[gentoo-user] openchrome in portage

[gentoo-user] openchrome in portage

[Uwe Thiem]

Hi folks,

xf86-video-openchrome is now in portage. So there is no need to keep 
the overlay. I deleted it and removed the "source" line 
in /etc/make.conf. I have the following line in make.conf:
VIDEO_CARDS="openchrome via"

Now I get this:
uwix ~ # emerge --pretend --verbose xorg-server

These are the packages that would be merged, in order:

Calculating dependencies... done!
[ebuild   R   ] x11-base/xorg-server-1.4.0.90-r3  USE="dri hal ipv6 
sdl xorg -3dfx -debug -dmx -kdrive -minimal (-nptl) -xprint" 
INPUT_DEVICES="evdev keyboard 
mouse -acecad -aiptek -calcomp -citron -digitaledge -dmc -dynapro -elo2300 -elographics -fpit -hyperpen -jamstudio -joystick-magellan -microtouch -mutouch -palmax -penmount -spaceorb -summa -synaptics -tek4957 -ur98 -vmmouse -void -wacom" 
VIDEO_CARDS="via -amd -apm-ark -chips -cirrus -cyrix -dummy -epson -fbdev -fglrx -glint -i128 -i740 -i810 
(-impact) -imstt -mach64 -mga -neomagic 
(-newport) -nsc -nv -nvidia -r128 -radeon -rendition -s3 -s3virge -savage -siliconmotion -sis -sisusb 
(-sunbw2) (-suncg14) (-suncg3) (-suncg6) (-sunffb) (-sunleo) 
(-suntcx) -tdfx -tga -trident -tseng -v4l -vermilion -vesa -vga -vmware -voodoo -xgi 
(-openchrome%*)" 0 kB

Why on earth is it excluding openchrome?

Uh, I am on ~x86, so this is not the problem.

Uwe

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Re: [gentoo-user] openchrome in portage

[Alan McKinnon]

On Tuesday 25 March 2008, Uwe Thiem wrote:
> Hi folks,
>
> xf86-video-openchrome is now in portage. So there is no need to keep
> the overlay. I deleted it and removed the "source" line
> in /etc/make.conf. I have the following line in make.conf:
> VIDEO_CARDS="openchrome via"
>
> Now I get this:
> uwix ~ # emerge --pretend --verbose xorg-server
>
> These are the packages that would be merged, in order:
>
> Calculating dependencies... done!
> [ebuild   R   ] x11-base/xorg-server-1.4.0.90-r3  USE="dri hal ipv6
> sdl xorg -3dfx -debug -dmx -kdrive -minimal (-nptl) -xprint"
> INPUT_DEVICES="evdev keyboard
> mouse -acecad -aiptek -calcomp -citron -digitaledge -dmc -dynapro
> -elo2300 -elographics -fpit -hyperpen -jamstudio -joystick-magellan
> -microtouch -mutouch -palmax -penmount -spaceorb -summa -synaptics
> -tek4957 -ur98 -vmmouse -void -wacom" VIDEO_CARDS="via -amd -apm-ark
> -chips -cirrus -cyrix -dummy -epson -fbdev -fglrx -glint -i128 -i740
> -i810 (-impact) -imstt -mach64 -mga -neomagic
> (-newport) -nsc -nv -nvidia -r128 -radeon -rendition -s3 -s3virge
> -savage -siliconmotion -sis -sisusb (-sunbw2) (-suncg14) (-suncg3)
> (-suncg6) (-sunffb) (-sunleo) (-suntcx) -tdfx -tga -trident -tseng
> -v4l -vermilion -vesa -vga -vmware -voodoo -xgi (-openchrome%*)" 0 kB
>
> Why on earth is it excluding openchrome?

Because the xorg-server ebuild does not support openchrome. yet. Just 
add openchrome to world until it does


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Re: [gentoo-user] openchrome in portage

[Uwe Thiem]

On Tuesday 25 March 2008, Alan McKinnon wrote:
> On Tuesday 25 March 2008, Uwe Thiem wrote:
> > Hi folks,
> >
> > xf86-video-openchrome is now in portage. So there is no need to
> > keep the overlay. I deleted it and removed the "source" line
> > in /etc/make.conf. I have the following line in make.conf:
> > VIDEO_CARDS="openchrome via"
> >
> > Now I get this:
> > uwix ~ # emerge --pretend --verbose xorg-server
> >
> > These are the packages that would be merged, in order:
> >
> > Calculating dependencies... done!
> > [ebuild   R   ] x11-base/xorg-server-1.4.0.90-r3  USE="dri hal
> > ipv6 sdl xorg -3dfx -debug -dmx -kdrive -minimal (-nptl) -xprint"
> > INPUT_DEVICES="evdev keyboard
> > mouse -acecad -aiptek -calcomp -citron -digitaledge -dmc -dynapro
> > -elo2300 -elographics -fpit -hyperpen -jamstudio
> > -joystick-magellan -microtouch -mutouch -palmax -penmount
> > -spaceorb -summa -synaptics -tek4957 -ur98 -vmmouse -void -wacom"
> > VIDEO_CARDS="via -amd -apm-ark -chips -cirrus -cyrix -dummy
> > -epson -fbdev -fglrx -glint -i128 -i740 -i810 (-impact) -imstt
> > -mach64 -mga -neomagic
> > (-newport) -nsc -nv -nvidia -r128 -radeon -rendition -s3 -s3virge
> > -savage -siliconmotion -sis -sisusb (-sunbw2) (-suncg14)
> > (-suncg3) (-suncg6) (-sunffb) (-sunleo) (-suntcx) -tdfx -tga
> > -trident -tseng -v4l -vermilion -vesa -vga -vmware -voodoo -xgi
> > (-openchrome%*)" 0 kB
> >
> > Why on earth is it excluding openchrome?
>
> Because the xorg-server ebuild does not support openchrome. yet.
> Just add openchrome to world until it does

