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diff --git a/docs/install.html b/docs/install.html index 3570eaf735..5e8b047f31 100644 --- a/docs/install.html +++ b/docs/install.html @@ -4,309 +4,168 @@ <BODY text="#000000" bgcolor="#55bbff" link="#111188"> -<H1>Compilation and Installation for Unix/X11</H1> -<p> -If you're not using a variant of Unix with X11, see the -<a href="systems.html">Supported Systems and Drivers</a> section -for instructions. -</p> +<H1>Compilation and Installation</H1> -<p> -There are two methods for building Mesa on Unix/X11 systems: -</p> +<ol> +<li><a href="#unix-x11">Unix / X11</a> +<li><a href="#windows">Windows</a> +<li><a href="#vms">VMS</a> +<li><a href="#other">Other</a> +</ol> -<dl> -<dt><a href="#new">NEW-STYLE</a><dt> -<dd> -Basically, type "./configure" followed by "make" -This <em>should</em> work on most Unix-like operating systems. -Unfortunately, autoconf/automake seems to seldom work reliably on non-Linux -systems. For that reason, the old-style make system is still supported -(and is the preferred method of the Mesa developers). -</dd> -<br> -<dt><a href="#old">OLD-STYLE</a><dt> -<dd> -Simply type <code>make</code> and you'll see a list of supported -system configurations. Pick one and type <code>make</code> <em>config</em>. -More details below. -<br> -</dd> -</dl> -<p> -<B>NOTE</b>: The GLUT library and demonstrations programs are in the -MesaDemos-x.y.z.tar.gz file. If you don't have GLUT or you want to -run some demos, download the MesaDemos package too. -</p> + +<a name="unix-x11"> +<H2>1. Unix/X11 Compilation and Installation</H1> <p> -In either case, building Mesa entails the following: -<p> +Mesa uses a rather conventional Makefile system. +A GNU autoconf/automake system used to be included, but was discarded +in Mesa 5.1 because: +</p> <ul> -<li>Compiling libGL, the OpenGL-replacement library. -<li>Compiling libGLU, the OpenGL Utility library. -<li>Compiling libglut, the GLUT library (if you downloaded the Mesa demos -package) -<li>Compiling the demonstration programs in the directories: -<code>demos, xdemos, samples</code> and <code>book</code> -(if you downloaded the Mesa demos package.) +<li>It seldom worked on IRIX, Solaris, AIX, etc. +<li>It was very compilicated +<li>Nobody maintained it +<li>libtool was just too weird </ul> - - -<a name="new"> -<H2>NEW-STYLE compilation and installation</H2> - <p> -<b> 0.</b> If you've downloaded Mesa via CVS there will not be a "configure" - script. You'll have to run the "bootstrap" script first. This script - may not work on any OS other than Linux. You'll need these programs - to run the bootstrap script: +If someone strongly feels that Mesa should have a autoconf/automake +system and wants to contribute one and maintain it, we'll consider +adding it again. </p> -<pre> - autoconf 2.50 - automake 1.4-p2 - libtool 1.4 -</pre> -<p> -<b>1.</b> Run the configure script -</p> - -<pre> - ./configure [options] -</pre> +<h3>1.1 Compilation</h3> <p> -For Linux, it is recommended that you use: +If you've obtained Mesa through CVS, do this to first: </p> <pre> - ./configure --prefix=/usr + cd Mesa-newtree + cp Makefile.X11 Makefile </pre> -So that the headers and libs are located according to the Linux/OpenGL -standard spec at http://oss.sgi.com/projects/ogl-sample/ABI/ -</p> <p> -For Red Hat 8.0, Mandrake 9.1 and other Linux distros, you may have to use -the following: +Now, just type <b>make</b>. +You'll see a list of supported system configurations. +Choose one from the list (such as linux-x86), and type: </p> <pre> - export LDFLAGS="-lstdc++" ; ./configure --prefix=/usr - or - setenv LDFLAGS -lstdc++ ; ./configure --prefix=/usr + make linux-x86 </pre> <p> -This works