From owner-freebsd-ports Wed Feb 7 2:28:20 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Received: from katrien.skystream.nl (katrien.skystream.nl [195.7.130.55]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E74C737B67D for ; Wed, 7 Feb 2001 02:27:58 -0800 (PST) Received: from dyn.dailup.c227128171.isd.to (dyn.dailup.c227128171.isd.to [213.227.128.171]) by katrien.skystream.nl (8.11.1/8.11.0) with ESMTP id f17APkq04908 for ; Wed, 7 Feb 2001 11:25:47 +0100 Received: (qmail 55329 invoked by uid 1000); 7 Feb 2001 10:28:29 -0000 From: "Andre Goeree" Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 11:28:29 +0100 To: Maxim Sobolev Cc: ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Mesa-3.* and XFree86-4.0.2 Message-ID: <20010207112829.C55281@mandark.attica.home> Reply-To: abgoeree@uwnet.nl References: <20010207102637.B749@mandark.attica.home> <3A8115B5.8324179F@FreeBSD.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <3A8115B5.8324179F@FreeBSD.org>; from sobomax@FreeBSD.org on Wed, Feb 07, 2001 at 11:30:29AM +0200 X-Sender: abgoeree@uwnet.nl Sender: owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On Wed, Feb 07, 2001 at 11:30:29AM +0200, Maxim Sobolev wrote: > Andre Goeree wrote: > > > Hello, > > > > The Mesa part shipped with XFree86-4.0.2 is of version 3.4 while > > Mesa in ports/graphics is still at version 3.2.1. (why?) > > > > If you try to configure xscreensaver, with Mesa-3.2.1 installed, > > you get no GL. The message is "we found headers but no libraries" > > or something alike telling you your Mesa is screwed up.. > > > > I have finished a script that fixes some bugs in Mesa-3.4 distrib. > > Also some m4 files where missing from Mesa-3.4 (which i have taken > > from a Mesa-3.3 distrib, as 3.4 is a bugfix version of 3.3). > > Everything (including src/X86) will compile, run and "gmake check" > > after running this script :) > > > > If anyone here is interested, i'd be happy to mail these files to them. > > > > I think it's time that Mesa-3.4 makes it into ports.. > > Even if it's only for those who have XFree86-4.0.2. > > > > Please reply/cc me off-list, i'm not on this list. > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: Re: Change XLIB location... > Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 10:04:52 +0200 (EET) > From: Maxim Sobolev > To: john@office.naver.co.id (John Indra) > CC: freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG > > > > > Oh yeah, and could Mesa port maintainer upgrade the Mesa port version to > > Mesa 2.4 (if I'm not mistaken, that is the latest version right?) > > Since Mesa included in XFree86 4.0.2 is Mesa 2.4, I don't see the reason of > > not upgrading the Mesa port ASAP too... > > > > No, there will not be an update to Mesa 2.4 for the followign reasons: I believe you mean Mesa-3.4 ;) 2.4 is long gone.... > > 1. Mesa 2.4 has broken assembler routines (missed some files, broken > detection in configure script etc.); This is *exactly* what my script (+ modified m4 files from Mesa-3.3) fixes:) > 2. Mesa 2.4 is incompatible with utah-glx, therefore upgrade would make this > port broken; utah-glx is allready marked broken for XFree86-4.0.2 so i don't see the problem. > 3. XFree86 4.0.2 uses only glut and GLU libraries from Mesa, they are > contributes software for Mesa and do not change very much from release > to release, so update would buy very little for XFree86 4.0.2 users. > IMHO, This is incorrect, the Mesa files included with XFree86-4.0.2 are of version 3.4 so a update/addition of Mesa-3.4 to ports would be a logical step. > -Maxim > > Regards, -- Andre. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-ports" in the body of the message