Re: what is the script meant to do?

[Dennis Dryden <ddryden at ntlworld dot com>]

On Fri, 2004-05-21 at 20:37, Flavio Stanchina wrote:
> Now if someone knows why the link isn't created any more and/or if it's 
> not correct to depend on it, please tell me.
>
> You can tell the script where to find the sources by setting the KSRC 
> environment variable. Try with
>
> $ KSRC=/usr/src/kernel-source-2.6.6 ./fglrx-build.sh

Ok thanks, sorry should i of RTFS? Ill make sure i do at the next
problem i hit(my sh is a little rusty though).

> If that doesn't work, forget about the script (which is just an 
> experiment anyway) and follow the instructions on my page, which don't 
> depend on that link at all.
The script is a very good idea these packages need some automation
especially for people like me who are not so familiar with the Debian
package building commands.

> > Sorry i don't mean to sound negative im very grateful for all the
> > packaging work you have done. When will i be able to apt-get a binary
> > version of this module compiled for one of the Debian kernel packages?
>
> When someone contributes either the binary packages themselves or 
> detailed instructions on how to build them automatically. ;)
>
> Note however that there are dozens of prebuilt kernels and it's unlikely 
> that I could build all of the possible driver versions myself.

It is alot of work for one person, i think the question i intended to
ask was are there any plans to create pre-built packages for the fglrx
module and get them into the Debian archive(non-free section)? I guess
not.

Again i think these packages are very good, shame ATI don't open source
the driver(if i had known cards above 9200 had no open source drivers i
would have got a 9200 Pro and not this 9600 Pro or stuck with nVidia as
there drivers are better).

Dennis