around a problem when building the GLU library. It needs to -be linked with the C++ runtime library, but libtool (for some reason) -doesn't do this. +That's it. </p> -<pre> -Possible options are: - ---prefix=DIR - The toplevel directory of the hierachy in which Mesa - will be installed (DIR/include,DIR/lib etc.). - The default is "/usr/local". - ---sysconfdir=DIR - The directory where Mesa configuration files - will be stored. The default is "$prefix/etc". - You may want to overwrite the default with --sysconfdir=/etc. - ---enable-static - Enable building of static libraries. - Static libraries are NOT built by default. - ---disable-shared - Disable building of shared libraries. - Shared libraries are built by default. - ---with-pic ---without-pic - In normal operation, libtool will build shared libraries from - PIC objects and static archives from non-PIC objects, except where one - or the other is not provided by the target host. By specifying - --with-pic you are asking libtool to build static archives from - PIC objects, and similarly by specifying --without-pic you are asking - libtool to build shared libraries from non-PIC objects. - libtool will only honour this flag where it will produce a - working library, otherwise it reverts to the default. - ---enable-debug - Enable debugging messages (disabled by default). - ---enable-profile - Enable profiling (disabled by default). - ---disable-optimize - Disable extra optimizations (enabled by default, - i.e., optimize for maximum performance). - ---enable-warn - Enable extended compiler warnings (disabled by default). - ---enable-x86[=ARG] ---disable-x86 - Enable/disable x86 assembler support to speed up Mesa - (autodetected by default). You may set `on' or `off'. - ---enable-3dnow[=ARG] ---disable-3dnow - Enable/disable 3Dnow support to speed up Mesa - (autodetected by default). You may set `on' or `off'. - ---enable-mmx[=ARG] ---disable-mmx - Enable/disable MMX support to speed up Mesa - (autodetected by default). You may set `on' or `off'. - ---enable-sse[=ARG] ---disable-sse - Enable/disable SSE support to speed up Mesa - (autodetected by default). You may set `on' or `off'. - If you have a PentiumIII and want to use SSE make sure you have the - PIII Linux kernel-patch installed or things will fail! - You can get the patch from http://www.redhat.com/~dledford/linux_kernel.html - ---with-glide[=DIR] ---without-glide - Enable/disable support for Glide (disabled by default). - DIR is the installation directory of Glide. - If Glide cannot be found, the driver won't be built. - ---with-glut[=DIR] ---without-glut - Don't/use already-installed GLUT (autodetected by default). - DIR is the installation directory of Glut. - If GLUT cannot be found, the version shipped with Mesa will be built. - ---with-ggi[=DIR] ---without-ggi - Enable/disable support for GGI (autodetected by default). - DIR is the installation directory of GGI. - If GGI cannot be found, the driver won't be built. - ---disable-ggi-fbdev - Don't build the GGI fbdev target (autodetected by default). - ---disable-ggi-genkgi - Don't build the GGI generic KGI driver (autodetected by default). - ---disable-ggi-savage4 - Don't build the GGI Savage4 KGI driver (autodetected by default). - ---disable-osmesa - Disable OSmesa (offscreen rendering) support (enabled by default). - ---with-svga[=DIR] ---without-svga - Enable/disable support for SVGALib (autodetected by default). - DIR is the installation directory of SVGALib. - If SVGALib cannot be found, the driver won't be built. - ---x-includes=DIR - Search for the X include files in DIR. - ---x-libraries=DIR - Search for the X library files in DIR. -</pre> -<p> -User specific compiler options can be set using the shell variable -CFLAGS. For instance, -</p> -<pre> - CFLAGS="-g -O2" ./configure -</pre> -<p> -(on some systems: env CFLAGS="-g -O2" ./configure) -sets the compiler flags to "-g -O2". -</p> -<p> -For more options run "./configure --help" and read INSTALL.GNU. -</p> +<h3>1.2 The libraries</h3> <p> -<b>2.