Gaming Linux® From Scratch - Version a299

Chapter 3. Shared Dependencies

Xorg Applications

Introduction to Xorg Applications

The Xorg applications provide the expected applications available in previous X Window implementations.

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Development versions of GLFS may not build or run some packages properly if LFS or dependencies have been updated since the most recent stable versions of the books.

Xorg Applications Dependencies

Required

libpng-1.6.43, Mesa-24.2.2, xbitmaps-1.1.3, and xcb-util-0.4.1

Downloading Xorg Applications

First, create a list of files to be downloaded. This file will also be used to verify the integrity of the downloads when complete: 

cat > app-7-list << "EOF"
iceauth-1.0.10.tar.xz
mkfontscale-1.2.3.tar.xz
sessreg-1.1.3.tar.xz
setxkbmap-1.3.4.tar.xz
smproxy-1.0.7.tar.xz
x11perf-1.6.1.tar.bz2
xauth-1.1.3.tar.xz
xcmsdb-1.0.6.tar.xz
xcursorgen-1.0.8.tar.xz
xdpyinfo-1.3.4.tar.xz
xdriinfo-1.0.7.tar.xz
xev-1.2.6.tar.xz
xgamma-1.0.7.tar.xz
xhost-1.0.9.tar.xz
xinput-1.6.4.tar.xz
xkbcomp-1.4.7.tar.xz
xkbevd-1.1.5.tar.xz
xkbutils-1.0.6.tar.xz
xkill-1.0.6.tar.xz
xlsatoms-1.1.4.tar.xz
xlsclients-1.1.5.tar.xz
xmessage-1.0.7.tar.xz
xmodmap-1.0.11.tar.xz
xpr-1.2.0.tar.xz
xprop-1.2.7.tar.xz
xrandr-1.5.2.tar.xz
xrdb-1.2.2.tar.xz
xrefresh-1.1.0.tar.xz
xset-1.2.5.tar.xz
xsetroot-1.1.3.tar.xz
xvinfo-1.1.5.tar.xz
xwd-1.0.9.tar.xz
xwininfo-1.1.6.tar.xz
xwud-1.0.6.tar.xz
EOF

To download the needed files using Wget-1.24.5, use the following commands: 

mkdir app &&
cd app &&
grep -v '^#' ../app-7-list | wget -i- -c \
    -B https://www.x.org/pub/individual/app/
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This may take a while to build. Feel free to do something else while this is building.

Installation of Xorg Applications

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When installing multiple packages in a script, the installation needs to be done as the root user. There are three general options that can be used to do this:

  1. Run the entire script as the root user (not recommended).

  2. Use the sudo command from the sudo package.

  3. Use su -c "command arguments" (quotes required) which will ask for the root password for every iteration of the loop.

One way to handle this situation is to create a short bash function that automatically selects the appropriate method. Once the command is set in the environment, it does not need to be set again. 

as_root()
{
  if   [ $EUID = 0 ];        then $*
  elif [ -x /usr/bin/sudo ]; then sudo $*
  else                            su -c \\"$*\\"
  fi
}

export -f as_root

First, start a subshell that will exit on error: 

bash -e

Install all of the packages by running the following commands: 

for package in $(grep -v '^#' ../app-7-list)
do
  packagedir=${package%.tar.?z*}
  tar -xf $package
  pushd $packagedir
     ./configure $XORG_CONFIG
     make
     as_root make install
  popd
  rm -rf $packagedir
done

Finally, exit the shell that was started earlier: 

exit

Unless you installed the optional dependencies, remove an undocumented script which is reported to be broken (xkeystone provided by the xrandr package). 

as_root rm -f $XORG_PREFIX/bin/xkeystone

Contents

Installed Programs: iceauth, mkfontdir, mkfontscale, sessreg, setxkbmap, smproxy, x11perf, x11perfcomp, xauth, xcmsdb, xcursorgen, xdpr, xdpyinfo, xdriinfo, xev, xgamma, xhost, xinput, xkbbell, xkbcomp, xkbevd, xkbvleds, xkbwatch, xkill, xlsatoms, xlsclients, xmessage, xmodmap, xpr, xprop, xrandr, xrdb, xrefresh, xset, xsetroot, xvinfo, xwd, xwininfo, and xwud
Installed Libraries: None
Installed Directories: None

Short Descriptions

iceauth

is the ICE authority file utility

mkfontdir

creates an index of X font files in a directory

mkfontscale

creates an index of scalable font files for X

sessreg

manages utmp/wtmp entries for non-init clients

setxkbmap

sets the keyboard using the X Keyboard Extension

smproxy

is the Session Manager Proxy

x11perf

is an X11 server performance test program

x11perfcomp

is an X11 server performance comparison program

xauth

is the X authority file utility

xcmsdb

is the Device Color Characterization utility for the X Color Management System

xcursorgen

creates an X cursor file from a collection of PNG images

xdpr

dumps an X window directly to a printer

xdpyinfo

is a display information utility for X

xdriinfo

queries configuration information of DRI drivers

xev

prints contents of X events

xgamma

alters a monitor's gamma correction through the X server

xhost

is a server access control program for X

xinput

is a utility to configure and test X input devices

xkbbell

is an XKB utility program that raises a bell event

xkbcomp

compiles an XKB keyboard description

xkbevd

is the XKB event daemon

xkbvleds

shows the XKB status of keyboard LEDs

xkbwatch

monitors modifier keys and LEDs

xkill

kills a client by its X resource

xlsatoms

lists interned atoms defined on the server

xlsclients

lists client applications running on a display

xmessage

displays a message or query in a window

xmodmap

is a utility for modifying keymaps and pointer button mappings in X

xpr

prints an X window dump

xprop

is a property displayer for X

xrandr

is a primitive command line interface to RandR extension

xrdb

is the X server resource database utility

xrefresh

refreshes all or part of an X screen

xset

is the user preference utility for X

xsetroot

is the root window parameter setting utility for X

xvinfo

prints out X-Video extension adaptor information

xwd

dumps an image of an X window

xwininfo

is a window information utility for X

xwud

is an image displayer for X