Well, didn't look into the ebuild. You are right. Now, why and how did 
it work with the overlay?

Uwe

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Re: [gentoo-user] openchrome in portage

[Alan McKinnon]

On Tuesday 25 March 2008, Uwe Thiem wrote:
> > > Why on earth is it excluding openchrome?
> >
> > Because the xorg-server ebuild does not support openchrome. yet.
> > Just add openchrome to world until it does
>
> Well, didn't look into the ebuild. You are right. Now, why and how
> did it work with the overlay?

I know nothing about that overlay, so I'm just guessing. Perhaps the 
overlay had a patched xorg-server?

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Re: [gentoo-user] openchrome in portage

[Uwe Thiem]

On Tuesday 25 March 2008, Alan McKinnon wrote:
> On Tuesday 25 March 2008, Uwe Thiem wrote:
> > > > Why on earth is it excluding openchrome?
> > >
> > > Because the xorg-server ebuild does not support openchrome.
> > > yet. Just add openchrome to world until it does
> >
> > Well, didn't look into the ebuild. You are right. Now, why and
> > how did it work with the overlay?
>
> I know nothing about that overlay, so I'm just guessing. Perhaps
> the overlay had a patched xorg-server?

The openchrome tarball from the overlay is identical to the one in 
portage. Actually, the overlay was just moved into portage I guess. 
Anyway, any patch in the overlay tarball must then also be in the 
portage one.

Alright, I stop here. It's just something puzzling me - and I don't 
like that without understanding it. ;-)

BTW, KDE4 is far smoother now. Animations are faster. Still, no shiny 
composite effects of KDE without crashing the whole session. Guess, I 
have to ask the openchrome folks whether they have any ETA for this.

Another thing is that the latest MESA release is quite old. They used 
to have a new release every 2 - 3 months. This might be related as 
well. Unfortunately, they don't have any kind of roadmap on their web 
site. So one doesn't know when to expect a new version.

Yes, I know: Get a decent video subsystem. Not that easy. The Intel 
chips (most probably enough for my purpose) only reside on mobos. ATI 
drivers are in the process of catching up and will probably be there 
in six or so months' time - but they aren't now. Nvidia, yes nvidia. 
Would rather try to avoid them. So not too many options for me short 
of throwing the whole mobo out.

Uwe

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[gentoo-user] Re: openchrome in portage

[Michael Schmarck]

Uwe Thiem <uwix@iway.na> wrote:

> Hi folks,
> 
> xf86-video-openchrome is now in portage. So there is no need to keep
> the overlay. I deleted it and removed the "source" line
> in /etc/make.conf. I have the following line in make.conf:
> VIDEO_CARDS="openchrome via"
> 
> Now I get this:
> uwix ~ # emerge --pretend --verbose xorg-server
> 
> These are the packages that would be merged, in order:
> 
> Calculating dependencies... done!
> [ebuild   R   ] x11-base/xorg-server-1.4.0.90-r3  USE="dri hal ipv6
> sdl xorg -3dfx -debug -dmx -kdrive -minimal (-nptl) -xprint"
> INPUT_DEVICES="evdev keyboard
> mouse -acecad -aiptek -calcomp -citron -digitaledge -dmc -dynapro -elo2300
> -elographics -fpit -hyperpen -jamstudio -joystick-magellan -microtouch
> -mutouch -palmax -penmount -spaceorb -summa -synaptics -tek4957 -ur98
> -vmmouse -void -wacom" VIDEO_CARDS="via -amd -apm-ark -chips -cirrus
> -cyrix -dummy -epson -fbdev -fglrx -glint -i128 -i740 -i810 (-impact)
> -imstt -mach64 -mga -neomagic (-newport) -nsc -nv -nvidia -r128 -radeon
> -rendition -s3 -s3virge -savage -siliconmotion -sis -sisusb (-sunbw2)
> (-suncg14) (-suncg3) (-suncg6) (-sunffb) (-sunleo) (-suntcx) -tdfx -tga
> -trident -tseng -v4l -vermilion -vesa -vga -vmware -voodoo -xgi
> (-openchrome%*)" 0 kB
> 
> Why on earth is it excluding openchrome?

Because xorg-server doesn't list it in VIDEO_CARDS. For
the time being, you need to install xf86-video-openchrome
"manually". I bet that an upcoming rev/rel of xorg-server
will fix this "problem".


Michael

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