On Fri, 2005-01-28 at 11:56 -0600, Rex Dieter wrote: > Ivan Gyurdiev wrote: > > > Why would you split a library off from xorg-x11, but not split the > > headers? > > As I said previously, the MesaGL .so link and headers are required, else > you end up with proprietary-ized binaries that work *only* when the > nvidia GL libs are installed. MesaGL-linked binaries wor on both MesaGL > and Nvidia-GL (supposedly) systems. > > I say (supposedly) because I don't have/use NVidia cards myself, but > I've heard enough success stories from reputable sources to trust the > conclusion. > Allright. I tested this, it works, so I'll admit you're all right, I'm wrong, and from what I've learned from this discussion I even know exactly why - it has to do with symlinks, linker path precedence, and the nvidia script installer, it's not important. Conclusions: ============= - Mesa-libGL can work alongside nvidia-glx, and should be installed if I am to build against libGL or it doesn't work at all. - I should stay away from the nvidia installer, use only livna packages, and rebuild against rawhide. What needs to be done: ====================== - The -devel package should not install dead links on my system - it should require Mesa-libGL. - I still say the libGL devel stuff and libGLU should be split from xorg-x11-devel. - livna needs to be patched for memory leak bug, and other bugs. Patches at www.minion.de/files/1.0-6629/. - There should be a rawhide-sync'ed livna and extras, and not having them makes moving packages to extras evil. - SElinux strict policy bug with /etc/udev/devices to be fixed... Anything else I'm missing? -- Ivan Gyurdiev <ivg2@xxxxxxxxxxx> Cornell University
