[GRASS-user] Compiling NVIZ / OpenGL with nVidia drivers

[Hamish]

John:
> > does anyone know how to compile GRASS with OpenGL and NVIZ support?
> > 
> > I am running Ubuntu 9.04 with the proprietary nVidia drivers


Glynn wrote:
> It's more of an Ubuntu question than a general Linux question.
> 
> To compile source code which uses OpenGL, You need the
> headers and and an unversioned library symlink (i.e. libGL.so).
> 
> These are often provided in a separate "development" package, as you
> don't need them to run the program, only to compile it.

have a look at the "build-depends" lines here:
 http://svn.debian.org/viewsvn/pkg-grass/packages/grass/trunk/debian/control

that is what goes into building the debian/ubuntu package.

you can find the ./configure line in here:
 http://svn.debian.org/viewsvn/pkg-grass/packages/grass/trunk/debian/rules


> If there are separate OpenGL packages for nVidia and X.org,
> there may be separate development packages, or there may be a single
> package for use with either version.

those probably exist, but I've got no idea about them.  (libglu1-*)


Hamish