CALL FOR TESTERS: linux-f8 infrastructure ports

[Boris Samorodov]

On Wed, 16 Apr 2008 17:59:22 +0200 Alexander Leidinger wrote:
> Quoting Marcus von Appen <mva at sysfault.org> (from Wed, 16 Apr 2008
> 17:24:07 +0200):
> > On, Wed Apr 16, 2008, Boris Samorodov wrote:

> >> Do you by any chance use nvidia card and WITH_NVIDIA=YES variable?
> >> I myself can't use google-earth because it segfaults while it
> >> is reported to work fine for other users.
> >
> > Yes, I do use a nvidia card. Sorry for mnot mentioning that :-).
> > Maybe some issue with the libglu/libgl linux ports?

> Hardware accelerated 3D does not work ATM. We need someone looking
> into updating the corresponding linux port in a suitable way. AFAIR
> this involves taking some source, massaging it somehow, compiling it
> on linux and then making a tarball. Any chance you volunteer to have a
> look into this? Nobody else is doing this ATM.

First of, I totally agree with you, Alexander.

But, second, do you mean that it's the case (that an updated port
may help Marcus)? You didn't _say_ so but did you assume it? ;-)

My point of view is that those ports which use nvidia drivers
should work as is. I.e. if I have installed nvidia drivers built
with linux support and install a port (say, astro/google-earth)
using apropriate variable (WITH_NVIDIA_GL=YES for google-earth)
then the port sould work. If it doesn't then it's a bug either
at nvidia driver or at our linuxulator (or more wide).


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