Beyond Linux® From Scratch - Version 2012-05-20

Chapter 24. X Window System Environment

Xorg-Server-1.11.2

Introduction to Xorg-Server

The Xorg Server is the core of the X Window system.

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS-7.1 platform.

Package Information

Xorg Server Dependencies

Required

OpenSSL-1.0.1a, pixman-0.24.4, Xorg Fonts, and xkeyboard-config-2.0

Optional

D-BUS-1.4.20, Doxygen-1.7.5 (to build API documentation), xmlto-0.0.25, (to build documentation), fop-1.0, (to build documentation), ghostscript-9.05 (to build documentation), Hal, MesaLib-8.0.2 (required for DRI)

User Notes: http://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/wiki/Xorg7Server

Installation of Xorg Server

Install the server by running the following commands: 

./configure $XORG_CONFIG \
    --with-module-dir=$XORG_PREFIX/lib/X11/modules \
    --with-xkb-output=/var/lib/xkb \
    --enable-install-setuid &&
make

To test the results, issue: make check.

Now as the root user: 

make install &&
ln -s $XORG_PREFIX/share/X11/xorg.conf.d /etc/X11 &&
cat >> /etc/sysconfig/createfiles << "EOF"
/tmp/.ICE-unix dir 1777 root root
EOF

Command Explanations

--with-module-dir=...: This parameter sets the destination for the installed modules.

--enable-install-setuid: The Xorg binary must run as the root user. This switch ensures that the binary is installed setuid when make is run by an unprivileged user.

--disable-glx: Disable building of the GLX extension. This parameter is required if building without Mesa.

--disable-dri: Disable building of the DRI extension. This parameter is required if building without Mesa.

ln -s $XORG_PREFIX/share/X11/xorg.conf.d /etc/X11: This command ensures that the Xorg configuration directory is located in /etc/X11.

cat >> /etc/sysconfig/createfiles...: This command creates the /tmp/.ICE-unix directory at startup, and ensures that the permissions and ownership are correct as is required by the server.

Contents

Installed Programs: cvt, dmx*, gtf, vdltodmx, X, Xnest, Xorg, Xvfb, and xdmxconfig
Installed Libraries: None
Installed Directories: /var/lib/xkb and the following subdirectories of $XORG_PREFIX/: include/xorg, include/X11/pixmaps, lib/X11/{getconfig,modules} and lib/xorg

Short Descriptions

cvt

calculates VESA CVT mode lines.

dmx*

are various tools for manipulating the dmx server.

gtf

calculates VESA GTF mode lines.

vdltodmx

is a tool to convert VDL config files to DMX config files.

X

is a symbolic link to Xorg.

Xnest

is a nested X server.

Xorg

is the X11R7 X Server.

Xvfb

is the virtual framebuffer X server for X Version 11.

xdmxconfig

is a graphical configuration utility for the dmx server.

Last updated on 2012-05-16 16:46:55 +0000