Looking for source tree location

Kaao · 08-14-2006, 09:11 PM

I am trying to install the drivers for my laptops integrated video so i can run xgl. The instructions are below can some one please tell me where that source tree he is talking about is i installed it with yast.

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* Note 1: The following instructions assume that you have installed binary XFree86/X.org packages and only want to (re)compile sis-related code and not the whole XFree86/X.org environment.
* Note 2: You need the whole XFree86 or X.org source tree to build the SiS XFree86/X.org driver.
* Extract my source archive to a temporary directory, ie. anywhere but the XFree86/X.org source tree. Ignore an eventual "ignoring trailing garbage" message during extraction.
* Copy all .c and .h files from that temporary directory over the existing ones inside the XFree86/X.org source tree (programs/Xserver/hw/xfree86/drivers/sis/)
* Delete the existing Imakefile. Rename the one matching your version of XFree86/X.org to "Imakefile". (These files are named Imakefile_4.1, Imakefile_4.2 and so on for XFree86 4.1, 4.2 and so on, and Imakefile_6.7.0 and Imakefile_6.8.1 for X.org. The version for 6.8.1 is also for 6.8.2.)
* If you use the XFree86/X.org source from XFree.org/X.org: cd into the "xc" directory of the XFree86/X.org source tree and run "make World". At first, this will create Makefiles, convert font files and do some other stuff. Then it will start compiling. If you only want to compile the sis X driver and not the whole XFree86/X.org environment, you can cancel the building process as soon as there is a "Makefile" in the SiS driver directory (where you copied the files one step before).
* Debian source: cd into the directory where the Debian source code is located (where you see a "debian" and a "build-tree" directory) and run "debian/rules build". At first, this will create Makefiles, convert font files and do some other stuff. Then it will start compiling. If you only want to compile the sis X driver and not the whole X environment, you can cancel the building process as soon as there is a "Makefile" in the SiS driver directory (programs/Xserver/hw/xfree86/drivers/sis/).
* cd into the sis directory (programs/Xserver/hw/xfree86/drivers/sis/), run "make clean" and then "make".
* Copy the newly generated sis_drv.o (sis_drv.so starting with X.org 6.9) from programs/Xserver/hw/xfree86/drivers/sis/ (which you made the current directory one step ealier) over the existing one. Normally, the file is located in /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/, or, starting with X.org 7.0, at /usr/lib/xorg/modules/drivers/.
* To install the sis manpage, gzip the file sis._man, rename the gzipped file to sis.4.gz and copy this file to /usr/X11R6/man/man4/. (This path and filename may vary depending on your distribution.)

bulliver · 08-15-2006, 11:07 PM

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The instructions are below can some one please tell me where that source tree he is talking about is i installed it with yast.

You almost certainly don't have the source tree on your system. Get it from a mirror at http://wiki.x.org/wiki/Mirrors

archtoad6 · 08-23-2006, 09:31 AM

Kaao, a word to the wise: I didn't bother the read your whole Q because the quoted material was so damn long & so much of it superfluous.

Luckily buliver is more patient than I.

May I suggest reading: http://linuxmafia.com/faq/Essays/smart-questions.html
especially: http://linuxmafia.com/faq/Essays/sma...ns.html#volume

Hope this is gentle & tactful enough to persuade you, not irk you.