Beyond Linux® From Scratch - Version svn-20091118

Chapter 23. X Window System Environment

Xorg-Server-1.7.1

Introduction to Xorg-Server

The Xorg Server is the core of the X Window system.

Package Information

Xorg Server Dependencies

Required

pixman-0.15.20, Xorg Fonts, and xkeyboard-config-1.7

Recommended

HAL-0.5.12 (required for hotplugging of input devices), and MesaLib-7.6 (required for DRI)

Optional

OpenSSL-0.9.8k

User Notes: http://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/Xorg7Server

Installation of Xorg Server

Install the server by running the following commands: 

./configure $XORG_CONFIG \
    --with-module-dir=$XORG_PREFIX/lib/X11/modules \
    --with-xkb-output=/var/lib/xkb \
    --enable-install-setuid &&
make

This package does not come with a test suite.

Now as the root user: 

make install

Command Explanations

--with-module-dir=...: This parameter sets the destination for the installed modules.

--enable-install-setuid: The Xorg binary must run as the root user. This switch ensures that the binary is installed setuid when make is run by an unprivileged user.

--disable-glx: Disable building of the GLX extension. This parameter is required if building without Mesa.

--disable-dri: Disable building of the DRI extension. This parameter is required if building without Mesa.

--disable-config-hal: Disable the use of HAL.

--disable-config-dbus: Disable the use of D-Bus.

Contents

Installed Programs: cvt, gtf, X, Xnest, Xorg, and Xvfb
Installed Libraries: None
Installed Directories: /var/lib/xkb and the following subdirectories of $XORG_PREFIX/: include/xorg, include/X11/pixmaps, lib/X11/{getconfig,modules} and lib/xorg

Short Descriptions

cvt

calculates VESA CVT mode lines.

gtf

calculates VESA GTF mode lines.

X

is a symbolic link to Xorg.

Xnest

is a nested X server.

Xorg

is the X11R7 X Server.

Xvfb

is the virtual framebuffer X server for X Version 11.

Last updated on 2009-10-31 09:55:29 +0000