compile xorg-video-intel driver from source (more info)

[S. J. van Harmelen]

On Wed, 2007-12-12 at 12:30 +0100, S. J. van Harmelen wrote:
> I quess I should add that I'm using kernel 2.6.26.5 and Xorg R6.9
> 
> 
> On Wed, 2007-12-12 at 12:13 +0100, S. J. van Harmelen wrote:
> > Hi list,
> > 
> > I'm trying to compile the xorg-video-intel driver from source in a
> > thinclient environment and I'm afraid I need some help.
> > 
> > I downloaded the latest version using gid (git-clone
> > git://anongit.freedesktop.org/git/xorg/driver/xf86-video-intel) and am
> > now trying to run the autogen.sh script.
> > 
> > The script unfortunaly stops with this error:
> > 
> > ======================================================================
> > 
> > src/Makefile.am:118: warning: automake does not support conditional
> > definition of intel_drv_la_SOURCES in intel_drv_la_SOURCES
> > src/Makefile.am:118: warning: automake does not support conditional
> > definition of intel_drv_la_SOURCES in intel_drv_la_SOURCES
> > src/Makefile.am:118: warning: automake does not support conditional
> > definition of intel_drv_la_SOURCES in intel_drv_la_SOURCES
> > src/Makefile.am:118: warning: automake does not support conditional
> > definition of intel_drv_la_SOURCES in intel_drv_la_SOURCES
> > Use of uninitialized value in concatenation (.) or string
> > at /usr/local/bin/automake line 8449.
> > : am_intel_drv_la_OBJECTS was already defined in condition DRI_TRUE,
> > which is implied by condition TRUE
> >   am_intel_drv_la_OBJECTS (Automake, where = undefined) =
> >   {
> >     DRI_TRUE => i810_accel.lo i810_cursor.lo i810_dga.lo i810_driver.lo
> > i810_io.lo i810_memory.lo i810_video.lo i810_wmark.lo i830_3d.lo
> > i830_accel.lo i830_bios.lo i830_crt.lo i830_cursor.lo i830_debug.lo
> > i830_display.lo i830_quirks.lo i830_driver.lo i830_dvo.lo i830_i2c.lo
> > i830_io.lo i830_lvds.lo i830_memory.lo i830_modes.lo i830_video.lo
> > i830_sdvo.lo i830_tv.lo i915_3d.lo i915_video.lo i965_video.lo
> > i830_exa.lo i830_xaa.lo i830_render.lo i915_render.lo i965_render.lo
> > $(am__objects_1)
> >   }
> > Use of uninitialized value in concatenation (.) or string
> > at /usr/local/bin/automake line 8449.
> > : am_intel_drv_la_OBJECTS was already defined in condition TRUE, which
> > implies condition XMODES_TRUE
> >   am_intel_drv_la_OBJECTS (Automake, where = undefined) =
> >   {
> >     TRUE => i810_accel.lo i810_cursor.lo i810_dga.lo i810_driver.lo
> > i810_io.lo i810_memory.lo i810_video.lo i810_wmark.lo i830_3d.lo
> > i830_accel.lo i830_bios.lo i830_crt.lo i830_cursor.lo i830_debug.lo
> > i830_display.lo i830_quirks.lo i830_driver.lo i830_dvo.lo i830_i2c.lo
> > i830_io.lo i830_lvds.lo i830_memory.lo i830_modes.lo i830_video.lo
> > i830_sdvo.lo i830_tv.lo i915_3d.lo i915_video.lo i965_video.lo
> > i830_exa.lo i830_xaa.lo i830_render.lo i915_render.lo i965_render.lo
> >     DRI_TRUE => i810_accel.lo i810_cursor.lo i810_dga.lo i810_driver.lo
> > i810_io.lo i810_memory.lo i810_video.lo i810_wmark.lo i830_3d.lo
> > i830_accel.lo i830_bios.lo i830_crt.lo i830_cursor.lo i830_debug.lo
> > i830_display.lo i830_quirks.lo i830_driver.lo i830_dvo.lo i830_i2c.lo
> > i830_io.lo i830_lvds.lo i830_memory.lo i830_modes.lo i830_video.lo
> > i830_sdvo.lo i830_tv.lo i915_3d.lo i915_video.lo i965_video.lo
> > i830_exa.lo i830_xaa.lo i830_render.lo i915_render.lo i965_render.lo
> > $(am__objects_1)
> >   }
> > autoreconf: automake failed with exit status: 1
> > 
> > ======================================================================
> > 
> > Can anyone point me in the right direction to get the driver compiled?
> > 
> > Thanks!
> > 
> > Sander

Maybe I'm doing this all wrong? My goal is to get the intel driver (not
the i810 driver, but the intel driver) to work on the thinclient which
runs Xorg R6.9

Is this possible? And if so, how do I get started? Did I download the
right source and what to do next?

Thanks!!

Sander