[Buildroot] [PATCH 07/28] xserver_xorg-server: add more explanations about the two variants
Arnout Vandecappelle
arnout at mind.be
Tue Jan 8 23:08:03 UTC 2013
On 01/06/13 22:29, Thomas Petazzoni wrote:
> Signed-off-by: Thomas Petazzoni<thomas.petazzoni at free-electrons.com>
Acked-by: Arnout Vandecappelle (Essensium/Mind) <arnout at mind.be>
(untested)
> ---
> package/x11r7/xserver_xorg-server/Config.in | 10 ++++++++++
> 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/package/x11r7/xserver_xorg-server/Config.in b/package/x11r7/xserver_xorg-server/Config.in
> index 2382786..6c70196 100644
> --- a/package/x11r7/xserver_xorg-server/Config.in
> +++ b/package/x11r7/xserver_xorg-server/Config.in
> @@ -68,12 +68,22 @@ choice
> config BR2_PACKAGE_XSERVER_XORG_SERVER_MODULAR
> bool "Modular X.org"
> depends on BR2_LARGEFILE&& BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP
> + help
> + This variant of the X.org server is the full-blown variant,
> + as used by desktop GNU/Linux distributions. The drivers (for
> + input and graphics) are built separately from the X.org
> + server (see the xdriver* packages).
Come to think of it, it would be more logical to move these packages
directly below the xorg-server config option.
> comment "X.org requires largefile and C++ support"
^
Modular X.org
would also be an improvement.
> depends on !(BR2_LARGEFILE&& BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP)
>
> config BR2_PACKAGE_XSERVER_XORG_SERVER_KDRIVE
> bool "KDrive / TinyX"
> + help
> + This variant of the X.org server is a lightweight version
> + intended for embedded systems. The drivers (for input and
> + graphics) are built into the server. It is generally used
> + directly on top of the Linux framebuffer.
without DRM or video card specific drivers.
Right?
Regards,
Arnout
>
> endchoice
>
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