to conflict with libGL from Mesa (although one might want to retain it under the libMesaGL name, of course)? The whole thing probably makes sense when you know how it's supposed to work, but with only a rudimentary overview of the packages, it's hard to figure out, I think. -kzm -- If I haven't seen further, it is by standing in the footprints of giants ----- End forwarded message ----- -- G. Branden Robinson | Experience should teach us to be most on Debian GNU/Linux | our guard to protect liberty when the branden@deadbeast.net | government's purposes are beneficent. http://deadbeast.net/~branden/ | -- Louis Brandeis
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