On Tue, 2019-02-12 at 17:22 +0100, Kevin Brace wrote: > I am able to compile X Server, although I do not know at this point > how to install it to my preferred location (I will like to install it > to /opt for testing purposes).
https://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf/manual/autoconf-2.63/html_node/Default-Prefix.html You will probably also want to override PKG_CONFIG_PATH in the environment when building drivers against that server. Refer to the pkgconfig documentation for details, but it's probably something like: $ export PKG_CONFIG_PATH=/opt/xorg/share/pkgconfig:/opt/xorg/lib64/pkgconfig:$PKG_CONFIG_PATH That said... in my experience, one of the pleasant features of using a distribution is that you can reinstall packages. If I ever really do want to test a new buld of Xorg (the only server where the install path really matters) I just clobber the existing one, and when I'm done, dnf reinstall xorg-x11-server-*. > How do I install it to my preferred location and run the compiled > version rather than the existing version? If you're invoking the X server by hand, just do: # /opt/xorg/bin/Xorg Convincing your desktop environment's display manager to invoke that one instead of the one in /usr/bin depends on the particular display manager. (Not wanting to remember how to do this is part of the reason I don't use prefixes...) - ajax _______________________________________________ [email protected]: X.Org development Archives: http://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-devel Info: https://lists.x.org/mailman/listinfo/xorg-devel
