mesa-compat32 updating warning on Slack64 14.1

Youmu · 08-08-2015, 02:26 PM

Hi there!
I was updating my multilib packages using compat32pkg tool, and got this warning:

Code:

(WARNING)  *** -=[ mesa-compat32 has been updated ]=- **********************
(WARNING) *                                                                *
(WARNING) *  In order to use graphical softwares, you should reinstall any  *
(WARNING) *  proprietary driver in use (like nVidia or aTi) with 32-bit     *
(WARNING) *  driver files.                                                  *
(WARNING) *                                                                 *
(WARNING)  *****************************************************************

Is it really necessary for me to rebuild and reinstall my bumblebee graphics driver? Can I safely ignore this warning?

Code:

Linux darkstar 3.10.84 #1 SMP PREEMPT Sun Jul 19 04:10:31 MSK 2015 x86_64 Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3517U CPU @ 1.90GHz GenuineIntel GNU/Linux

Nvidia and intel hybrid graphics.
Thanks!

Alien Bob · 08-08-2015, 02:35 PM

What do you think? That the warning was just for fun?
The mesa package overwrites your accelerated OpenGL library with Mesa's own software implementation. Poof! Gone are your fast game framerates.

Youmu · 08-08-2015, 02:56 PM

Woah! Alien Bob himself!
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Will it be useful to blacklist mesa-compat32 packages? Or exclude them while updating?

Thanks!

Alien Bob · 08-08-2015, 03:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Youmu

Woah! Alien Bob himself!
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Will it be useful to blacklist mesa-compat32 packages? Or exclude them while updating?

Thanks!

Not useful at all. In fact, highly undesired. You need to recompile/reinstall your proprietary drivers anyway because the 64-bit official mesa package will already have overwritten your accelerated 64-bit OpenGL libraries with its own software rendering (not hardware accelerated) Mesa libraries.

kingbeowulf · 08-09-2015, 05:00 PM

Alien Bob, all I can say is "sigh". You were gentler in your comments than I would have been. I'm definitely getting grumpier in my old age.