to work around application bugs (such as incorrect use of the OpenGL 3.x
core profile).
-Most modern Linux distros include the SVGA3D driver so end users
-shouldn't be concerned with this information. But if your distro lacks
-the driver or you want to update to the latest code these instructions
-explain what to do.
+Most modern Linux distributions include the SVGA3D driver so end users
+shouldn't be concerned with this information. But if your distributions
+lacks the driver or you want to update to the latest code these
+instructions explain what to do.
For more information about the X components see these wiki pages at
x.org:
sudo yum install makedepend flex bison
-Depending on your Linux distro, other packages may be needed. Meson
+Depending on your Linux distribution, other packages may be needed. Meson
should tell you what's missing.
Getting the Latest Source Code
git clone git://anongit.freedesktop.org/git/mesa/vmwgfx
-- libdrm, a user-space library that interfaces with DRM. Most distros
- ship with this but it's safest to install a newer version. To get the
- latest code from Git:
+- libdrm, a user-space library that interfaces with DRM. Most
+ distributions ship with this but it's safest to install a newer
+ version. To get the latest code from Git:
::
.. note::
- some distros put DRM kernel drivers in different directories.
+ some distributions put DRM kernel drivers in different directories.
For example, sometimes vmwgfx.ko might be found in
``/lib/modules/{version}/extra/vmwgfx.ko`` or in
``/lib/modules/{version}/kernel/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx.ko``.
There are some general directions:
-- Debian/Ubuntu based distros - PPA: xorg-edgers, oibaf and padoka
+- Debian/Ubuntu based distributions - PPA: xorg-edgers, oibaf and padoka
- Fedora - Corp: erp and che
- Fedora - Copr: erp and che
- OpenSuse/SLES - OBS: X11:XOrg and pontostroy:X11