%general-entities; ]> $LastChangedBy$ $Date$ libdrm-&libdrm-version; libdrm Introduction to libdrm libdrm provides a user space library for accessing the DRM, direct rendering manager, on operating systems that support the ioctl interface. libdrm is a low-level library, typically used by graphics drivers such as the Mesa DRI drivers, the X drivers, libva and similar projects. &lfs76_checked; Package Information Download (HTTP): Download (FTP): Download MD5 sum: &libdrm-md5sum; Download size: &libdrm-size; Estimated disk space required: &libdrm-buildsize; Estimated build time: &libdrm-time; libdrm Dependencies Recommended (for Intel KMS API support required by Mesa) Optional (for the testsuite), , and (to build manual pages), and User Notes: Installation of libdrm Install libdrm by running the following commands: sed -e "/pthread-stubs/d" -i configure.ac && autoreconf -fiv && ./configure --prefix=/usr --enable-udev && make To check the results, issue make check. Now, as the root user: make install Command Explanations sed -e "/pthread-stubs/d" -i configure.ac: This sed removes dependency on libpthread-stubs package which is useless on Linux. --enable-udev: This parameter enables support for using Udev instead of mknod. Contents Installed Programs Installed Libraries Installed Directories None libdrm.so, libdrm_amdgpu.so, libdrm_intel.so, libdrm_nouveau.so, libdrm_radeon.so and libkms.so /usr/include/libdrm and /usr/include/libkms Short Descriptions libdrm.so contains the Direct Rendering Manager API functions. libdrm.so libdrm_amdgpu.so contains the AMD specific DRM functions. libdrm_amdgpu.so libdrm_intel.so contains the Intel specific Direct Rendering Manager functions. libdrm_intel.so libdrm_nouveau.so contains the open source nVidia (Nouveau) specific Direct Rendering Manager functions. libdrm_nouveau.so libdrm_radeon.so contains the AMD Radeon specific Direct Rendering Manager functions. libdrm_radeon.so libkms.so contains API functions for kernel mode setting abstraction. libkms.so