[Mesa-dev] [PATCH] docs: update FAQ

[Chad Versace]

On 10/06/2012 03:30 AM, Andreas Boll wrote:
> Reported-by: Fabio Pedretti <fabio.ped at libero.it>
> 
> v2: (Chad Versace chad.versace at linux.intel.com)
>   - Rewrite FAQ - proper place for installing mesa.
> ---
>  docs/faq.html |   43 ++++++++++++++++++++++++-------------------
>  1 files changed, 24 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/docs/faq.html b/docs/faq.html
> index dd4e7de..598498d 100644
> --- a/docs/faq.html
> +++ b/docs/faq.html
> @@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
>  
>  <center>
>  <h1>Mesa Frequently Asked Questions</h1>
> -Last updated: 20 September 2012
> +Last updated: 5 October 2012
>  </center>
>  
>  <br>
> @@ -236,15 +236,22 @@ Basically you'll want the following:
>  Mesa version number.
>  </li></ul>
>  <p>
> -After installing X.org and the DRI drivers, some of these files
> -may be symlinks into the /usr/X11R6/ tree.
> +When configuring Mesa, there are three autoconf options that affect the install
> +location that you should take care with: <code>--prefix</code>,
> +<code>--libdir</code>, and <code>--with-dri-driverdir</code>. To install Mesa
> +into the sytem location where it will be available for all programs to use, set
            ^^^^^ typo: system
> +<code>--prefix=/usr</code>. Set <code>--libdir</code> to where you Linux
                                                                  ^^^ typo: your
> +distribution installs system libraries, usually either <code>/usr/lib</code> or
> +<code>/usr/lib64</code>. Set <code>--with-dri-driverdir</code> to the directory
> +where your Linux distribution installs DRI drivers. To find your system's DRI
> +driver directory, try executing <code>find /usr -type d -name dri</code>. For
> +example, if the <code>find</code> command listed <code>/usr/lib64/dri</code>,
> +the set <code>--with-dri-driverdir=/usr/lib64/dri</code>.
   ^^^ typo: then

I admit, the typos were originally mine... oops...

With the typos fixed, this is
Reviewed-by: Chad Versace <chad.versace at linux.intel.com>

Andreas, do you need someone to commit this for you?