I've been falling in love with KDE composite effects but this bug:
http://ati.cchtml.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1426
and this:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fglrx-installer/+bug/351186?comments=all
really maked me feel like I'm pushing my i7 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. too much.
Thanks to this: http://blog.jasondonenfeld.com/190
I'm able to make an ebuild for x11-base/xorg-server package. Now my windows movement are real smooth :)
For the ebuild, please check my overlay.
# Copyright 1999-2010 Gentoo Foundation
# Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
# $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo-x86/x11-base/xorg-server/xorg-server-1.7.7.ebuild,v 1.2 2010/05/04 12:53:24 scarabeus Exp $
EAPI="2"
# Must be before x-modular eclass is inherited
SNAPSHOT="yes"
inherit x-modular multilib versionator
EGIT_REPO_URI="git://anongit.freedesktop.org/git/xorg/xserver"
OPENGL_DIR="xorg-x11"
DESCRIPTION="X.Org X servers"
KEYWORDS="~alpha ~amd64 ~arm ~hppa ~ia64 ~mips ~ppc ~ppc64 ~sh ~sparc ~x86 ~x86-fbsd"
IUSE_SERVERS="dmx kdrive xorg"
IUSE="${IUSE_SERVERS} tslib hal ipv6 minimal nptl sdl"
RDEPEND="hal? ( sys-apps/hal )
tslib? ( >=x11-libs/tslib-1.0 x11-proto/xcalibrateproto )
dev-libs/openssl
>=x11-libs/libXfont-1.3.3
>=x11-libs/xtrans-1.2.2
>=x11-libs/libXau-1.0.4
>=x11-libs/libxkbfile-1.0.4
>=x11-libs/libXdmcp-1.0.2
>=x11-libs/libpciaccess-0.10.3
>=x11-libs/pixman-0.15.20
media-libs/freetype
>=x11-misc/xbitmaps-1.0.1
>=x11-misc/xkeyboard-config-1.4
x11-apps/xkbcomp
>=x11-apps/iceauth-1.0.2
>=x11-apps/rgb-1.0.3
>=x11-apps/xauth-1.0.3
<=x11-apps/xinit-1.2.1
>=app-admin/eselect-opengl-1.0.8
dmx? (
x11-libs/libXt
>=x11-libs/libdmx-1.0.99.1
>=x11-libs/libX11-1.1.5
>=x11-libs/libXaw-1.0.4
>=x11-libs/libXext-1.0.5
>=x11-libs/libXfixes-4.0.3
>=x11-libs/libXi-1.2.99.1
>=x11-libs/libXmu-1.0.3
>=x11-libs/libXtst-1.0.3
)
!minimal? (
>=x11-libs/libX11-1.1.5
>=x11-libs/libXext-1.0.5
>=x11-libs/libXres-1.0.3
>=media-libs/mesa-7.4[nptl=]
)
>=x11-libs/libxkbui-1.0.2
kdrive? (
>=x11-libs/libXext-1.0.5
sdl? ( media-libs/libsdl ) )"
# Xres is dmx-dependent
# Xaw is dmx-dependent
# Xpm is dmx-dependent, pulls in Xt
# xkbcomp is launched at startup but not checked by ./configure
## Deps that don't have a version in configure.ac but do here:
# x11-proto/resourceproto
# x11-proto/fontsproto
# x11-libs/libXau
# x11-libs/libXfont
# x11-libs/libXdmcp
# x11-libs/libXext
# x11-libs/libX11
# x11-libs/libXrender
# x11-libs/libXmu
# x11-libs/libXfixes
# x11-libs/libXtst
# x11-proto/xineramaproto
# x11-proto/dmxproto
## Deps that are larger here than in configure.ac
# x11-libs/libpciaccess-0.8.0
#
DEPEND="${RDEPEND}
!!net-dialup/dtrace
sys-devel/flex
>=x11-proto/randrproto-1.2.99.3
>=x11-proto/renderproto-0.11
>=x11-proto/fixesproto-4.1
>=x11-proto/damageproto-1.1
>=x11-proto/xextproto-7.0.99.3
>=x11-proto/xproto-7.0.13
>=x11-proto/xf86dgaproto-2.0.99.1
>=x11-proto/xf86rushproto-1.1.2
>=x11-proto/xf86vidmodeproto-2.2.99.1
>=x11-proto/compositeproto-0.4
>=x11-proto/recordproto-1.13.99.1
>=x11-proto/resourceproto-1.0.2
>=x11-proto/videoproto-2.2.2
>=x11-proto/scrnsaverproto-1.1
>=x11-proto/trapproto-3.4.3
>=x11-proto/xineramaproto-1.1.3
>=x11-proto/fontsproto-2.0.2
>=x11-proto/kbproto-1.0.3
>=x11-proto/inputproto-1.9.99.902
>=x11-proto/bigreqsproto-1.1.0
>=x11-proto/xcmiscproto-1.2.0
>=x11-proto/glproto-1.4.9
dmx? ( >=x11-proto/dmxproto-2.2.99.1 )
!minimal? (
>=x11-proto/xf86driproto-2.1.0
>=x11-proto/dri2proto-2.1
>=x11-libs/libdrm-2.3.0
)"
PDEPEND="xorg? ( >=x11-base/xorg-drivers-$(get_version_component_range 1-2) )"
EPATCH_FORCE="yes"
EPATCH_SUFFIX="patch"
# These have been sent upstream
UPSTREAMED_PATCHES=(
#"${WORKDIR}/patches/"
