On Sun, Sep 15, 2002 at 03:39:19PM +0200, Roman Himmes wrote: > due to the lacking XVideo Extension support in Xfree4.2.1 for the Silicon > Motion Lynx 3DM driver, I tried to compile Branden's latest source Packages > with the newest siliconmotion drivers from the Xfree cvs Head sources. > (I copied the *.h and *.c from the cvs into the buildtree. after I did > debian/rules/checksource ) the I made a "make World". [...] > BUT now Xfree86 crashes when I try to watch a movie with MPlayer or aviplay > when they try to use the XV-Extension. Heh, sounds like you've found an upstream bug. Welcome to CVS HEAD. :) > May a complete install of my own compiled Xfree86 sources help ? Unlikely. If the tree as you patched it built at all, the problem is probably present in a pure build of CVS HEAD. > What is the "right" way to install Brandens sources ? (debian/rules build ?? > but that will build a static debug version of xfree...) Only in addition to the regular one. Simply don't use the xserver-xfree86-dbg package or the XFree86-debug server executable. -- G. Branden Robinson | I have a truly elegant proof of the Debian GNU/Linux | above, but it is too long to fit branden@debian.org | into this .signature file. http://people.debian.org/~branden/ |
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