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

Andreas Boll andreas.boll.dev at gmail.com
Tue Oct 9 00:42:03 PDT 2012


2012/10/8 Chad Versace <chad.versace at linux.intel.com>:
> 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?

Thanks for the review!

I've fixed the typos and pushed the commit.

Andreas.


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