Re: [Flightgear-users] ..forget FG-0.7.6, I compile 0.7.8 now, but...

[Arnt K. <ar...@c2...>]

On Sun, 29 Jul 2001 18:38:35 -0400, "Norman Vine" <nh...@ca...> wrote
in <002901c1187f$34eac980$a300a8c0@nhv>:

> Arnt Karlsen  writes:
> >
> >Norman wrote:
> >> 
> >> 
> >> I have run out of ideas
> >
> >..anyone out there aware of anyone running FG on Red Hat 7.1?
> 
> Arnt
> 
> FWIW -- There have been a few RedHat 7.1 issues with PLib and 
> there is a new bug fix release pending.  FWIW  Your problem 
> "no valid gl context" is usually related to the the buggy un-released
> gcc that RedHat shipped initially or a bogus OpenGL instalation

..bogus OpenGL qualify as "no valid gl context", sure.

> Here is what I would do 
> Can you run the $FG_SRC / tests / gl_info test program ???

..this should default to '/usr/local/bin/'?
I want it in the suggested place, '/usr/local/FlightGear'.
So I'll rebuild it again now.

> This will tell us if your OpenGL is installed properly
> If so I reccomend using $PLib_SRC / examples / tux / tux_example 

..this should default to '/usr/lib/'?

> as a test program,  if you can run this you should be able to run FGFS.

..no such file or directory in plib-1.4.2, or 1.4.1
 
> If you can't get the tux example working perhaps you should post
> a 'help' message to the PLib list about your trials with 'tux_example'
> mailto:pli...@li...

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