[Mageia-dev] [changelog] [RPM] cauldron core/release llvm-2.9-2.mga2

Thu Nov 10 18:50:24 CET 2011

Le mercredi 09 novembre 2011 à 21:36 -0500, Charles A Edwards a écrit :
+> On Wed,  9 Nov 2011 20:59:55 +0100 (CET)
+> Mageia Team <buildsystem-daemon at mageia.org> wrote:
+> 
+> > Name        : llvm                         Relocations: (not
+> > relocatable) Version     : 2.9                               Vendor:
+> > Mageia.Org Release     : 2.mga2                        Build Date:
+> > Wed Nov  9 20:51:13 2011 Install Date: (not installed)
+> > Build Host: = Group       : Development/Other             Source RPM:
+> > (none) Size        : 9586055                          License: NCSA
+> > Signature   : (none)
+> > Packager    : Mageia Team <http://www.mageia.org>
+> > URL         : http://llvm.org/
+> > Summary     : Low Level Virtual Machine (LLVM)
+> 
+> 
+> I'm puzzled.....or maybe just thick.
+> 
+> Why is it that mesa tainted (lib64dri-drivers-7.11-4.mga2.tainted)
+> now requires this
+> 
+> In order to satisfy the 'libLLVM-2.9.so()(64bit)' dependency, one of
+> the following packages is needed:
+>  1- llvm-2.9-1.mga2.x86_64: Low Level Virtual Machine (LLVM) (to
+> install)
+>  2- lib64llvm2.9-2.9-2.mga2.x86_64: LLVM shared libraries (to install)
+> 
+> 
+> Was mesa built intentionally with that dependency.
+
+Mesa use llvm to compile shader on the fly to be used on 3d hardware. 
+IE, 3d games give some instruction in some specific language, and that's
+compiled to be run on your GPU, with some optimisation. 
+
+( hope this answer the question, if not, I guess either john or anssi
+have understood the real question )
+
+-- 
+Michael Scherer
+
+