linux and compile irrlicht !?

n3wg4m3d3v · Post by **n3wg4m3d3v** » Sat Feb 18, 2006 7:50 pm

Hi
I'm a new linux user (5 days) and I want compile irrlicht but my linux don't have libraries and header files (I install it from a live cd).
I search for opengl sdk but I can't find it and find comment about Mesa and DRI and X.org and ...
Can I compile irrlicht with mesa and DRM without use opengl libraries?
I need hardware acceleration.
I think I must download all developer packages.
Please help me.
Thanks in advance and sorry for my English.

Andreas · Post by **Andreas** » Sun Feb 19, 2006 8:57 am

Hi,

what distribution are you using? And i think you will get more help on setting up 3D accelleration in some linux forums.

afecelis · Post by **afecelis** » Sun Feb 19, 2006 1:42 pm

Andreas is right; according to the linux distro you're using there are several ways to get the required packages for Irrlicht to compile; but to get GL acceleration you just need the latest drivers for your card. Visit your chipset's site (Nvidi-ATI-other) and look for linux drivers.

after that you'll need to download from a compiler (GCC) to additional libraries.

hybrid · Post by **hybrid** » Sun Feb 19, 2006 11:46 pm

You can also use Mesa and compile Irrlicht without DRI and X11 acceleration. But Mesa is just OpenGL, and not necessary hardware acceleration. You won't get much more than 2 FPS, though. But, Mesa is also used for X11 hardware acceleration, so don't mess up with the term 'having Mesa' with all different meanings.
A LiveCD system is definitely not very useful to develop applications. Installing Linux on its own partition is very simple and definitely helps. You may use LiveCD systems for testing your app on different hardware.

n3wg4m3d3v · Post by **n3wg4m3d3v** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 7:46 am

Thanks for your replies and advices.
What is the best distro for developers ?
I want one of distros with essential library for compile irrlicht that after install it we don't need download packages or least downloads.
I now use a debian based distro and it use synaptic package manager.
If I can get needed packages with use it ,please help me and define packages name.
Thanks.

hybrid · Post by **hybrid** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 9:18 am

Irrlicht is self-contained such that no other libraries are needed. However, your system must meet some minimum requirements. Graphics support is counted as system requirement such that packages and libraries for X11 must be user supplied. It is not possible to build an app that would setup a hardware accelerated X11 config for the enduser. For development you'll need the X11 headers, too, but developer machines should always install both normal and devel packages. But except for the usual X11 and OpenGL packages you won't need anything else.