Gaming Linux® From Scratch - Version a299

Chapter 3. Shared Dependencies

libepoxy-1.5.10

Introduction to libepoxy

libepoxy is a library for handling OpenGL function pointer management.

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Note

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libepoxy Dependencies

Required

Mesa-24.2.2

Installation of libepoxy

Install libepoxy by running the following commands: 

mkdir build &&
cd    build &&

meson setup --prefix=/usr --buildtype=release .. &&
ninja

To test the results, issue: ninja test.

Now, as the root user: 

ninja install

Command Explanations

--buildtype=release: Specify a buildtype suitable for stable releases of the package, as the default may produce unoptimized binaries.

-Ddocs=true: If you have Doxygen installed, add this option to generate additional documentation.

Contents

Installed Programs: None
Installed Libraries: libepoxy.so
Installed Directories: /usr/include/epoxy

Short Descriptions

libepoxy.so

contains API functions for handling OpenGL function pointer management