</b> To build the Mesa libraries run: +When compilation has finished, look in the top-level <b>lib/</b> directory. +You'll see a set of library files similar to this: </p> <pre> - make +lrwxrwxrwx 1 brian users 10 Sep 4 17:55 libGL.so -> libGL.so.1* +lrwxrwxrwx 1 brian users 19 Sep 4 17:55 libGL.so.1 -> libGL.so.1.4.050100* +-rwxr-xr-x 1 brian users 13940317 Sep 4 17:55 libGL.so.1.4.050100* +lrwxrwxrwx 1 brian users 11 Sep 4 17:54 libGLU.so -> libGLU.so.1* +lrwxrwxrwx 1 brian users 20 Sep 4 17:54 libGLU.so.1 -> libGLU.so.1.3.050100* +-rwxr-xr-x 1 brian users 324746 Sep 3 13:54 libGLU.so.1.1* +-rwxr-xr-x 1 brian users 2830539 Sep 4 17:54 libGLU.so.1.3.050100* +lrwxrwxrwx 1 brian users 12 Sep 4 17:53 libglut.so -> libglut.so.3* +lrwxrwxrwx 1 brian users 16 Sep 4 17:53 libglut.so.3 -> libglut.so.3.7.1* +-rwxr-xr-x 1 brian users 2426683 Sep 4 17:53 libglut.so.3.7.1* </pre> -<p>(on some systems you may need to run <code>gmake</code> or -<code>gnumake</code> instead) -</p> + <p> -When finished, libGL.so will be in src/.libs/ and libGLU.so will be in -si-glu/.libs/, etc. +<b>libGL</b> is the main OpenGL library (i.e. Mesa). +<br> +<b>libGLU</b> is the OpenGL Utility library. +<br> +<b>libglut</b> is the GLUT library. </p> + + +<h3>1.3 Running the demos</h3> + <p> -Optionally, you can strip the libraries using +If you downloaded/unpacked the MesaDemos-x.y.z.tar.gz archive or +obtained Mesa from CVS, the <b>progs/</b> directory will contain a +bunch of demonstration programs. </p> -<pre> - make strip -</pre> + <p> -Now make sure that you have the permissions to install Mesa in the -specified directories, for example, by becoming super user ("su") -Then run: -</p> -<pre> - make install -</pre> +Before running a demo, you may have to set an environment variable +(such as <b>LD_LIBRARY_PATH</b> on Linux) to indicate where the +libraries are located. For example: <p> -Mesa is now installed. -Please don't move the installed files but rerun all installation -steps if you want to use other directories. -</p> +<blockquote> +<b>cd</b> into the Mesa <b>lib/</b> directory. +<br> +<b>setenv LD_LIBRARY_PATH ${cwd}</b> (if using csh or tcsh shell) +<br> +or, +<br> +<b>export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=${PWD}</b> (if using bash or sh shell) +</blockquote> <p> -<b>3.</b>To test whether Mesa works properly you might want to run the -Mesa demos: -</p> -<pre> - make check -</pre> -<p> -Builds all demos. +Next, change to the Mesa/demos/ directory: </p> -<pre> - make exec -</pre> +<blockquote> +<b>cd ../progs/demos</b> +</blockquote> + <p> -Builds and executes all demos. +Run a demo such as gears: </p> - - -<a name="old"> -<H2>OLD-STYLE compilation and installation</H2> +<blockquote> +<b>./gears</b> +</blockquote> <p> -This procedure usually works when <code>./configure ; make</code> fails. +If this doesn't work, try the <b>Mesa/progs/xdemos/glxinfo</b> program +and see that it prints the expected Mesa version number. </p> <p> -<b>Note</b>: If you tried <code>./configure ; make</code> but it failed, -first copy the top-level <code>Makefile.X11</code> file over -<code>Makefile</code>. +If you're using Linux or a similar OS, verify that the demo program is +being linked with the proper library files: </p> +<blockquote> +<b>ldd gears</b> +</blockquote> <p> -<B>Also Note</B>: if you've obtained Mesa directly from CVS you'll have -to copy the top-level Makefile.X11 to