Re: Has anyone built gtkextra(-2) using gdk framebuffer support (directfb/linux-fb)?

Hi Al,
   
> 	I'm just curious if anybody else has tried to build gtkextra-2 using a
> gdk-target of gdk-linuxfb (the directfb framebuffer support), rather
> than gdk-x11?
> 
> 	I see a ./configure option that leads me to believe this has been
> considered in gtkextra, "--with-gdktarget=linux-fb".  However, the
> Makefiles that configure leaves behind when it is done all point to
> gdk-x11 stuff, not gdk-fb stuff...

Sounds like you may need to "install" your framebuffer-enabled version of
Gtk, so that the proper package config file (with a .pc suffix) gets
consulted during the GtkExtra configuration.   This may involve setting
PKG_CONFIG_PATH to explicitly point to it.

Good Luck,
-Mike

P.S.	Last year I toyed with the LinuxFB Gdk backend to explore ways of
	using GtkExtra for unattended/rootless plotting (e.g. to generate
	postscript plots in the absence of display hardware).

	Ultimately I chose not to go that route because I wanted a solution
	that would port to more platforms and be much, much easier for end
	users to employ.  Instead I generalized the Debian xvfb-run utility,
	which supports running X clients directly against an Xvfb server.  If
	this sounds like it might be of use to you, the modified script and
	supporting utilities are bundled with SLgtk in src/batch.


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