# Fix for bug #304067
"${FILESDIR}/1.7.5.902-fix-tslib-1.0-check.patch"
)
FGLRX_PATCH=("${FILESDIR}/fglrx-composite.path")
PATCHES=(
"${UPSTREAMED_PATCHES[@]}"
"${FGLRX_PATCH}"
)
pkg_setup() {
use minimal || ensure_a_server_is_building
# SDL only available in kdrive build
if use kdrive && use sdl; then
conf_opts="${conf_opts} --enable-xsdl"
else
conf_opts="${conf_opts} --disable-xsdl"
fi
# localstatedir is used for the log location; we need to override the default
# from ebuild.sh
# sysconfdir is used for the xorg.conf location; same applies
# --enable-install-setuid needed because sparcs default off
CONFIGURE_OPTIONS="
$(use_enable ipv6)
$(use_enable dmx)
$(use_enable kdrive)
$(use_enable tslib)
$(use_enable tslib xcalibrate)
$(use_enable !minimal xvfb)
$(use_enable !minimal xnest)
$(use_enable !minimal record)
$(use_enable !minimal xfree86-utils)
$(use_enable !minimal install-libxf86config)
$(use_enable !minimal dri)
$(use_enable !minimal dri2)
$(use_enable !minimal glx)
$(use_enable xorg)
$(use_enable nptl glx-tls)
$(use_enable hal config-hal)
--sysconfdir=/etc/X11
--localstatedir=/var
--enable-install-setuid
--with-fontdir=/usr/share/fonts
--with-xkb-output=/var/lib/xkb
--without-dtrace
${conf_opts}"
# (#121394) Causes window corruption
filter-flags -fweb
# Incompatible with GCC 3.x SSP on x86, bug #244352
if use x86 ; then
if [[ $(gcc-major-version) -lt 4 ]]; then
filter-flags -fstack-protector
fi
fi
# Incompatible with GCC 3.x CPP, bug #314615
if [[ $(gcc-major-version) -lt 4 ]]; then
ewarn "GCC 3.x C preprocessor may cause build failures. Use GCC 4.x"
ewarn "or set CPP=cpp-4.3.4 (replace with the actual installed version)"
fi
OLD_IMPLEM="$(eselect opengl show)"
eselect opengl set ${OPENGL_DIR}
}
src_install() {
x-modular_src_install
dynamic_libgl_install
server_based_install
if ! use minimal && use xorg; then
# Install xorg.conf.example (see bugs #151421 and #151670)
insinto /etc/X11
doins hw/xfree86/xorg.conf.example \
|| die "couldn't install xorg.conf.example"
fi
}
pkg_postinst() {
switch_opengl_implem
echo
ewarn "You must rebuild all drivers if upgrading from xorg-server 1.6"
ewarn "or earlier, because the ABI changed. If you cannot start X because"
ewarn "of module version mismatch errors, this is your problem."
echo
ewarn "You can generate a list of all installed packages in the x11-drivers"
ewarn "category using this command:"
ewarn "emerge portage-utils; qlist -I -C x11-drivers/"
ebeep 5
epause 10
}
pkg_postrm() {
# Get rid of module dir to ensure opengl-update works properly
if ! has_version x11-base/xorg-server; then
if [[ -e ${ROOT}/usr/$(get_libdir)/xorg/modules ]]; then
rm -rf "${ROOT}"/usr/$(get_libdir)/xorg/modules
fi
fi
}
dynamic_libgl_install() {
# next section is to setup the dynamic libGL stuff
ebegin "Moving GL files for dynamic switching"
dodir /usr/$(get_libdir)/opengl/${OPENGL_DIR}/extensions
local x=""
for x in "${D}"/usr/$(get_libdir)/xorg/modules/extensions/lib{glx,dri,dri2}*; do
if [ -f ${x} -o -L ${x} ]; then
mv -f ${x} "${D}"/usr/$(get_libdir)/opengl/${OPENGL_DIR}/extensions
fi
done
eend 0
}
server_based_install() {
if ! use xorg; then
rm "${D}"/usr/share/man/man1/Xserver.1x \
"${D}"/usr/$(get_libdir)/xserver/SecurityPolicy \
"${D}"/usr/$(get_libdir)/pkgconfig/xorg-server.pc \
"${D}"/usr/share/man/man1/Xserver.1x
fi
}
switch_opengl_implem() {
# Switch to the xorg implementation.
# Use new opengl-update that will not reset user selected
# OpenGL interface ...
echo
eselect opengl set ${OLD_IMPLEM}
}
ensure_a_server_is_building() {
for server in ${IUSE_SERVERS}; do
use ${server} && return;
done
eerror "You need to specify at least one server to build."
eerror "Valid servers are: ${IUSE_SERVERS}."
die "No servers were specified to build."
}