Makefile. +You should see something like this: </p> +<pre> + libglut.so.3 => /home/brian/Mesa/lib/libglut.so.3 (0x40013000) + libGLU.so.1 => /home/brian/Mesa/lib/libGLU.so.1 (0x40051000) + libGL.so.1 => /home/brian/Mesa/lib/libGL.so.1 (0x400e0000) + libc.so.6 => /lib/i686/libc.so.6 (0x42000000) + libm.so.6 => /lib/i686/libm.so.6 (0x403da000) + libX11.so.6 => /usr/X11R6/lib/libX11.so.6 (0x403fc000) + libXmu.so.6 => /usr/X11R6/lib/libXmu.so.6 (0x404da000) + libXt.so.6 => /usr/X11R6/lib/libXt.so.6 (0x404f1000) + libXi.so.6 => /usr/X11R6/lib/libXi.so.6 (0x40543000) + libstdc++.so.5 => /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.5 (0x4054b000) + libgcc_s.so.1 => /lib/libgcc_s.so.1 (0x405fd000) + libXext.so.6 => /usr/X11R6/lib/libXext.so.6 (0x40605000) + libpthread.so.0 => /lib/i686/libpthread.so.0 (0x40613000) + /lib/ld-linux.so.2 => /lib/ld-linux.so.2 (0x40000000) + libdl.so.2 => /lib/libdl.so.2 (0x40644000) + libSM.so.6 => /usr/X11R6/lib/libSM.so.6 (0x40647000) + libICE.so.6 => /usr/X11R6/lib/libICE.so.6 (0x40650000) +</pre> <p> -Just type <code>make</code> alone. -You'll see a list of supported system configurations. -Choose one and type <code>make</code> <em>config</em> -(for example <code>make linux-x86</code>). -The Mesa libraries and demo programs will be compiled. +Retrace your steps if this doesn't look right. </p> -<H3>Header and library files</H3> + +<H3>1.4 Installing the header and library files</H3> <p> The standard location for the OpenGL header files on Unix-type systems is @@ -325,29 +184,72 @@ already installed, you'll have to choose different directories, like <p> To install the Mesa headers, do this: -<pre> - cp -r include/GL /usr/include -</pre> +<blockquote> +<b>cp -r include/GL /usr/include</b> +</blockquote> <p> To install the Mesa libraries, do this: </p> -<pre> - cp -pd lib/* /usr/lib +<blockquote> +<b>cp -pd lib/* /usr/lib</b> +<br> +(The -pd options preserve symbolic links) +</blockquote> + +<p> +If you install the libraries in a non-standard location you can use +LD_LIBRARY_PATH (on Linux) to switch between the Mesa libs and another +vendor libs whenever you want. +This is a handy way to compare multiple OpenGL implementations. +</p> + + + +<a name="windows"> +<H2>2. Windows Compilation and Installation</H1> + +<p> +Please see the <a href="README.WIN32">README.WIN32</a> file. +</p> + + - (The -pd options preserve symbolic links) -</pre> -<H3>LD_LIBRARY_PATH</H3> +<a name="vms"> +<H2>3. VMS Compilation and Installation</H1> <p> -On Linux and similar operating systems the <code>LD_LIBRARY_PATH</code> -environment variable can be used to indicate a list of directories to -search for shared libraries. -If you don't install Mesa in <code>/usr/lib/</code> you may have to -set the <code>LD_LIBRARY_PATH</code> variable in order to use the Mesa -libraries. +Please see the <a href="README.VMS">README.VMS</a> file. </p> + + + +<a name="other"> +<H2>4. Other systems</H1> + +<p> +Documentation for other environments (some may be very out of date): +</p> + +<UL> +<LI><A HREF="README.GGI">README.GGI</A> - GGI +<LI><A HREF="README.3DFX">README.3DFX</A> - 3Dfx/Glide driver +<LI><A HREF="README.AMIWIN">README.AMIWIN</A> - Amiga Amiwin +<LI><A HREF="README.BEOS">README.BEOS</A> - BeOS +<LI><A HREF="README.D3D">README.D3D</A> - Direct3D driver +<LI><A HREF="README.DJ">README.DJ</A> - DJGPP +<LI><A HREF="README.LYNXOS">README.LYNXOS</A> - LynxOS +<LI><A HREF="README.MINGW32">README.MINGW32</A> - Mingw32 +<LI><A HREF="README.NeXT">README.NeXT</A> - NeXT +<LI><A HREF="README.OpenStep">README.OpenStep</A> - OpenStep +<LI><A HREF="README.OS2">README.OS2</A> - OS/2 +<LI><A HREF="README.WINDML">README.WINDML</A> - WindML +</UL> + + + + </body> </html> |