| Message ID | 5c461bf24d928c5cec27ab227966c9b8c8bff8f8.1515090377.git-series.dylan@pnwbakers.com (mailing list archive) |
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On Thursday, 2018-01-04 10:28:42 -0800, Dylan Baker wrote: > Signed-off-by: Dylan Baker <dylan.c.baker@intel.com> Couple nitpicks, but: Reviewed-by: Eric Engestrom <eric.engestrom@imgtec.com> > --- > README | 21 ++++++++++++++++++--- > 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/README b/README > index 26cab9d..58e55bc 100644 > --- a/README > +++ b/README > @@ -15,9 +15,24 @@ with an older kernel. > Compiling > --------- > > -libdrm is a standard autotools package and follows the normal > -configure, build and install steps. The first step is to configure > -the package, which is done by running the configure shell script: > +libdrm has two build systems, a legacy autotools build system, and a newer > +meson build system. The meson build system is much faster, and offers a > +slightly different interface, but otherwise provides much the same s/much/pretty much/ ? > +feature set. > + > +To use it: > + > + meson builddir I'd suggest `builddir/` to make it more obvious it's a dir, not a command. > + > +By default this will install into /usr/local, you can change your prefix > +with --prefix=/usr (or -Dprefix=/usr to meson configure). "(or `meson configure builddir/ -D prefix=/usr` to change it after the initial meson setup)." > + > +Then use ninja to build and install: > + > + ninja -C builddir install > + > + > +Alternatively you can invoke autotools configure: > > ./configure > > -- > git-series 0.9.1
Quoting Eric Engestrom (2018-01-05 05:49:25) > On Thursday, 2018-01-04 10:28:42 -0800, Dylan Baker wrote: > > Signed-off-by: Dylan Baker <dylan.c.baker@intel.com> > > Couple nitpicks, but: > Reviewed-by: Eric Engestrom <eric.engestrom@imgtec.com> > > > --- > > README | 21 ++++++++++++++++++--- > > 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) > > > > diff --git a/README b/README > > index 26cab9d..58e55bc 100644 > > --- a/README > > +++ b/README > > @@ -15,9 +15,24 @@ with an older kernel. > > Compiling > > --------- > > > > -libdrm is a standard autotools package and follows the normal > > -configure, build and install steps. The first step is to configure > > -the package, which is done by running the configure shell script: > > +libdrm has two build systems, a legacy autotools build system, and a newer > > +meson build system. The meson build system is much faster, and offers a > > +slightly different interface, but otherwise provides much the same > > s/much/pretty much/ ? It is a valid construct, but it's a bit archaic, so how about `s/much the same/equivalent/`? > > > +feature set. > > + > > +To use it: > > + > > + meson builddir > > I'd suggest `builddir/` to make it more obvious it's a dir, not > a command. Makes sense. > > > + > > +By default this will install into /usr/local, you can change your prefix > > +with --prefix=/usr (or -Dprefix=/usr to meson configure). > > "(or `meson configure builddir/ -D prefix=/usr` to change it after the > initial meson setup)." Done. > > > + > > +Then use ninja to build and install: > > + > > + ninja -C builddir install > > + > > + > > +Alternatively you can invoke autotools configure: > > > > ./configure > > > > -- > > git-series 0.9.1
diff --git a/README b/README index 26cab9d..58e55bc 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -15,9 +15,24 @@ with an older kernel. Compiling --------- -libdrm is a standard autotools package and follows the normal -configure, build and install steps. The first step is to configure -the package, which is done by running the configure shell script: +libdrm has two build systems, a legacy autotools build system, and a newer +meson build system. The meson build system is much faster, and offers a +slightly different interface, but otherwise provides much the same +feature set. + +To use it: + + meson builddir + +By default this will install into /usr/local, you can change your prefix +with --prefix=/usr (or -Dprefix=/usr to meson configure). + +Then use ninja to build and install: + + ninja -C builddir install + + +Alternatively you can invoke autotools configure: ./configure
Signed-off-by: Dylan Baker <dylan.c.baker@intel.com> --- README | 21 ++++++++++++++++++--- 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)