[Intel-gfx] What does it take to build the GEM branch?

[He, Shuang]

Clemens Eisserer ??:
> Thanks for answering,
>
> is the GEM-branch what is intended to become 2.4, or will we have
> (again) until 2.5 for fast EXA?
>
> Thanks, Clemens
>   

No, it won't become 2.4.

Thanks
--Shuang
> 2008/7/2 He, Shuang <shuang.he at intel.com>:
>   
>> Clemens Eisserer ??:
>>     
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I would be interested in testing the GEM branch on my 945GM-Laptop,
>>> running RawHide.
>>> Which things to I have to replace to make it working, and when is the
>>> release containing GEM planned?
>>>
>>>       
>> Hi, Clemens
>> You need to build following components:
>> drm: drm-gem branch
>> mesa: drm-gem branch
>> xf86-video-intel: drm-gem branch
>> xserver: master branch
>> And it's recommended to use kernel 2.6.25 or newer. In order to build and
>> load your drm/i915 kernel module correctly, you may have to recompile your
>> kernel with following symbols exported:
>> shmem_file_setup (mm/shmem.c)
>> shmem_getpage (mm/shmem.c)
>> mark_page_accessed (mm/swap.c)
>>
>> Thanks
>> --Shuang
>>     
>>> Thank you in advance, lg Clemens
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