Re: CVS commit: pkgsrc/graphics

["Blair Sadewitz" <blair.sadewitz%gmail.com@localhost>]

David Sanity's workaround seems like a good idea to me.  However, I'd
still like to understand exactly what this bug is (if indeed there is
only one).  Also, our pthread stubs at times cause problems due to the
fact that the implementation relies on macros in pthread.h; in Mesa, I
have to work around this in the assembler gl dispatch code by
*substituting pthread_getspecific with __libc_thr_getspecific*.  Is
there any better way to do this in assembler code?

OT: Getting the drm working properly has more uses than simply games:
if you're using drm/dri,  try using firefox with a compositing window
manager (x11/xcompmgr will do, you don't have to bother with compiz)
and you'll see what I mean.  On the other hand, the performance of
e.g. enlightenment 17 _without_ direct rendering seems to suggest that
a lot of Xorg development is unnecessarily centered around opengl (?).

Additionally, the drm obviates the need for opening /dev/mem (unless
the X driver needs it for other reasons, which is a "whole other ball
of wax").

Regards,

--Blair