source: general/genlib/libdrm.xml@ 7c472863

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  <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
  %general-entities;

  <!ENTITY libdrm-download-http "http://dri.freedesktop.org/libdrm/libdrm-&libdrm-version;.tar.bz2">
  <!ENTITY libdrm-download-ftp  " ">
  <!ENTITY libdrm-md5sum        "0fba4f42735cd3d24dd7a8cde0023fbd">
  <!ENTITY libdrm-size          "484 KB">
  <!ENTITY libdrm-buildsize     "7.1 MB">
  <!ENTITY libdrm-time          "less than 0.1 SBU">
]>

<sect1 id="libdrm" xreflabel="libdrm-&libdrm-version;">
  <?dbhtml filename="libdrm.html"?>

  <sect1info>
    <othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
    <date>$Date$</date>
  </sect1info>

  <title>libdrm-&libdrm-version;</title>

  <indexterm zone="libdrm">
    <primary sortas="a-libdrm">libdrm</primary>
  </indexterm>

  <sect2 role="package">
    <title>Introduction to libdrm</title>

    <para><application>libdrm</application> provides core library routines
    for the X Window System to directly interface with video hardware using
    the Linux kernel's Direct Rendering Modules.</para>

    <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead>
    <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
      <listitem>
        <para>Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&libdrm-download-http;"/></para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>Download (FTP): <ulink url="&libdrm-download-ftp;"/></para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>Download MD5 sum: &libdrm-md5sum;</para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>Download size: &libdrm-size;</para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>Estimated disk space required: &libdrm-buildsize;</para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>Estimated build time: &libdrm-time;</para>
      </listitem>
    </itemizedlist>

    <bridgehead renderas="sect3">libdrm Dependencies</bridgehead>

    <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Required</bridgehead>
    <para role="required"><xref linkend="libpthread-stubs"/> and
    <xref linkend="libatomic_ops"/> (required on x86 only)</para>

    <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional</bridgehead>
    <para role="optional"><xref linkend="cairo"/></para>

    <para condition="html" role="usernotes">User Notes:
    <ulink url="&blfs-wiki;/libdrm"/></para>

  </sect2>

  <sect2 role="installation">
    <title>Installation of libdrm</title>

    <para>Install <application>libdrm</application> by running the following
    commands:</para>

<screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=$XORG_PREFIX &amp;&amp;
make</userinput></screen>

    <para>To check the results, issue <command>make check</command>. Note that
    some tests may fail depending on the video hardware installed in the
    machine.</para>

    <para>Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:</para>

<screen role="root"><userinput>make install</userinput></screen>

  </sect2>

  <sect2 role="commands">
    <title>Command Explanations</title>

    <para><parameter>--with-nouveau-experimental-api</parameter>: This parameter
    enables use of nouveau's experimental  kernel API (required for ATI r300
    and r660 cards).</para>

    <para><parameter>--enable-vmwgfx-experimental-api</parameter>: This
    parameter enables use of vmwgfx's experimental kernel api.</para>

  </sect2>

  <sect2 role="content">
    <title>Contents</title>

    <segmentedlist>
      <segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
      <segtitle>Installed Libraries</segtitle>
      <segtitle>Installed Directory</segtitle>

      <seglistitem>
        <seg>None</seg>
        <seg>libdrm.so, libdrm_intel.so, libdrm_nouveau.so,
        libdrm_radeon.so, and libkms</seg>
        <seg><envar>$XORG_PREFIX</envar>/include/drm</seg>
      </seglistitem>
    </segmentedlist>

    <variablelist>
      <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
      <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
      <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>

      <varlistentry id="libdrm-lib">
        <term><filename class='libraryfile'>libdrm{,_intel,_nouveau,_radeon}.so</filename></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>contains the Direct Rendering Module library functions, and
          additional vendor specific functions for Intel and NVidia, and Radeon
          devices.</para>
          <indexterm zone="libdrm libdrm-lib">
            <primary sortas="c-libdrm">libdrm{,_intel,_nouveau,_radeon}.so</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>
      <varlistentry id="libkms-lib">
        <term><filename class='libraryfile'>libkms.so</filename></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>contains functions necessary for kernel modesetting.</para>
          <indexterm zone="libdrm libkms-lib">
            <primary sortas="c-libkms">libkms.so</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

    </variablelist>

  </sect2>

</sect1>